Happy Valley-Goose Bay - Town, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,335
2 persons: 1,135
Here:

48.6%
State:

54.2%
3 persons: 625
Here:

26.8%
State:

23.9%
4 persons: 440
Here:

18.8%
State:

17.4%
5 or more persons: 135
Here:

5.8%
State:

4.4%

Happy Valley-Goose Bay Family Size

Married couples: 1,490
Here:

75.6%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 480
Here:

24.4%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 280
Here:

76.7%
State:

80.8%
Male lone parent: 85
Here:

23.3%
State:

19.2%

Family types in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,305
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 530
Here:

23.0%
State:

20.7%
6 to 14 years: 815
Here:

35.4%
State:

33.2%
15 to 17 years: 295
Here:

12.8%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 460
Here:

20.0%
State:

20.3%
25 years and over: 205
Here:

8.9%
State:

13.8%

Age of children in families in this town

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: 7,455
Male:

3,630
Female:

3,825
Living with relatives
Total: 155
Here:

2.1%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 65
This town:

1.8%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 85
This town:

2.2%
Province:

2.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 180
Here:

2.4%
Province:

2.9%
Male: 85
Here:

2.3%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 90
Here:

2.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.6%
Living alone
Total: 515
This town:

6.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

9.1%
Male: 240
This town:

6.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.9%
Female: 275
This town:

7.2%
Province:

10.3%
Living with census family
Total: 6,615
Here:

88.7%
Province:

85.8%
Male: 3,235
This town:

89.1%
Province:

87.0%
Female: 3,375
This town:

88.2%
Province:

84.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 605
Male:

300
Female:

305
Living with relatives
Total: 40
Here:

6.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

5.4%
Male: 10
Here:

3.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.0%
Female: 30
This town:

9.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 5
This town:

0.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%
Male: 5
This town:

1.7%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 5
This town:

1.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.4%
Living alone
Total: 105
This town:

17.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

22.9%
Male: 35
This town:

11.7%
Province:

13.4%
Female: 75
Here:

24.6%
Province:

31.2%
Living with census family
Total: 450
This town:

74.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

70.3%
Male: 250
This town:

83.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

82.0%
Female: 195
Here:

63.9%
Province:

59.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 805
Here:

28.3%
State:

31.0%
One-family households with children: 975
Here:

34.3%
State:

28.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 270
Here:

9.5%
State:

9.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 45
Here:

1.6%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

2.1%
State:

1.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.3%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 65
Here:

2.3%
State:

1.8%
One-person households: 510
Here:

17.9%
State:

22.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 70
Here:

2.5%
State:

3.3%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.4
1 person: 510
Here:

17.9%
State:

22.2%
2 persons: 1,035
Here:

36.4%
State:

39.4%
3 persons: 615
Here:

21.6%
State:

18.9%
4 persons: 480
Here:

16.9%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 150
Here:

5.3%
State:

3.9%
6 or more persons: 60
Here:

2.1%
State:

1.3%

Households sizes in Happy Valley-Goose Bay


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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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