Guelph - City, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 33,865
2 persons: 15,950
Here:

47.1%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 7,625
Here:

22.5%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 7,515
Here:

22.2%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 2,770
Here:

8.2%
State:

9.1%

Guelph Family Size

Married couples: 23,830
Here:

84.0%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 4,555
Here:

16.0%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 4,390
Here:

80.1%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,090
Here:

19.9%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 37,205
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 8,795
Here:

23.6%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 12,605
Here:

33.9%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 4,460
Here:

12.0%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 7,520
Here:

20.2%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 3,820
Here:

10.3%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in this city

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:

2.9
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 120,555
Male:

58,525
Female:

62,030
Living with relatives
Total: 2,375
This city:

2.0%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 950
This city:

1.6%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 1,425
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5,970
This city:

5.0%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 3,250
This city:

5.6%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 2,725
This city:

4.4%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 12,755
This city:

10.6%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 5,270
This city:

9.0%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 7,485
This city:

12.1%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 99,455
Here:

82.5%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 49,060
This city:

83.8%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 50,395
This city:

81.2%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 15,160
Male:

6,560
Female:

8,590
Living with relatives
Total: 740
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 160
This city:

2.4%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 580
This city:

6.8%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 265
Here:

1.7%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 125
This city:

1.9%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 140
Here:

1.6%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 4,125
This city:

27.2%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 970
Here:

14.8%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 3,155
Here:

36.7%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 10,030
Here:

66.2%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 5,310
Here:

80.9%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 4,720
This city:

54.9%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 11,415
Here:

23.7%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 14,200
Here:

29.5%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 4,390
Here:

9.1%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 560
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 890
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 640
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 870
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 12,755
Here:

26.5%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,405
Here:

5.0%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.6
1 person: 12,750
Here:

26.5%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 15,725
Here:

32.7%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 7,985
Here:

16.6%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 7,705
Here:

16.0%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 2,700
Here:

5.6%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 1,245
Here:

2.6%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this city


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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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