Calgary West, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 41,245
2 persons: 18,195
Here:

44.1%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 8,975
Here:

21.8%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 10,310
Here:

25.0%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 3,765
Here:

9.1%
State:

9.7%

Calgary West Family Size

Married couples: 32,480
Here:

88.7%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 4,120
Here:

11.3%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 3,645
Here:

78.4%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 1,000
Here:

21.5%
State:

23.3%

Family types in Calgary West

Children in Families

Total children in families: 46,525
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 12,545
Here:

27.0%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 16,470
Here:

35.4%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 5,230
Here:

11.2%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 9,010
Here:

19.4%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 3,270
Here:

7.0%
State:

8.2%

Age of children in families in Calgary West

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:

3.0
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 146,995
Male:

71,945
Female:

75,050
Living with relatives
Total: 2,675
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 1,195
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 1,475
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 6,450
Here:

4.4%
Alberta:

5.3%
Male: 3,520
Here:

4.9%
Alberta:

6.3%
Female: 2,930
This district:

3.9%
Alberta:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 13,500
Here:

9.2%
Alberta:

9.6%
Male: 5,530
Here:

7.7%
Alberta:

9.4%
Female: 7,965
This district:

10.6%
Alberta:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 124,375
Here:

84.6%
Province:

82.7%
Male: 61,700
Here:

85.8%
Alberta:

81.9%
Female: 62,675
This district:

83.5%
Alberta:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 14,860
Male:

6,690
Female:

8,170
Living with relatives
Total: 600
This district:

4.0%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 115
This district:

1.7%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 485
Here:

5.9%
Province:

6.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 255
This district:

1.7%
Alberta:

2.0%
Male: 115
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.1%
Female: 135
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 3,820
Here:

25.7%
Province:

25.0%
Male: 920
This district:

13.8%
Alberta:

15.8%
Female: 2,900
This district:

35.5%
Alberta:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 10,190
This district:

68.6%
Alberta:

68.7%
Male: 5,540
This district:

82.8%
Alberta:

79.8%
Female: 4,650
This district:

56.9%
Province:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 14,100
Here:

24.8%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 19,605
Here:

34.5%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 3,760
Here:

6.6%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 615
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,140
Here:

2.0%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 535
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.6%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 730
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 13,495
Here:

23.8%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,760
Here:

4.9%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.6
1 person: 13,495
Here:

23.8%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 18,485
Here:

32.6%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 9,400
Here:

16.6%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 10,430
Here:

18.4%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 3,580
Here:

6.3%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 1,360
Here:

2.4%
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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