Gaspésie - Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 24,810
2 persons: 14,310
Here:

57.7%
State:

52.6%
3 persons: 5,765
Here:

23.2%
State:

21.5%
4 persons: 3,650
Here:

14.7%
State:

18.5%
5 or more persons: 1,090
Here:

4.4%
State:

7.5%

This district Family Size

Married couples: 12,210
Here:

59.4%
State:

62.2%
Common-law couples: 8,325
Here:

40.5%
State:

37.8%
Female lone parent: 3,260
Here:

76.3%
State:

76.0%
Male lone parent: 1,015
Here:

23.7%
State:

24.0%

Family types in Gaspésie

Children in Families

Total children in families: 20,920
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.8
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 4,070
Here:

19.5%
State:

23.6%
6 to 14 years: 6,405
Here:

30.6%
State:

33.1%
15 to 17 years: 2,805
Here:

13.4%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 4,305
Here:

20.6%
State:

20.6%
25 years and over: 3,335
Here:

15.9%
State:

10.0%

Age of children in families in this district

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:

2.7
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 80,340
Male:

39,440
Female:

40,905
Living with relatives
Total: 2,130
Here:

2.7%
Quebec:

1.9%
Male: 955
This district:

2.4%
Quebec:

1.7%
Female: 1,170
Here:

2.9%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,805
This district:

2.2%
Quebec:

3.2%
Male: 950
Here:

2.4%
Quebec:

3.7%
Female: 845
This district:

2.1%
Province:

2.7%
Living alone
Total: 10,145
Here:

12.6%
Province:

14.2%
Male: 4,660
Here:

11.8%
Quebec:

13.4%
Female: 5,485
This district:

13.4%
Quebec:

14.9%
Living with census family
Total: 66,265
This district:

82.5%
Quebec:

80.7%
Male: 32,865
This district:

83.3%
Province:

81.2%
Female: 33,405
Here:

81.7%
Province:

80.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 15,370
Male:

7,135
Female:

8,225
Living with relatives
Total: 890
Here:

5.8%
Quebec:

4.0%
Male: 280
Here:

3.9%
Quebec:

2.3%
Female: 605
Here:

7.4%
Province:

5.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 365
This district:

2.4%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 185
This district:

2.6%
Province:

2.3%
Female: 175
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.1%
Living alone
Total: 3,930
This district:

25.6%
Quebec:

30.4%
Male: 1,290
Here:

18.1%
Quebec:

19.8%
Female: 2,640
This district:

32.1%
Province:

39.1%
Living with census family
Total: 10,180
This district:

66.2%
Province:

63.4%
Male: 5,375
This district:

75.3%
Province:

75.6%
Female: 4,805
Here:

58.4%
Quebec:

53.4%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 10,545
Here:

29.7%
State:

25.9%
One-family households with children: 8,545
Here:

24.0%
State:

25.3%
Lone-parent-family households: 3,510
Here:

9.9%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 455
Here:

1.3%
State:

0.8%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 435
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 440
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.0%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 435
Here:

1.2%
State:

0.8%
One-person households: 10,145
Here:

28.5%
State:

32.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,050
Here:

3.0%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 10,145
Here:

28.5%
State:

32.2%
2 persons: 13,835
Here:

38.9%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 6,030
Here:

17.0%
State:

14.6%
4 persons: 3,990
Here:

11.2%
State:

12.4%
5 persons: 1,100
Here:

3.1%
State:

4.2%
6 or more persons: 465
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.8%

Households sizes in this district


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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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