Victoria, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,145
2 persons: 1,210
Here:

56.4%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 440
Here:

20.5%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 315
Here:

14.7%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 175
Here:

8.2%
State:

6.1%

Victoria Family Size

Married couples: 1,485
Here:

85.3%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 255
Here:

14.7%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 315
Here:

77.8%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 90
Here:

22.2%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this division

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,065
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 400
Here:

19.4%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 690
Here:

33.4%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 270
Here:

13.1%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 400
Here:

19.4%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 305
Here:

14.8%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in Victoria

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: 7,055
Male:

3,510
Female:

3,545
Living with relatives
Total: 135
This division:

1.9%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 70
This division:

2.0%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 65
Here:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 130
Here:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 65
This division:

1.9%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 65
This division:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 840
This division:

11.9%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 395
This division:

11.3%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 440
This division:

12.4%
Nova Scotia:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 5,945
Here:

84.3%
Province:

81.9%
Male: 2,975
Here:

84.8%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 2,975
Here:

83.9%
Province:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,365
Male:

660
Female:

700
Living with relatives
Total: 45
Here:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Male: 10
This division:

1.5%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 40
Here:

5.7%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 25
This division:

1.8%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 10
This division:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 10
Here:

1.4%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 380
Here:

27.8%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 140
Here:

21.2%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 235
This division:

33.6%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 915
Here:

67.0%
Nova Scotia:

66.0%
Male: 495
This division:

75.0%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 420
This division:

60.0%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 930
Here:

31.0%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 715
Here:

23.8%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 305
Here:

10.2%
State:

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

0.5%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 25
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 840
Here:

28.0%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 75
Here:

2.5%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.3
1 person: 840
Here:

28.0%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 1,175
Here:

39.2%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 420
Here:

14.0%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 330
Here:

11.0%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 160
Here:

5.3%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 75
Here:

2.5%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Victoria


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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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