Quesnel, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 6,550
2 persons: 3,725
Here:

56.9%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 1,265
Here:

19.3%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 1,025
Here:

15.6%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 525
Here:

8.0%
State:

7.3%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 4,370
Here:

79.5%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 1,130
Here:

20.6%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 785
Here:

74.8%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 265
Here:

25.2%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Quesnel

Children in Families

Total children in families: 6,120
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 1,450
Here:

23.7%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 2,300
Here:

37.6%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 900
Here:

14.7%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 1,040
Here:

17.0%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 435
Here:

7.1%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in this city

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:

2.8
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 21,905
Male:

10,890
Female:

11,015
Living with relatives
Total: 490
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 220
This city:

2.0%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 270
This city:

2.5%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 770
Here:

3.5%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 420
This city:

3.9%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 345
Here:

3.1%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 2,480
This city:

11.3%
British Columbia:

11.5%
Male: 1,285
This city:

11.8%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 1,200
Here:

10.9%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 18,165
Here:

82.9%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 8,970
Here:

82.4%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 9,195
Here:

83.5%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 3,215
Male:

1,610
Female:

1,605
Living with relatives
Total: 110
This city:

3.4%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 30
Here:

1.9%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 80
Here:

5.0%
Province:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 110
Here:

3.4%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 65
Here:

4.0%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 45
This city:

2.8%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 865
This city:

26.9%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 310
Here:

19.3%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 555
This city:

34.6%
British Columbia:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 2,135
Here:

66.4%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 1,210
This city:

75.2%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 925
This city:

57.6%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 2,880
Here:

31.2%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 2,180
Here:

23.6%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 810
Here:

8.8%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 120
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 135
Here:

1.5%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 160
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 125
Here:

1.4%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 2,480
Here:

26.9%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 330
Here:

3.6%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.5
1 person: 2,485
Here:

26.9%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 3,630
Here:

39.3%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 1,320
Here:

14.3%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 1,090
Here:

11.8%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 485
Here:

5.3%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 215
Here:

2.3%
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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