Northeast / Nord-est, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 18,095
2 persons: 8,860
Here:

49.0%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 3,910
Here:

21.6%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 3,450
Here:

19.1%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 1,870
Here:

10.3%
State:

7.3%

This region Family Size

Married couples: 11,755
Here:

76.1%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 3,705
Here:

24.0%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 1,905
Here:

72.2%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 730
Here:

27.7%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Northeast / Nord-est

Children in Families

Total children in families: 20,085
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 5,710
Here:

28.4%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 7,720
Here:

38.4%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 2,670
Here:

13.3%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 2,930
Here:

14.6%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 1,050
Here:

5.2%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in this region

Number of children - Married couples

Number of children - Common-law couples

Number of children - Female lone parent

Number of children - Male lone parent

Households characteristics

Average number of persons per family
Here:

3.0
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 64,485
Male:

33,175
Female:

31,305
Living with relatives
Total: 1,310
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 715
Here:

2.2%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 590
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 3,145
Here:

4.9%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 1,985
This region:

6.0%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 1,160
Here:

3.7%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 6,390
This region:

9.9%
British Columbia:

11.5%
Male: 3,685
Here:

11.1%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Female: 2,705
Here:

8.6%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 53,640
Here:

83.2%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 26,795
Here:

80.8%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 26,845
Here:

85.8%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 5,520
Male:

2,730
Female:

2,790
Living with relatives
Total: 165
This region:

3.0%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Male: 60
This region:

2.2%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 105
Here:

3.8%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 160
Here:

2.9%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 90
Here:

3.3%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 70
This region:

2.5%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 1,575
This region:

28.5%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 550
Here:

20.1%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 1,030
Here:

36.9%
British Columbia:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 3,620
Here:

65.6%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 2,030
This region:

74.4%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 1,585
Here:

56.8%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 6,675
Here:

26.3%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 7,465
Here:

29.4%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,960
Here:

7.7%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 390
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 420
Here:

1.7%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 390
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 395
Here:

1.6%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 6,390
Here:

25.2%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,290
Here:

5.1%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.5
1 person: 6,395
Here:

25.2%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 8,785
Here:

34.6%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 4,160
Here:

16.4%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 3,665
Here:

14.4%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 1,505
Here:

5.9%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 875
Here:

3.4%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in this region


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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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