Families characteristics
Number of census families: 250,960
5 or more persons: 22,550
Common-law couples: 33,225
Female lone parent: 31,815
Children in Families
Total children in families: 278,440
Average number of children at home
Under six years of age: 61,135
25 years and over: 28,765
Age of children in families in Ottawa
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
Persons in private households
Number of persons in private households: 904,905
Male: | 440,715 |
Female: | 464,190 |
Living with relatives
Female: 11,415This city: | 2.5% |
Ontario: | 2.8% |
Living with non-relatives only
Living alone
Female: 58,205This city: | 12.5% |
Ontario: | 10.6% |
Living with census family
Persons in private households
Persons over 65 years in private households
Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 109,485
Living with relatives
Female: 4,470This city: | 7.4% |
Province: | 8.7% |
Living with non-relatives onlyTotal: 1,975This city: | 1.8% |
Ontario: | 1.8% |
Female: 1,075This city: | 1.8% |
Province: | 1.7% |
Living aloneTotal: 28,280This city: | 25.8% |
Province: | 24.4% |
Male: 7,605This city: | 15.4% |
Province: | 14.9% |
Female: 20,675This city: | 34.4% |
Ontario: | 32.3% |
Living with census family
Male: 39,805This city: | 80.6% |
Province: | 80.5% |
Female: 33,850This city: | 56.4% |
Province: | 57.3% |
Persons over 65 years in private households
Households types
One-family households without children: 87,875
One-family households with children: 105,545
Lone-parent-family households: 32,410
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 3,695
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 6,165
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 4,650
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 5,220
One-person households: 102,285
Two-or-more-person households: 19,325
Households size
Average number of persons in private households
Households sizes in Ottawa
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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.
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