Calgary Southwest, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 38,705
2 persons: 17,950
Here:

46.4%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 9,135
Here:

23.6%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 8,555
Here:

22.1%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 3,065
Here:

7.9%
State:

9.7%

Calgary Southwest Family Size

Married couples: 29,170
Here:

87.3%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 4,250
Here:

12.7%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 4,240
Here:

80.2%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 1,045
Here:

19.8%
State:

23.3%

Family types in Calgary Southwest

Children in Families

Total children in families: 41,590
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 9,935
Here:

23.9%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 13,475
Here:

32.4%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 5,070
Here:

12.2%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 9,395
Here:

22.6%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 3,720
Here:

8.9%
State:

8.2%

Age of children in families in Calgary Southwest

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:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 134,390
Male:

66,450
Female:

67,940
Living with relatives
Total: 2,935
This district:

2.2%
Alberta:

2.4%
Male: 1,400
This district:

2.1%
Alberta:

2.4%
Female: 1,540
This district:

2.3%
Alberta:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 6,360
Here:

4.7%
Province:

5.3%
Male: 3,785
This district:

5.7%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 2,575
Here:

3.8%
Province:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 11,380
Here:

8.5%
Province:

9.6%
Male: 4,870
This district:

7.3%
Province:

9.4%
Female: 6,510
Here:

9.6%
Alberta:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 113,720
Here:

84.6%
Province:

82.7%
Male: 56,395
Here:

84.9%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 57,320
Here:

84.4%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 14,335
Male:

6,495
Female:

7,840
Living with relatives
Total: 615
This district:

4.3%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male: 115
This district:

1.8%
Alberta:

2.3%
Female: 500
Here:

6.4%
Alberta:

6.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 240
This district:

1.7%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 90
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 145
Here:

1.8%
Province:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 3,335
This district:

23.3%
Province:

25.0%
Male: 845
This district:

13.0%
Province:

15.8%
Female: 2,495
This district:

31.8%
Province:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 10,145
This district:

70.8%
Alberta:

68.7%
Male: 5,440
This district:

83.8%
Alberta:

79.8%
Female: 4,705
Here:

60.0%
Alberta:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 13,075
Here:

25.3%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 17,010
Here:

32.9%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 4,115
Here:

8.0%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 705
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,115
Here:

2.2%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 740
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.6%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 945
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 11,380
Here:

22.0%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,555
Here:

4.9%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.6
1 person: 11,380
Here:

22.0%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 17,525
Here:

33.9%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 9,490
Here:

18.4%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 8,885
Here:

17.2%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 2,975
Here:

5.8%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 1,385
Here:

2.7%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in this district


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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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