Lunenburg - Municipal district, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 8,255
2 persons: 5,055
Here:

61.2%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 1,665
Here:

20.2%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 1,190
Here:

14.4%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 345
Here:

4.2%
State:

6.1%

Lunenburg Family Size

Married couples: 6,090
Here:

83.4%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 1,215
Here:

16.6%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 690
Here:

72.6%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 260
Here:

27.4%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this district

Children in Families

Total children in families: 6,120
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.7
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 1,105
Here:

18.1%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 2,140
Here:

35.0%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 860
Here:

14.1%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 1,265
Here:

20.7%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 745
Here:

12.2%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Lunenburg

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:

2.6
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 24,965
Male:

12,485
Female:

12,475
Living with relatives
Total: 340
Here:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 140
This district:

1.1%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 200
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 595
This district:

2.4%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 315
Here:

2.5%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 275
This district:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 2,355
This district:

9.4%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 1,120
This district:

9.0%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 1,230
This district:

9.9%
Nova Scotia:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 21,680
This district:

86.8%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 10,905
This district:

87.3%
Nova Scotia:

83.0%
Female: 10,775
Here:

86.4%
Province:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 4,805
Male:

2,365
Female:

2,440
Living with relatives
Total: 170
This district:

3.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 55
Here:

2.3%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Female: 120
Here:

4.9%
Nova Scotia:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 100
This district:

2.1%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 50
This district:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 50
Here:

2.0%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 1,075
Here:

22.4%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 365
Here:

15.4%
Nova Scotia:

17.7%
Female: 715
Here:

29.3%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 3,450
Here:

71.8%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 1,895
This district:

80.1%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 1,560
Here:

63.9%
Nova Scotia:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 4,170
Here:

38.9%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 2,715
Here:

25.3%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 765
Here:

7.1%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 125
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 100
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 100
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 140
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 2,350
Here:

21.9%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 255
Here:

2.4%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 2,355
Here:

22.0%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 4,910
Here:

45.8%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 1,715
Here:

16.0%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 1,290
Here:

12.0%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 330
Here:

3.1%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 130
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Lunenburg


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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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