Port Hawkesbury - Town, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 970
2 persons: 520
Here:

53.6%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 195
Here:

20.1%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 180
Here:

18.6%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 75
Here:

7.7%
State:

6.1%

Port Hawkesbury Family Size

Married couples: 630
Here:

82.9%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 135
Here:

17.8%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 185
Here:

88.1%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 25
Here:

11.9%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this town

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,000
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 200
Here:

20.0%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 380
Here:

38.0%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 125
Here:

12.5%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 200
Here:

20.0%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 100
Here:

10.0%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Port Hawkesbury

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 3,305
Male:

1,600
Female:

1,700
Living with relatives
Total: 70
This town:

2.1%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 20
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 45
This town:

2.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 80
Here:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 55
This town:

3.4%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 30
Here:

1.8%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 425
Here:

12.9%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 175
Here:

10.9%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 245
This town:

14.4%
Nova Scotia:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 2,730
Here:

82.6%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 1,350
Here:

84.4%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 1,385
Here:

81.5%
Province:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 490
Male:

205
Female:

280
Living with relatives
Total: 20
Here:

4.1%
Province:

4.3%
Female: 15
This town:

5.4%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5
Here:

1.0%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 5
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 165
This town:

33.7%
Nova Scotia:

27.8%
Male: 40
Here:

19.5%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 125
This town:

44.6%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 305
This town:

62.2%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 160
This town:

78.0%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 140
This town:

50.0%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 370
Here:

26.1%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 345
Here:

24.4%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 165
Here:

11.7%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 10
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 25
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 425
Here:

30.0%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 45
Here:

3.2%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 425
Here:

30.0%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 495
Here:

35.0%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 205
Here:

14.5%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 205
Here:

14.5%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 60
Here:

4.2%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 20
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in this town


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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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