Cochrane, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 4,980
2 persons: 2,335
Here:

46.9%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 1,040
Here:

20.9%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 1,125
Here:

22.6%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 475
Here:

9.5%
State:

9.7%

Cochrane Family Size

Married couples: 3,860
Here:

87.6%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 540
Here:

12.3%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 430
Here:

74.8%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 140
Here:

24.3%
State:

23.3%

Family types in Cochrane

Children in Families

Total children in families: 5,405
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 1,305
Here:

24.1%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 2,050
Here:

37.9%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 715
Here:

13.2%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 1,070
Here:

19.8%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 260
Here:

4.8%
State:

8.2%

Age of children in families in this centre

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: 16,555
Male:

8,190
Female:

8,370
Living with relatives
Total: 185
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 95
Here:

1.2%
Alberta:

2.4%
Female: 85
Here:

1.0%
Alberta:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 455
This centre:

2.7%
Alberta:

5.3%
Male: 260
Here:

3.2%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 190
This centre:

2.3%
Alberta:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 1,135
This centre:

6.9%
Alberta:

9.6%
Male: 500
This centre:

6.1%
Alberta:

9.4%
Female: 630
Here:

7.5%
Alberta:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 14,785
This centre:

89.3%
Province:

82.7%
Male: 7,330
This centre:

89.5%
Alberta:

81.9%
Female: 7,455
Here:

89.1%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,540
Male:

720
Female:

825
Living with relatives
Total: 40
This centre:

2.6%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male: 10
This centre:

1.4%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 30
This centre:

3.6%
Alberta:

6.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 20
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 10
This centre:

1.4%
Alberta:

2.1%
Female: 5
Here:

0.6%
Province:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 315
This centre:

20.5%
Alberta:

25.0%
Male: 65
Here:

9.0%
Alberta:

15.8%
Female: 245
This centre:

29.7%
Province:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 1,170
This centre:

76.0%
Alberta:

68.7%
Male: 630
This centre:

87.5%
Province:

79.8%
Female: 535
This centre:

64.8%
Province:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,910
Here:

30.6%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 2,300
Here:

36.9%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 485
Here:

7.8%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 70
Here:

1.1%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 65
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.6%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

0.8%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 1,135
Here:

18.2%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 185
Here:

3.0%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.7
State:

2.6
1 person: 1,135
Here:

18.2%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 2,305
Here:

36.9%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 1,100
Here:

17.6%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 1,160
Here:

18.6%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 410
Here:

6.6%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 130
Here:

2.1%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in Cochrane


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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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