Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 18,075
2 persons: 8,375
Here:

46.3%
State:

48.5%
3 persons: 4,395
Here:

24.3%
State:

21.4%
4 persons: 3,845
Here:

21.3%
State:

20.4%
5 or more persons: 1,460
Here:

8.1%
State:

9.7%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 11,835
Here:

74.0%
State:

84.1%
Common-law couples: 4,150
Here:

26.0%
State:

15.9%
Female lone parent: 1,375
Here:

65.8%
State:

76.7%
Male lone parent: 720
Here:

34.4%
State:

23.3%

Family types in Wood Buffalo

Children in Families

Total children in families: 19,070
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 6,005
Here:

31.5%
State:

25.9%
6 to 14 years: 6,460
Here:

33.9%
State:

35.2%
15 to 17 years: 2,110
Here:

11.1%
State:

12.2%
18 to 24 years: 3,315
Here:

17.4%
State:

18.4%
25 years and over: 1,180
Here:

6.2%
State:

8.2%

Age of children in families in this city

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:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 66,535
Male:

36,200
Female:

30,335
Living with relatives
Total: 2,245
Here:

3.4%
Alberta:

2.4%
Male: 1,415
Here:

3.9%
Alberta:

2.4%
Female: 830
Here:

2.7%
Alberta:

2.5%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 7,040
Here:

10.6%
Alberta:

5.3%
Male: 4,720
Here:

13.0%
Province:

6.3%
Female: 2,320
Here:

7.6%
Alberta:

4.2%
Living alone
Total: 4,125
This city:

6.2%
Province:

9.6%
Male: 2,875
Here:

7.9%
Alberta:

9.4%
Female: 1,255
This city:

4.1%
Province:

9.8%
Living with census family
Total: 53,125
Here:

79.8%
Province:

82.7%
Male: 27,195
Here:

75.1%
Alberta:

81.9%
Female: 25,930
Here:

85.5%
Alberta:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,220
Male:

630
Female:

585
Living with relatives
Total: 155
Here:

12.7%
Alberta:

4.3%
Male: 40
This city:

6.3%
Alberta:

2.3%
Female: 115
Here:

19.7%
Alberta:

6.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 55
This city:

4.5%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 40
Here:

6.3%
Alberta:

2.1%
Female: 20
Here:

3.4%
Alberta:

1.9%
Living alone
Total: 210
This city:

17.2%
Alberta:

25.0%
Male: 85
This city:

13.5%
Alberta:

15.8%
Female: 125
This city:

21.4%
Alberta:

33.0%
Living with census family
Total: 795
Here:

65.2%
Province:

68.7%
Male: 465
Here:

73.8%
Province:

79.8%
Female: 325
This city:

55.6%
Province:

58.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 5,230
Here:

22.2%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 7,415
Here:

31.5%
State:

29.5%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,250
Here:

5.3%
State:

7.7%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 1,000
Here:

4.2%
State:

1.5%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,000
Here:

4.2%
State:

2.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 500
Here:

2.1%
State:

1.6%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 820
Here:

3.5%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 4,125
Here:

17.5%
State:

24.7%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,200
Here:

9.3%
State:

5.6%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.8
State:

2.6
1 person: 4,125
Here:

17.5%
State:

24.7%
2 persons: 7,365
Here:

31.3%
State:

34.3%
3 persons: 4,905
Here:

20.8%
State:

16.2%
4 persons: 4,410
Here:

18.7%
State:

15.2%
5 persons: 1,715
Here:

7.3%
State:

6.1%
6 or more persons: 1,025
Here:

4.4%
State:

3.5%

Households sizes in Wood Buffalo


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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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