Lanaudière, Quebec, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 138,815
2 persons: 71,065
Here:

51.2%
State:

52.6%
3 persons: 30,815
Here:

22.2%
State:

21.5%
4 persons: 26,675
Here:

19.2%
State:

18.5%
5 or more persons: 10,260
Here:

7.4%
State:

7.5%

This region Family Size

Married couples: 65,945
Here:

56.3%
State:

62.2%
Common-law couples: 51,125
Here:

43.7%
State:

37.8%
Female lone parent: 15,840
Here:

72.8%
State:

76.0%
Male lone parent: 5,910
Here:

27.2%
State:

24.0%

Family types in this region

Children in Families

Total children in families: 140,170
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 33,070
Here:

23.6%
State:

23.6%
6 to 14 years: 46,670
Here:

33.3%
State:

33.1%
15 to 17 years: 19,385
Here:

13.8%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 29,660
Here:

21.2%
State:

20.6%
25 years and over: 11,390
Here:

8.1%
State:

10.0%

Age of children in families in this region

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:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 464,975
Male:

231,475
Female:

233,500
Living with relatives
Total: 8,710
Here:

1.9%
Quebec:

1.9%
Male: 3,810
This region:

1.6%
Quebec:

1.7%
Female: 4,900
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 11,775
This region:

2.5%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 6,640
Here:

2.9%
Quebec:

3.7%
Female: 5,140
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.7%
Living alone
Total: 48,440
Here:

10.4%
Province:

14.2%
Male: 23,690
This region:

10.2%
Quebec:

13.4%
Female: 24,750
Here:

10.6%
Quebec:

14.9%
Living with census family
Total: 396,055
This region:

85.2%
Province:

80.7%
Male: 197,335
This region:

85.3%
Quebec:

81.2%
Female: 198,720
Here:

85.1%
Province:

80.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 61,255
Male:

29,110
Female:

32,145
Living with relatives
Total: 3,020
Here:

4.9%
Quebec:

4.0%
Male: 860
Here:

3.0%
Quebec:

2.3%
Female: 2,155
This region:

6.7%
Quebec:

5.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,745
Here:

2.8%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 870
This region:

3.0%
Quebec:

2.3%
Female: 875
Here:

2.7%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living alone
Total: 15,650
This region:

25.5%
Province:

30.4%
Male: 5,060
This region:

17.4%
Province:

19.8%
Female: 10,595
Here:

33.0%
Quebec:

39.1%
Living with census family
Total: 40,840
This region:

66.7%
Province:

63.4%
Male: 22,315
This region:

76.7%
Province:

75.6%
Female: 18,525
Here:

57.6%
Quebec:

53.4%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 54,135
Here:

28.4%
State:

25.9%
One-family households with children: 55,470
Here:

29.1%
State:

25.3%
Lone-parent-family households: 17,905
Here:

9.4%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 1,985
Here:

1.0%
State:

0.8%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 2,635
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 2,525
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.0%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 2,045
Here:

1.1%
State:

0.8%
One-person households: 48,440
Here:

25.4%
State:

32.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 5,345
Here:

2.8%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.3
1 person: 48,440
Here:

25.4%
State:

32.2%
2 persons: 69,615
Here:

36.5%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 31,715
Here:

16.7%
State:

14.6%
4 persons: 27,585
Here:

14.5%
State:

12.4%
5 persons: 9,110
Here:

4.8%
State:

4.2%
6 or more persons: 4,005
Here:

2.1%
State:

1.8%

Households sizes in this region


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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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