Sydney - Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 21,260
2 persons: 11,585
Here:

54.5%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 5,030
Here:

23.7%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 3,190
Here:

15.0%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 1,455
Here:

6.8%
State:

6.1%

This district Family Size

Married couples: 13,325
Here:

85.3%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 2,295
Here:

14.7%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 4,655
Here:

82.6%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 980
Here:

17.4%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this district

Children in Families

Total children in families: 21,950
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 4,115
Here:

18.7%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 6,695
Here:

30.5%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 2,755
Here:

12.6%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 4,745
Here:

21.6%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 3,640
Here:

16.6%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in this district

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: 71,740
Male:

34,215
Female:

37,520
Living with relatives
Total: 1,930
This district:

2.7%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 835
Here:

2.4%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 1,100
Here:

2.9%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,920
Here:

2.7%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 1,085
Here:

3.2%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 830
Here:

2.2%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 9,065
Here:

12.6%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 3,820
This district:

11.2%
Nova Scotia:

10.8%
Female: 5,240
Here:

14.0%
Nova Scotia:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 58,830
This district:

82.0%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 28,475
Here:

83.2%
Nova Scotia:

83.0%
Female: 30,360
This district:

80.9%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 13,050
Male:

5,715
Female:

7,335
Living with relatives
Total: 710
Here:

5.4%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 200
Here:

3.5%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 510
This district:

7.0%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 230
This district:

1.8%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 125
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 105
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 3,935
Here:

30.2%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 1,200
Here:

21.0%
Nova Scotia:

17.7%
Female: 2,730
This district:

37.2%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 8,180
Here:

62.7%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 4,190
Here:

73.3%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 3,985
Here:

54.3%
Nova Scotia:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 7,530
Here:

24.6%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 6,740
Here:

22.0%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 4,300
Here:

14.0%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 295
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 395
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 650
Here:

2.1%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 660
Here:

2.2%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 9,065
Here:

29.6%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,005
Here:

3.3%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 9,065
Here:

29.6%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 10,860
Here:

35.4%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 5,115
Here:

16.7%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 3,495
Here:

11.4%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 1,415
Here:

4.6%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 695
Here:

2.3%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Sydney


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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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