Oxford - Town, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 320
2 persons: 190
Here:

59.4%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 60
Here:

18.8%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 45
Here:

14.1%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 25
Here:

7.8%
State:

6.1%

This town Family Size

Married couples: 215
Here:

84.3%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 40
Here:

15.7%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 55
Here:

91.7%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 10
Here:

16.7%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Oxford

Children in Families

Total children in families: 285
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 60
Here:

21.1%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 105
Here:

36.8%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 40
Here:

14.0%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 50
Here:

17.5%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 30
Here:

10.5%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in this town

Number of children - Married couples

Number of children - Common-law couples

Number of children - Female lone parent

Households characteristics

Average number of persons per family
Here:

2.7
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 1,100
Male:

510
Female:

590
Living with relatives
Total: 10
This town:

0.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Female: 10
This town:

1.7%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 45
This town:

4.1%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 25
This town:

4.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 20
Here:

3.4%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 185
This town:

16.8%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 75
Here:

14.7%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 110
Here:

18.6%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 860
Here:

78.2%
Province:

81.9%
Male: 405
Here:

79.4%
Nova Scotia:

83.0%
Female: 450
This town:

76.3%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 215
Male:

90
Female:

130
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5
Here:

2.3%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 5
This town:

5.6%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 90
This town:

41.9%
Nova Scotia:

27.8%
Male: 20
This town:

22.2%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 70
Here:

53.8%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 120
Here:

55.8%
Nova Scotia:

66.0%
Male: 70
This town:

77.8%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 55
Here:

42.3%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 140
Here:

27.5%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 105
Here:

20.6%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 45
Here:

8.8%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 5
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

2.9%
State:

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

1.0%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 185
Here:

36.3%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 10
Here:

2.0%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.1
State:

2.3
1 person: 180
Here:

35.3%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 180
Here:

35.3%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 75
Here:

14.7%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 45
Here:

8.8%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 20
Here:

3.9%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 5
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Oxford


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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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