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



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 4,210
2 persons: 2,335
Here:

55.5%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 905
Here:

21.5%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 690
Here:

16.4%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 270
Here:

6.4%
State:

6.1%

Colchester, Subd. C Family Size

Married couples: 2,945
Here:

82.0%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 645
Here:

18.0%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 460
Here:

74.2%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 155
Here:

25.0%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Colchester, Subd. C

Children in Families

Total children in families: 3,795
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 780
Here:

20.6%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 1,395
Here:

36.8%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 515
Here:

13.6%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 760
Here:

20.0%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 350
Here:

9.2%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Colchester, Subd. C

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: 13,255
Male:

6,545
Female:

6,710
Living with relatives
Total: 190
This region:

1.4%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 80
This region:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 110
Here:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 325
Here:

2.5%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 175
Here:

2.7%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 145
This region:

2.2%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 1,145
Here:

8.6%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 570
Here:

8.7%
Nova Scotia:

10.8%
Female: 575
Here:

8.6%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 11,595
Here:

87.5%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 5,715
This region:

87.3%
Nova Scotia:

83.0%
Female: 5,875
This region:

87.6%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,960
Male:

980
Female:

980
Living with relatives
Total: 70
Here:

3.6%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 20
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 55
Here:

5.6%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 30
Here:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 15
This region:

1.5%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 15
This region:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 420
This region:

21.4%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 145
Here:

14.8%
Nova Scotia:

17.7%
Female: 275
Here:

28.1%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 1,435
Here:

73.2%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 800
Here:

81.6%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 635
Here:

64.8%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,860
Here:

34.4%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 1,510
Here:

27.9%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 490
Here:

9.1%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 80
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 75
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 1,145
Here:

21.2%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 120
Here:

2.2%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.3
1 person: 1,150
Here:

21.3%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 2,245
Here:

41.5%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 925
Here:

17.1%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 740
Here:

13.7%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 245
Here:

4.5%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 105
Here:

1.9%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Colchester, Subd. C


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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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