Westville - Town, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 1,135
2 persons: 565
Here:

49.8%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 290
Here:

25.6%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 215
Here:

18.9%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 60
Here:

5.3%
State:

6.1%

This town Family Size

Married couples: 715
Here:

81.7%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 160
Here:

18.3%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 215
Here:

82.7%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 45
Here:

17.3%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Westville

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,185
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 285
Here:

24.1%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 380
Here:

32.1%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 160
Here:

13.5%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 215
Here:

18.1%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 150
Here:

12.7%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Westville

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 3,790
Male:

1,815
Female:

1,975
Living with relatives
Total: 75
This town:

2.0%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 25
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 50
Here:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 85
This town:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 50
Here:

2.8%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 40
Here:

2.0%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 425
Here:

11.2%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 185
Here:

10.2%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 245
This town:

12.4%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 3,200
This town:

84.4%
Province:

81.9%
Male: 1,555
This town:

85.7%
Nova Scotia:

83.0%
Female: 1,645
This town:

83.3%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 565
Male:

240
Female:

325
Living with relatives
Total: 35
This town:

6.2%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 5
This town:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Female: 25
This town:

7.7%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5
This town:

0.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 5
Here:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 5
Here:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 170
This town:

30.1%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 40
Here:

16.7%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 130
Here:

40.0%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 355
Here:

62.8%
Nova Scotia:

66.0%
Male: 190
This town:

79.2%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 165
Here:

50.8%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 375
Here:

23.9%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 410
Here:

26.1%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 215
Here:

13.7%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 10
Here:

0.6%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 30
Here:

1.9%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 25
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 30
Here:

1.9%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 425
Here:

27.1%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 40
Here:

2.5%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.3
1 person: 425
Here:

27.1%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 525
Here:

33.4%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 280
Here:

17.8%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 235
Here:

15.0%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 70
Here:

4.5%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 25
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in this town


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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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