West Hants - Municipal district, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 4,535
2 persons: 2,570
Here:

56.7%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 940
Here:

20.7%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 750
Here:

16.5%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 275
Here:

6.1%
State:

6.1%

West Hants Family Size

Married couples: 3,195
Here:

81.0%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 750
Here:

19.0%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 425
Here:

72.0%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 160
Here:

27.1%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this district

Children in Families

Total children in families: 3,915
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 865
Here:

22.1%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 1,480
Here:

37.8%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 535
Here:

13.7%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 675
Here:

17.2%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 360
Here:

9.2%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in West Hants

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: 14,135
Male:

7,005
Female:

7,125
Living with relatives
Total: 250
This district:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 100
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 150
Here:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 290
Here:

2.1%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 145
Here:

2.1%
Province:

4.6%
Female: 150
Here:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 1,185
Here:

8.4%
Province:

12.0%
Male: 575
Here:

8.2%
Nova Scotia:

10.8%
Female: 610
Here:

8.6%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 12,400
This district:

87.7%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 6,185
Here:

88.3%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 6,215
This district:

87.2%
Nova Scotia:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 2,240
Male:

1,085
Female:

1,150
Living with relatives
Total: 115
Here:

5.1%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 25
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 90
Here:

7.8%
Province:

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

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 20
This district:

1.8%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 20
Here:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 465
Here:

20.8%
Province:

27.8%
Male: 160
This district:

14.7%
Province:

17.7%
Female: 305
This district:

26.5%
Province:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 1,615
This district:

72.1%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 875
Here:

80.6%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 735
Here:

63.9%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 2,030
Here:

35.4%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 1,610
Here:

28.1%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 435
Here:

7.6%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 70
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 80
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 85
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 115
Here:

2.0%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 1,190
Here:

20.8%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 120
Here:

2.1%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.3
1 person: 1,185
Here:

20.7%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 2,395
Here:

41.8%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 950
Here:

16.6%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 820
Here:

14.3%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 290
Here:

5.1%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 95
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in West Hants


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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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