Families characteristics
Number of census families: 144,120
5 or more persons: 13,525
This division Family Size
Common-law couples: 16,270
Female lone parent: 21,930
Family types in this division
Children in Families
Total children in families: 165,200
Average number of children at home
Under six years of age: 32,620
25 years and over: 23,030
Age of children in families in Hamilton
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
Persons in private households
Number of persons in private households: 509,635
Male: | 249,220 |
Female: | 260,420 |
Living with relativesTotal: 11,270This division: | 2.2% |
Province: | 2.3% |
Female: 6,740This division: | 2.6% |
Province: | 2.8% |
Living with non-relatives onlyTotal: 15,215This division: | 3.0% |
Ontario: | 3.4% |
Living aloneTotal: 56,930This division: | 11.2% |
Province: | 9.7% |
Female: 31,265This division: | 12.0% |
Province: | 10.6% |
Living with census family
Female: 215,790This division: | 82.9% |
Ontario: | 83.6% |
Persons in private households
Persons over 65 years in private households
Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 75,760
Living with non-relatives onlyTotal: 1,255This division: | 1.7% |
Ontario: | 1.8% |
Female: 625This division: | 1.5% |
Province: | 1.7% |
Living alone
Male: 5,675This division: | 16.8% |
Ontario: | 14.9% |
Living with census familyTotal: 49,930This division: | 65.9% |
Ontario: | 67.8% |
Male: 26,535This division: | 78.6% |
Province: | 80.5% |
Persons over 65 years in private households
Households types
One-family households without children: 46,845
One-family households with children: 58,260
Lone-parent-family households: 21,730
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 1,975
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 3,930
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 3,040
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 4,090
One-person households: 56,930
Two-or-more-person households: 7,010
Households size
Average number of persons in private households
Households sizes in this division
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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.
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