Colchester, Subd. B - Subdivision of county municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 6,005
2 persons: 3,255
Here:

54.2%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 1,285
Here:

21.4%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 1,080
Here:

18.0%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 385
Here:

6.4%
State:

6.1%

This region Family Size

Married couples: 4,285
Here:

84.2%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 805
Here:

15.8%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 715
Here:

77.7%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 205
Here:

22.3%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Colchester, Subd. B

Children in Families

Total children in families: 5,630
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 1,155
Here:

20.5%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 2,095
Here:

37.2%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 775
Here:

13.8%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 1,130
Here:

20.1%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 480
Here:

8.5%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Colchester, Subd. B

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: 19,425
Male:

9,515
Female:

9,910
Living with relatives
Total: 290
This region:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 130
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 160
Here:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 470
This region:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 250
This region:

2.6%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 215
This region:

2.2%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 1,935
This region:

10.0%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 845
Here:

8.9%
Nova Scotia:

10.8%
Female: 1,090
Here:

11.0%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 16,725
Here:

86.1%
Province:

81.9%
Male: 8,290
This region:

87.1%
Nova Scotia:

83.0%
Female: 8,435
Here:

85.1%
Province:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 3,195
Male:

1,510
Female:

1,685
Living with relatives
Total: 100
This region:

3.1%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 30
Here:

2.0%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Female: 75
Here:

4.5%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 55
Here:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 30
This region:

2.0%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 25
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 815
Here:

25.5%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 230
Here:

15.2%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 580
This region:

34.4%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 2,220
Here:

69.5%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 1,220
This region:

80.8%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 1,005
This region:

59.6%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 2,585
Here:

32.1%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 2,235
Here:

27.8%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 725
Here:

9.0%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 70
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 85
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 120
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 95
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 1,935
Here:

24.1%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 205
Here:

2.5%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.3
1 person: 1,935
Here:

24.1%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 3,150
Here:

39.2%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 1,320
Here:

16.4%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 1,150
Here:

14.3%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 355
Here:

4.4%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 135
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.7%

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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