Saskatchewan, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 285,375
2 persons: 148,805
Here:

52.1%
State:

49.8%
3 persons: 55,360
Here:

19.4%
State:

21.8%
4 persons: 51,115
Here:

17.9%
State:

19.9%
5 or more persons: 30,095
Here:

10.5%
State:

8.4%

This province Family Size

Married couples: 202,765
Here:

85.0%
State:

80.1%
Common-law couples: 35,780
Here:

15.0%
State:

19.9%
Female lone parent: 36,215
Here:

77.3%
State:

78.6%
Male lone parent: 10,605
Here:

22.6%
State:

21.4%

Family types in this province

Children in Families

Total children in families: 308,835
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 79,470
Here:

25.7%
State:

22.2%
6 to 14 years: 112,695
Here:

36.5%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 39,820
Here:

12.9%
State:

12.4%
18 to 24 years: 54,525
Here:

17.7%
State:

20.7%
25 years and over: 22,335
Here:

7.2%
State:

11.3%

Age of children in families in this province

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:

2.9

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 1,009,040
Male:

500,680
Female:

508,360
Living with relatives
Total: 23,550
This province:

2.3%
Country:

2.2%
Male: 12,035
Here:

2.4%
Country:

1.9%
Female: 11,510
This province:

2.3%
Canada:

2.6%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 38,345
Here:

3.8%
Canada:

3.7%
Male: 22,810
Here:

4.6%
Canada:

4.3%
Female: 15,535
Here:

3.1%
Country:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 114,385
This province:

11.3%
Canada:

11.2%
Male: 52,780
Here:

10.5%
Canada:

10.4%
Female: 61,605
This province:

12.1%
Country:

11.9%
Living with census family
Total: 832,755
Here:

82.5%
Canada:

82.9%
Male: 413,050
This province:

82.5%
Country:

83.4%
Female: 419,710
Here:

82.6%
Canada:

82.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 141,370
Male:

64,460
Female:

76,910
Living with relatives
Total: 3,395
Here:

2.4%
Country:

4.9%
Male: 1,115
This province:

1.7%
Canada:

2.5%
Female: 2,285
This province:

3.0%
Canada:

7.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,930
This province:

1.4%
Country:

1.9%
Male: 970
This province:

1.5%
Country:

2.0%
Female: 960
Here:

1.2%
Country:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 44,870
Here:

31.7%
Canada:

26.7%
Male: 12,700
This province:

19.7%
Country:

16.9%
Female: 32,170
This province:

41.8%
Canada:

35.0%
Living with census family
Total: 91,180
This province:

64.5%
Country:

66.4%
Male: 49,685
Here:

77.1%
Canada:

78.6%
Female: 41,495
This province:

54.0%
Canada:

56.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 114,595
Here:

28.0%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 107,120
Here:

26.1%
State:

27.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 33,960
Here:

8.3%
State:

9.0%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 3,970
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 5,175
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.8%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 6,075
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 6,990
Here:

1.7%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 114,385
Here:

27.9%
State:

27.6%
Two-or-more-person households: 17,380
Here:

4.2%
State:

4.1%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.5
1 person: 114,385
Here:

27.9%
State:

27.6%
2 persons: 146,850
Here:

35.8%
State:

34.1%
3 persons: 57,410
Here:

14.0%
State:

15.6%
4 persons: 53,070
Here:

13.0%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 23,455
Here:

5.7%
State:

5.4%
6 or more persons: 14,470
Here:

3.5%
State:

2.9%

Households sizes in Saskatchewan


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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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