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



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 42,925
2 persons: 21,420
Here:

49.9%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 10,090
Here:

23.5%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 8,155
Here:

19.0%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 3,265
Here:

7.6%
State:

9.1%

Oshawa Family Size

Married couples: 27,095
Here:

81.0%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 6,365
Here:

19.0%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 7,565
Here:

80.0%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,900
Here:

20.1%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Oshawa

Children in Families

Total children in families: 46,620
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 9,860
Here:

21.1%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 14,850
Here:

31.9%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 5,710
Here:

12.2%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 10,185
Here:

21.8%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 6,020
Here:

12.9%
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: 147,675
Male:

72,005
Female:

75,670
Living with relatives
Total: 3,620
This city:

2.5%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 1,505
This city:

2.1%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 2,120
Here:

2.8%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 6,205
Here:

4.2%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 3,725
Here:

5.2%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 2,475
This city:

3.3%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 14,845
This city:

10.1%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 6,815
Here:

9.5%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 8,025
Here:

10.6%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 123,010
This city:

83.3%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 59,960
Here:

83.3%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 63,050
Here:

83.3%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 20,600
Male:

9,105
Female:

11,490
Living with relatives
Total: 1,140
Here:

5.5%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 235
This city:

2.6%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 905
Here:

7.9%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 450
This city:

2.2%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 215
This city:

2.4%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 230
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 5,355
This city:

26.0%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 1,455
Here:

16.0%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 3,900
This city:

33.9%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 13,655
Here:

66.3%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 7,200
This city:

79.1%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 6,455
This city:

56.2%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 13,765
Here:

23.4%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 15,720
Here:

26.7%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 7,010
Here:

11.9%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 820
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,305
Here:

2.2%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,455
Here:

2.5%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 1,410
Here:

2.4%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 14,845
Here:

25.2%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,470
Here:

4.2%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.6
1 person: 14,845
Here:

25.2%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 19,885
Here:

33.8%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 10,410
Here:

17.7%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 8,710
Here:

14.8%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 3,365
Here:

5.7%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 1,585
Here:

2.7%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in Oshawa


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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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