Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 340,515
2 persons: 164,220
Here:

48.2%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 76,030
Here:

22.3%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 71,190
Here:

20.9%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 29,070
Here:

8.5%
State:

9.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 224,940
Here:

79.2%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 59,210
Here:

20.8%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 44,160
Here:

78.3%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 12,210
Here:

21.7%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 372,080
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 84,550
Here:

22.7%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 125,670
Here:

33.8%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 46,590
Here:

12.5%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 79,015
Here:

21.2%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 36,260
Here:

9.7%
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: 1,215,465
Male:

592,935
Female:

622,530
Living with relatives
Total: 25,040
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 10,410
This city:

1.8%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 14,625
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 52,960
Here:

4.4%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 29,745
Here:

5.0%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 23,215
Here:

3.7%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 140,720
This city:

11.6%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 61,545
Here:

10.4%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 79,180
Here:

12.7%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 996,745
Here:

82.0%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 491,235
This city:

82.8%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 505,505
Here:

81.2%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 142,825
Male:

64,445
Female:

78,375
Living with relatives
Total: 7,095
Here:

5.0%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 1,460
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 5,640
This city:

7.2%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 2,840
Here:

2.0%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 1,290
This city:

2.0%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 1,550
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 37,835
Here:

26.5%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 10,310
Here:

16.0%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 27,525
This city:

35.1%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 95,055
This city:

66.6%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 51,390
This city:

79.7%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 43,665
Here:

55.7%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 120,170
Here:

24.1%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 141,910
Here:

28.5%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 46,250
Here:

9.3%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 4,965
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 7,670
Here:

1.5%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 6,360
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 6,495
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 140,720
Here:

28.2%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 24,090
Here:

4.8%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.6
1 person: 140,720
Here:

28.2%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 166,175
Here:

33.3%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 80,020
Here:

16.0%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 73,830
Here:

14.8%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 25,990
Here:

5.2%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 11,900
Here:

2.4%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this city


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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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