Northwest / Nord-ouest, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 64,210
2 persons: 34,275
Here:

53.4%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 13,440
Here:

20.9%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 11,230
Here:

17.5%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 5,265
Here:

8.2%
State:

9.1%

Northwest / Nord-ouest Family Size

Married couples: 42,280
Here:

80.5%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 10,210
Here:

19.5%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 8,870
Here:

75.7%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 2,855
Here:

24.3%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Northwest / Nord-ouest

Children in Families

Total children in families: 65,605
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 14,085
Here:

21.5%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 22,280
Here:

34.0%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 8,560
Here:

13.0%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 13,660
Here:

20.8%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 7,025
Here:

10.7%
State:

13.1%

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:

2.8
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 220,190
Male:

109,055
Female:

111,125
Living with relatives
Total: 5,185
This region:

2.4%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 2,575
Here:

2.4%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 2,615
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5,565
This region:

2.5%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 3,185
This region:

2.9%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 2,380
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 27,130
Here:

12.3%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 12,975
Here:

11.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 14,155
This region:

12.7%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 182,305
This region:

82.8%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 90,330
Here:

82.8%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 91,975
This region:

82.8%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 33,235
Male:

15,425
Female:

17,810
Living with relatives
Total: 1,000
Here:

3.0%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 315
Here:

2.0%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 690
This region:

3.9%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 465
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 250
This region:

1.6%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 210
This region:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 9,975
This region:

30.0%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 3,105
Here:

20.1%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 6,870
This region:

38.6%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 21,790
This region:

65.6%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 11,755
This region:

76.2%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 10,035
Here:

56.3%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 25,450
Here:

27.5%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 23,345
Here:

25.2%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 9,025
Here:

9.8%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 855
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,135
Here:

1.2%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,350
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 1,495
Here:

1.6%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 27,125
Here:

29.3%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,760
Here:

3.0%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.6
1 person: 27,130
Here:

29.3%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 33,055
Here:

35.7%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 13,715
Here:

14.8%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 11,760
Here:

12.7%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 4,415
Here:

4.8%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 2,475
Here:

2.7%
State:

3.6%

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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