Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part), Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 89,560
2 persons: 44,770
Here:

50.0%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 20,835
Here:

23.3%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 17,435
Here:

19.5%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 6,520
Here:

7.3%
State:

9.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 47,155
Here:

64.5%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 25,980
Here:

35.5%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 12,345
Here:

75.2%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 4,075
Here:

24.8%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 93,640
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 23,410
Here:

25.0%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 31,910
Here:

34.1%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 12,085
Here:

12.9%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 18,745
Here:

20.0%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 7,490
Here:

8.0%
State:

13.1%

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
Here:

2.9
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 310,555
Male:

152,220
Female:

158,335
Living with relatives
Total: 5,855
Here:

1.9%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 2,640
Here:

1.7%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 3,210
This city:

2.0%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 9,930
Here:

3.2%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 5,640
Here:

3.7%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 4,285
Here:

2.7%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 38,440
This city:

12.4%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 17,465
This city:

11.5%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 20,970
This city:

13.2%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 256,340
Here:

82.5%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 126,470
Here:

83.1%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 129,870
This city:

82.0%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 33,340
Male:

15,030
Female:

18,310
Living with relatives
Total: 1,525
Here:

4.6%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 350
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 1,170
This city:

6.4%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 865
This city:

2.6%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 390
This city:

2.6%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 470
Here:

2.6%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 9,560
Here:

28.7%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 2,700
Here:

18.0%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 6,855
This city:

37.4%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 21,400
This city:

64.2%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 11,585
Here:

77.1%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 9,810
This city:

53.6%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 32,295
Here:

24.6%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 36,365
Here:

27.7%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 13,840
Here:

10.5%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 1,275
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,510
Here:

1.1%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,710
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 1,275
Here:

1.0%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 38,435
Here:

29.2%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 4,765
Here:

3.6%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.6
1 person: 38,440
Here:

29.2%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 44,825
Here:

34.1%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 21,805
Here:

16.6%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 18,215
Here:

13.9%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 5,890
Here:

4.5%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 2,295
Here:

1.7%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this city


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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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