St. John's East, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 28,955
2 persons: 13,965
Here:

48.2%
State:

54.2%
3 persons: 7,120
Here:

24.6%
State:

23.9%
4 persons: 6,255
Here:

21.6%
State:

17.4%
5 or more persons: 1,615
Here:

5.6%
State:

4.4%

St. John"s East Family Size

Married couples: 20,375
Here:

83.2%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 4,110
Here:

16.8%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 3,605
Here:

80.6%
State:

80.8%
Male lone parent: 865
Here:

19.4%
State:

19.2%

Family types in St. John"s East

Children in Families

Total children in families: 29,280
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 7,170
Here:

24.5%
State:

20.7%
6 to 14 years: 9,640
Here:

32.9%
State:

33.2%
15 to 17 years: 3,055
Here:

10.4%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 5,875
Here:

20.1%
State:

20.3%
25 years and over: 3,540
Here:

12.1%
State:

13.8%

Age of children in families in St. John"s East

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:

2.9
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 98,715
Male:

47,945
Female:

50,765
Living with relatives
Total: 2,285
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 910
Here:

1.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.8%
Female: 1,375
Here:

2.7%
Province:

2.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5,030
Here:

5.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.9%
Male: 2,835
This district:

5.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.3%
Female: 2,195
Here:

4.3%
Province:

2.6%
Living alone
Total: 8,675
This district:

8.8%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 3,535
Here:

7.4%
Province:

7.9%
Female: 5,140
This district:

10.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

10.3%
Living with census family
Total: 82,720
This district:

83.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

85.8%
Male: 40,665
Here:

84.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

87.0%
Female: 42,055
This district:

82.8%
Province:

84.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 11,450
Male:

5,140
Female:

6,315
Living with relatives
Total: 730
Here:

6.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.4%
Male: 170
Here:

3.3%
Province:

3.0%
Female: 560
Here:

8.9%
Province:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 235
This district:

2.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%
Male: 85
This district:

1.7%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 150
This district:

2.4%
Province:

1.4%
Living alone
Total: 2,555
Here:

22.3%
Province:

22.9%
Male: 635
Here:

12.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

13.4%
Female: 1,920
Here:

30.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.2%
Living with census family
Total: 7,930
Here:

69.3%
Province:

70.3%
Male: 4,245
Here:

82.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

82.0%
Female: 3,685
This district:

58.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

59.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 10,225
Here:

26.0%
State:

31.0%
One-family households with children: 12,410
Here:

31.6%
State:

28.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 3,600
Here:

9.2%
State:

9.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 460
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 595
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 490
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.3%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 580
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.8%
One-person households: 8,675
Here:

22.1%
State:

22.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,275
Here:

5.8%
State:

3.3%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.4
1 person: 8,675
Here:

22.1%
State:

22.2%
2 persons: 14,030
Here:

35.7%
State:

39.4%
3 persons: 7,570
Here:

19.3%
State:

18.9%
4 persons: 6,670
Here:

17.0%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 1,785
Here:

4.5%
State:

3.9%
6 or more persons: 590
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.3%

Households sizes in St. John"s East


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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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