Central Nova, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 21,445
2 persons: 11,920
Here:

55.6%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 4,545
Here:

21.2%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 3,475
Here:

16.2%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 1,505
Here:

7.0%
State:

6.1%

Central Nova Family Size

Married couples: 15,105
Here:

84.9%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 2,690
Here:

15.1%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 2,910
Here:

79.7%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 740
Here:

20.3%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Central Nova

Children in Families

Total children in families: 20,140
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 4,060
Here:

20.2%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 6,865
Here:

34.1%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 2,560
Here:

12.7%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 4,160
Here:

20.7%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 2,490
Here:

12.4%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Central Nova

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: 71,025
Male:

34,520
Female:

36,505
Living with relatives
Total: 1,285
Here:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 510
This district:

1.5%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 770
This district:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,795
This district:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 940
Here:

2.7%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 855
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 8,565
Here:

12.1%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 3,805
This district:

11.0%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 4,755
This district:

13.0%
Nova Scotia:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 59,380
This district:

83.6%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 29,255
Here:

84.7%
Nova Scotia:

83.0%
Female: 30,130
Here:

82.5%
Province:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 12,520
Male:

5,770
Female:

6,745
Living with relatives
Total: 455
Here:

3.6%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 120
This district:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Female: 335
Here:

5.0%
Nova Scotia:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 195
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 85
This district:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 110
Here:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 3,645
Here:

29.1%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 1,125
This district:

19.5%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 2,525
Here:

37.4%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 8,225
This district:

65.7%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 4,450
This district:

77.1%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 3,775
Here:

56.0%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 9,105
Here:

29.9%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 7,630
Here:

25.1%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 2,940
Here:

9.7%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 260
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 300
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 390
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 410
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 8,560
Here:

28.1%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 860
Here:

2.8%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 8,565
Here:

28.1%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 11,565
Here:

38.0%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 4,710
Here:

15.5%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 3,680
Here:

12.1%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 1,365
Here:

4.5%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 565
Here:

1.9%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Central Nova


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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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