Fall River, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 565
2 persons: 225
Here:

39.8%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 115
Here:

20.4%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 165
Here:

29.2%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 60
Here:

10.6%
State:

6.1%

This place Family Size

Married couples: 460
Here:

88.5%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 60
Here:

11.5%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 35
Here:

70.0%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 10
Here:

20.0%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Fall River

Children in Families

Total children in families: 675
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.2
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 165
Here:

24.4%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 305
Here:

45.2%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 85
Here:

12.6%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 95
Here:

14.1%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 30
Here:

4.4%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Fall River

Number of children - Married couples

Number of children - Common-law couples

Number of children - Female lone parent

Households characteristics

Average number of persons per family
Here:

3.1
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 1,885
Male:

915
Female:

970
Living with relatives
Total: 30
This place:

1.6%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 5
This place:

0.5%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 20
Here:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 25
Here:

1.3%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 10
This place:

1.1%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 15
Here:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 65
Here:

3.4%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 25
Here:

2.7%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 40
Here:

4.1%
Nova Scotia:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 1,765
This place:

93.6%
Province:

81.9%
Male: 865
This place:

94.5%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 900
This place:

92.8%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 150
Male:

80
Female:

75
Living with relatives
Total: 20
Here:

13.3%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 5
This place:

6.3%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Female: 10
This place:

13.3%
Nova Scotia:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5
Here:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 25
This place:

16.7%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 5
Here:

6.3%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 15
Here:

20.0%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 105
This place:

70.0%
Nova Scotia:

66.0%
Male: 65
Here:

81.3%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 40
Here:

53.3%
Nova Scotia:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 175
Here:

28.0%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 295
Here:

47.2%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 40
Here:

6.4%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 10
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

2.4%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 5
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

3.2%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 65
Here:

10.4%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 10
Here:

1.6%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

3.0
State:

2.3
1 person: 65
Here:

10.4%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 200
Here:

32.0%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 110
Here:

17.6%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 170
Here:

27.2%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 65
Here:

10.4%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 20
Here:

3.2%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Fall River


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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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