Yukon Territory, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 9,335
2 persons: 4,910
Here:

52.6%
State:

49.8%
3 persons: 2,030
Here:

21.7%
State:

21.8%
4 persons: 1,700
Here:

18.2%
State:

19.9%
5 or more persons: 685
Here:

7.3%
State:

8.4%

This province Family Size

Married couples: 5,080
Here:

68.5%
State:

80.1%
Common-law couples: 2,340
Here:

31.5%
State:

19.9%
Female lone parent: 1,390
Here:

72.6%
State:

78.6%
Male lone parent: 525
Here:

27.4%
State:

21.4%

Family types in this province

Children in Families

Total children in families: 9,605
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 2,290
Here:

23.8%
State:

22.2%
6 to 14 years: 3,420
Here:

35.6%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 1,175
Here:

12.2%
State:

12.4%
18 to 24 years: 1,920
Here:

20.0%
State:

20.7%
25 years and over: 800
Here:

8.3%
State:

11.3%

Age of children in families in Yukon Territory

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:

2.9

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 33,320
Male:

16,715
Female:

16,610
Living with relatives
Total: 860
This province:

2.6%
Country:

2.2%
Male: 425
Here:

2.5%
Country:

1.9%
Female: 440
This province:

2.6%
Canada:

2.6%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,765
This province:

5.3%
Canada:

3.7%
Male: 960
This province:

5.7%
Country:

4.3%
Female: 810
Here:

4.9%
Canada:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 4,335
This province:

13.0%
Canada:

11.2%
Male: 2,285
This province:

13.7%
Country:

10.4%
Female: 2,050
This province:

12.3%
Canada:

11.9%
Living with census family
Total: 26,360
Here:

79.1%
Canada:

82.9%
Male: 13,045
Here:

78.0%
Country:

83.4%
Female: 13,310
Here:

80.1%
Canada:

82.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 2,940
Male:

1,565
Female:

1,380
Living with relatives
Total: 130
This province:

4.4%
Country:

4.9%
Male: 45
Here:

2.9%
Canada:

2.5%
Female: 85
This province:

6.2%
Canada:

7.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 75
Here:

2.6%
Canada:

1.9%
Male: 35
Here:

2.2%
Canada:

2.0%
Female: 35
This province:

2.5%
Country:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 1,030
Here:

35.0%
Country:

26.7%
Male: 475
Here:

30.4%
Canada:

16.9%
Female: 555
Here:

40.2%
Canada:

35.0%
Living with census family
Total: 1,710
This province:

58.2%
Canada:

66.4%
Male: 1,005
Here:

64.2%
Canada:

78.6%
Female: 705
This province:

51.1%
Canada:

56.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 3,340
Here:

23.7%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 3,265
Here:

23.1%
State:

27.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,480
Here:

10.5%
State:

9.0%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 230
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 260
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.8%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 240
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 250
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 4,330
Here:

30.7%
State:

27.6%
Two-or-more-person households: 710
Here:

5.0%
State:

4.1%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.5
1 person: 4,330
Here:

30.7%
State:

27.6%
2 persons: 4,755
Here:

33.7%
State:

34.1%
3 persons: 2,185
Here:

15.5%
State:

15.6%
4 persons: 1,830
Here:

13.0%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 680
Here:

4.8%
State:

5.4%
6 or more persons: 335
Here:

2.4%
State:

2.9%

Households sizes in this province


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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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