Bas-Saint-Laurent, Quebec, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 57,370
2 persons: 33,315
Here:

58.1%
State:

52.6%
3 persons: 11,245
Here:

19.6%
State:

21.5%
4 persons: 9,110
Here:

15.9%
State:

18.5%
5 or more persons: 3,700
Here:

6.4%
State:

7.5%

This region Family Size

Married couples: 28,830
Here:

57.6%
State:

62.2%
Common-law couples: 21,185
Here:

42.4%
State:

37.8%
Female lone parent: 5,500
Here:

74.8%
State:

76.0%
Male lone parent: 1,850
Here:

25.2%
State:

24.0%

Family types in this region

Children in Families

Total children in families: 48,970
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 11,460
Here:

23.4%
State:

23.6%
6 to 14 years: 16,325
Here:

33.3%
State:

33.1%
15 to 17 years: 6,350
Here:

13.0%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 9,825
Here:

20.1%
State:

20.6%
25 years and over: 5,010
Here:

10.2%
State:

10.0%

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:

2.7
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 192,460
Male:

95,705
Female:

96,755
Living with relatives
Total: 3,035
This region:

1.6%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 1,465
Here:

1.5%
Quebec:

1.7%
Female: 1,570
Here:

1.6%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 4,175
Here:

2.2%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 2,160
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.7%
Female: 2,015
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.7%
Living alone
Total: 28,890
This region:

15.0%
Quebec:

14.2%
Male: 13,615
This region:

14.2%
Province:

13.4%
Female: 15,275
This region:

15.8%
Quebec:

14.9%
Living with census family
Total: 156,360
This region:

81.2%
Quebec:

80.7%
Male: 78,465
Here:

82.0%
Quebec:

81.2%
Female: 77,895
Here:

80.5%
Province:

80.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 33,620
Male:

15,870
Female:

17,750
Living with relatives
Total: 1,170
This region:

3.5%
Quebec:

4.0%
Male: 415
Here:

2.6%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 755
Here:

4.3%
Quebec:

5.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 655
Here:

1.9%
Quebec:

2.2%
Male: 275
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 380
Here:

2.1%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living alone
Total: 9,965
This region:

29.6%
Province:

30.4%
Male: 3,260
This region:

20.5%
Province:

19.8%
Female: 6,705
This region:

37.8%
Province:

39.1%
Living with census family
Total: 21,830
Here:

64.9%
Province:

63.4%
Male: 11,925
Here:

75.1%
Province:

75.6%
Female: 9,910
This region:

55.8%
Quebec:

53.4%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 27,555
Here:

31.2%
State:

25.9%
One-family households with children: 21,010
Here:

23.8%
State:

25.3%
Lone-parent-family households: 6,670
Here:

7.5%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 595
Here:

0.7%
State:

0.8%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 420
Here:

0.5%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 490
Here:

0.6%
State:

1.0%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 315
Here:

0.4%
State:

0.8%
One-person households: 28,885
Here:

32.7%
State:

32.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,470
Here:

2.8%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.3
1 person: 28,890
Here:

32.7%
State:

32.2%
2 persons: 34,055
Here:

38.5%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 11,885
Here:

13.4%
State:

14.6%
4 persons: 9,460
Here:

10.7%
State:

12.4%
5 persons: 3,110
Here:

3.5%
State:

4.2%
6 or more persons: 1,000
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.8%

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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