Port Alberni, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 7,560
2 persons: 4,595
Here:

60.8%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 1,425
Here:

18.8%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 1,090
Here:

14.4%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 460
Here:

6.1%
State:

7.3%

Port Alberni Family Size

Married couples: 5,100
Here:

82.4%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 1,090
Here:

17.6%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 1,025
Here:

74.8%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 350
Here:

25.5%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 6,505
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 1,470
Here:

22.6%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 2,360
Here:

36.3%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 950
Here:

14.6%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 1,050
Here:

16.1%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 670
Here:

10.3%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Port Alberni

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:

2.7
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 25,080
Male:

12,435
Female:

12,645
Living with relatives
Total: 550
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 230
This city:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 315
Here:

2.5%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 835
Here:

3.3%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 475
Here:

3.8%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 360
This city:

2.8%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 3,440
Here:

13.7%
British Columbia:

11.5%
Male: 1,735
This city:

14.0%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 1,700
Here:

13.4%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 20,255
This city:

80.8%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 9,990
This city:

80.3%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 10,265
This city:

81.2%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 4,885
Male:

2,410
Female:

2,475
Living with relatives
Total: 125
This city:

2.6%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 40
This city:

1.7%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 90
This city:

3.6%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 65
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 35
This city:

1.5%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 30
This city:

1.2%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 1,335
This city:

27.3%
British Columbia:

25.7%
Male: 485
This city:

20.1%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 850
This city:

34.3%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 3,360
This city:

68.8%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 1,850
Here:

76.8%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 1,505
This city:

60.8%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 3,495
Here:

31.2%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 2,245
Here:

20.0%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,065
Here:

9.5%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 140
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 145
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 200
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 135
Here:

1.2%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 3,440
Here:

30.7%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 335
Here:

3.0%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.5
1 person: 3,435
Here:

30.7%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 4,430
Here:

39.6%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 1,520
Here:

13.6%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 1,160
Here:

10.4%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 445
Here:

4.0%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 215
Here:

1.9%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in this city


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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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