Wedgeport, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 370
2 persons: 210
Here:

56.8%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 85
Here:

23.0%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 55
Here:

14.9%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 25
Here:

6.8%
State:

6.1%

Wedgeport Family Size

Married couples: 270
Here:

84.4%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 45
Here:

14.1%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 40
Here:

72.7%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 10
Here:

18.2%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this place

Children in Families

Total children in families: 320
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 55
Here:

17.2%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 105
Here:

32.8%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 50
Here:

15.6%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 65
Here:

20.3%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 45
Here:

14.1%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in this place

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:

2.7
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 1,180
Male:

570
Female:

605
Living with relatives
Total: 20
This place:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 5
This place:

0.9%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 15
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 40
Here:

3.4%
Nova Scotia:

4.1%
Male: 15
This place:

2.6%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 25
Here:

4.1%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 110
This place:

9.3%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 45
Here:

7.9%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 70
Here:

11.6%
Nova Scotia:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 1,010
This place:

85.6%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 510
Here:

89.5%
Nova Scotia:

83.0%
Female: 505
Here:

83.5%
Province:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 260
Male:

105
Female:

155
Living with relatives
Total: 15
Here:

5.8%
Nova Scotia:

4.3%
Female: 10
This place:

6.5%
Nova Scotia:

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

1.9%
Province:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 60
Here:

23.1%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 15
This place:

14.3%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 50
This place:

32.3%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 185
This place:

71.2%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 90
This place:

85.7%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 95
This place:

61.3%
Nova Scotia:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 155
Here:

31.6%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 145
Here:

29.6%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 35
Here:

7.1%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 5
Here:

1.0%
State:

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

1.0%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 5
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 10
Here:

2.0%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 110
Here:

22.4%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 15
Here:

3.1%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.3
1 person: 115
Here:

23.5%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 195
Here:

39.8%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 90
Here:

18.4%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 60
Here:

12.2%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 20
Here:

4.1%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 5
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Wedgeport


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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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