Sooke - District municipality, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 3,430
2 persons: 1,785
Here:

52.0%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 785
Here:

22.9%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 635
Here:

18.5%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 220
Here:

6.4%
State:

7.3%

Sooke Family Size

Married couples: 2,340
Here:

80.4%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 570
Here:

19.6%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 400
Here:

77.7%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 115
Here:

22.3%
State:

21.5%

Family types in this region

Children in Families

Total children in families: 3,315
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 865
Here:

26.1%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 1,310
Here:

39.5%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 395
Here:

11.9%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 495
Here:

14.9%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 245
Here:

7.4%
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:

2.8
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 11,360
Male:

5,525
Female:

5,835
Living with relatives
Total: 255
This region:

2.2%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Male: 100
This region:

1.8%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 150
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 455
This region:

4.0%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 255
Here:

4.6%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 205
This region:

3.5%
Province:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 1,000
This region:

8.8%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 445
This region:

8.1%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 555
Here:

9.5%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 9,650
This region:

84.9%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 4,730
Here:

85.6%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 4,920
This region:

84.3%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,410
Male:

665
Female:

740
Living with relatives
Total: 80
Here:

5.7%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Male: 15
This region:

2.3%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 65
Here:

8.8%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 25
This region:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 20
This region:

3.0%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 10
This region:

1.4%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 345
This region:

24.5%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 110
This region:

16.5%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 230
This region:

31.1%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 955
This region:

67.7%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 525
Here:

78.9%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 435
Here:

58.8%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,335
Here:

29.6%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 1,250
Here:

27.7%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 400
Here:

8.9%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 65
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 125
Here:

2.8%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 85
Here:

1.9%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 90
Here:

2.0%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 995
Here:

22.1%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 170
Here:

3.8%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.5
1 person: 1,000
Here:

22.2%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 1,725
Here:

38.3%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 765
Here:

17.0%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 665
Here:

14.8%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 230
Here:

5.1%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 120
Here:

2.7%
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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