Victoria, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 95,420
2 persons: 56,370
Here:

59.1%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 19,110
Here:

20.0%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 15,265
Here:

16.0%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 4,670
Here:

4.9%
State:

7.3%

Victoria Family Size

Married couples: 65,770
Here:

81.4%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 15,020
Here:

18.6%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 11,545
Here:

78.9%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 3,085
Here:

21.1%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Victoria

Children in Families

Total children in families: 79,585
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.8
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 17,515
Here:

22.0%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 27,140
Here:

34.1%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 10,360
Here:

13.0%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 16,230
Here:

20.4%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 8,330
Here:

10.5%
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:

2.7
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 336,040
Male:

161,860
Female:

174,180
Living with relatives
Total: 6,810
This city:

2.0%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 2,785
Here:

1.7%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 4,025
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 22,030
This city:

6.6%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 11,965
This city:

7.4%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 10,070
Here:

5.8%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 51,410
This city:

15.3%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 21,605
Here:

13.3%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 29,805
This city:

17.1%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 255,795
Here:

76.1%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 125,510
Here:

77.5%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 130,285
This city:

74.8%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 57,940
Male:

26,030
Female:

31,915
Living with relatives
Total: 1,935
Here:

3.3%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Male: 430
This city:

1.7%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 1,500
Here:

4.7%
Province:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,190
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 545
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 645
This city:

2.0%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 17,815
This city:

30.7%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 4,940
This city:

19.0%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 12,875
Here:

40.3%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 37,000
Here:

63.9%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 20,110
Here:

77.3%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 16,890
Here:

52.9%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 42,080
Here:

27.4%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 30,240
Here:

19.7%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 11,660
Here:

7.6%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 2,165
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 2,575
Here:

1.7%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,880
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 2,370
Here:

1.5%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 51,405
Here:

33.5%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 8,955
Here:

5.8%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.5
1 person: 51,405
Here:

33.5%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 56,990
Here:

37.2%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 20,680
Here:

13.5%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 16,420
Here:

10.7%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 5,315
Here:

3.5%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 2,515
Here:

1.6%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in Victoria


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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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