Avalon Peninsula, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 77,850
2 persons: 39,915
Here:

51.3%
State:

54.2%
3 persons: 19,020
Here:

24.4%
State:

23.9%
4 persons: 15,125
Here:

19.4%
State:

17.4%
5 or more persons: 3,795
Here:

4.9%
State:

4.4%

This region Family Size

Married couples: 54,615
Here:

84.4%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 10,120
Here:

15.6%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 10,730
Here:

81.8%
State:

80.8%
Male lone parent: 2,390
Here:

18.2%
State:

19.2%

Family types in this region

Children in Families

Total children in families: 74,560
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 15,930
Here:

21.4%
State:

20.7%
6 to 14 years: 23,885
Here:

32.0%
State:

33.2%
15 to 17 years: 8,365
Here:

11.2%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 15,840
Here:

21.2%
State:

20.3%
25 years and over: 10,550
Here:

14.1%
State:

13.8%

Age of children in families in Avalon Peninsula

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: 258,470
Male:

125,280
Female:

133,185
Living with relatives
Total: 5,835
This region:

2.3%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 2,355
Here:

1.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.8%
Female: 3,480
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 10,490
Here:

4.1%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 5,855
Here:

4.7%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 4,630
This region:

3.5%
Province:

2.6%
Living alone
Total: 25,000
Here:

9.7%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 10,295
This region:

8.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.9%
Female: 14,700
This region:

11.0%
Province:

10.3%
Living with census family
Total: 217,150
This region:

84.0%
Province:

85.8%
Male: 106,775
This region:

85.2%
Province:

87.0%
Female: 110,380
This region:

82.9%
Province:

84.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 34,955
Male:

15,795
Female:

19,155
Living with relatives
Total: 2,010
This region:

5.8%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 480
Here:

3.0%
Province:

3.0%
Female: 1,535
Here:

8.0%
Province:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 615
This region:

1.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%
Male: 285
This region:

1.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.6%
Female: 325
This region:

1.7%
Province:

1.4%
Living alone
Total: 8,510
Here:

24.3%
Province:

22.9%
Male: 2,225
This region:

14.1%
Province:

13.4%
Female: 6,280
Here:

32.8%
Province:

31.2%
Living with census family
Total: 23,820
This region:

68.1%
Province:

70.3%
Male: 12,805
Here:

81.1%
Province:

82.0%
Female: 11,015
This region:

57.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

59.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 28,805
Here:

27.2%
State:

31.0%
One-family households with children: 30,780
Here:

29.1%
State:

28.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 10,480
Here:

9.9%
State:

9.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 1,285
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,520
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,435
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.3%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 1,760
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.8%
One-person households: 24,995
Here:

23.6%
State:

22.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 4,860
Here:

4.6%
State:

3.3%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.4
1 person: 24,995
Here:

23.6%
State:

22.2%
2 persons: 38,945
Here:

36.8%
State:

39.4%
3 persons: 20,005
Here:

18.9%
State:

18.9%
4 persons: 16,185
Here:

15.3%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 4,355
Here:

4.1%
State:

3.9%
6 or more persons: 1,435
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.3%

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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