Queens, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 3,495
2 persons: 2,185
Here:

62.5%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 690
Here:

19.7%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 475
Here:

13.6%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 145
Here:

4.1%
State:

6.1%

This division Family Size

Married couples: 2,505
Here:

82.8%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 525
Here:

17.4%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 355
Here:

75.5%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 115
Here:

24.5%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this division

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,570
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.7
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 485
Here:

18.9%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 920
Here:

35.8%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 370
Here:

14.4%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 465
Here:

18.1%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 335
Here:

13.0%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in this division

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:

2.6
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 10,785
Male:

5,325
Female:

5,455
Living with relatives
Total: 190
This division:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 95
This division:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 95
This division:

1.7%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 240
This division:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 120
Here:

2.3%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 120
Here:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 1,265
This division:

11.7%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 540
This division:

10.1%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 720
Here:

13.2%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 9,090
Here:

84.3%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 4,570
This division:

85.8%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 4,520
This division:

82.9%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 2,330
Male:

1,120
Female:

1,205
Living with relatives
Total: 90
This division:

3.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 40
This division:

3.6%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 50
Here:

4.1%
Nova Scotia:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 40
This division:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 20
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 20
This division:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 615
Here:

26.4%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 195
This division:

17.4%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 415
Here:

34.4%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 1,585
This division:

68.0%
Nova Scotia:

66.0%
Male: 860
Here:

76.8%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 720
This division:

59.8%
Nova Scotia:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,750
Here:

36.3%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 1,095
Here:

22.7%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 370
Here:

7.7%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 1,260
Here:

26.2%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 115
Here:

2.4%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.3
1 person: 1,260
Here:

26.2%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 2,110
Here:

43.8%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 735
Here:

15.3%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 510
Here:

10.6%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 150
Here:

3.1%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 50
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Queens


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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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