Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part), Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 250,960
2 persons: 119,450
Here:

47.6%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 55,200
Here:

22.0%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 53,760
Here:

21.4%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 22,550
Here:

9.0%
State:

9.1%

Ottawa Family Size

Married couples: 177,785
Here:

84.3%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 33,225
Here:

15.7%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 31,815
Here:

79.6%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 8,135
Here:

20.4%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Ottawa

Children in Families

Total children in families: 278,440
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 61,135
Here:

22.0%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 93,760
Here:

33.7%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 34,505
Here:

12.4%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 60,270
Here:

21.6%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 28,765
Here:

10.3%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Ottawa

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:

3.0
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 904,905
Male:

440,715
Female:

464,190
Living with relatives
Total: 19,185
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 7,770
Here:

1.8%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 11,415
This city:

2.5%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 43,035
Here:

4.8%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 24,105
Here:

5.5%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 18,930
Here:

4.1%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 102,285
Here:

11.3%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 44,075
Here:

10.0%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 58,205
This city:

12.5%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 740,400
Here:

81.8%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 364,765
Here:

82.8%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 375,635
Here:

80.9%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 109,485
Male:

49,415
Female:

60,070
Living with relatives
Total: 5,570
Here:

5.1%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 1,105
Here:

2.2%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 4,470
This city:

7.4%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,975
This city:

1.8%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 900
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 1,075
This city:

1.8%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 28,280
This city:

25.8%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 7,605
This city:

15.4%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 20,675
This city:

34.4%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 73,655
Here:

67.3%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 39,805
This city:

80.6%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 33,850
This city:

56.4%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 87,875
Here:

23.9%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 105,545
Here:

28.7%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 32,410
Here:

8.8%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 3,695
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 6,165
Here:

1.7%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 4,650
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 5,220
Here:

1.4%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 102,285
Here:

27.9%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 19,325
Here:

5.3%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.6
1 person: 102,285
Here:

27.9%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 121,345
Here:

33.0%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 58,220
Here:

15.9%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 55,615
Here:

15.1%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 20,100
Here:

5.5%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 9,605
Here:

2.6%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in Ottawa


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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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