Quebec, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,203,630
2 persons: 1,158,055
Here:

52.6%
State:

49.8%
3 persons: 473,495
Here:

21.5%
State:

21.8%
4 persons: 407,400
Here:

18.5%
State:

19.9%
5 or more persons: 164,680
Here:

7.5%
State:

8.4%

Quebec Family Size

Married couples: 1,143,365
Here:

62.2%
State:

80.1%
Common-law couples: 694,750
Here:

37.8%
State:

19.9%
Female lone parent: 277,930
Here:

76.0%
State:

78.6%
Male lone parent: 87,580
Here:

24.0%
State:

21.4%

Family types in Quebec

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,201,800
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 520,710
Here:

23.6%
State:

22.2%
6 to 14 years: 728,240
Here:

33.1%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 279,620
Here:

12.7%
State:

12.4%
18 to 24 years: 453,250
Here:

20.6%
State:

20.7%
25 years and over: 219,980
Here:

10.0%
State:

11.3%

Age of children in families in this province

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: 7,732,835
Male:

3,812,190
Female:

3,920,640
Living with relatives
Total: 145,795
Here:

1.9%
Country:

2.2%
Male: 64,175
Here:

1.7%
Country:

1.9%
Female: 81,615
This province:

2.1%
Canada:

2.6%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 249,085
This province:

3.2%
Country:

3.7%
Male: 141,300
Here:

3.7%
Country:

4.3%
Female: 107,785
This province:

2.7%
Country:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 1,094,410
This province:

14.2%
Canada:

11.2%
Male: 511,640
This province:

13.4%
Country:

10.4%
Female: 582,770
Here:

14.9%
Canada:

11.9%
Living with census family
Total: 6,243,545
This province:

80.7%
Canada:

82.9%
Male: 3,095,075
This province:

81.2%
Canada:

83.4%
Female: 3,148,470
This province:

80.3%
Canada:

82.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,128,815
Male:

510,045
Female:

618,775
Living with relatives
Total: 45,530
Here:

4.0%
Canada:

4.9%
Male: 11,850
Here:

2.3%
Canada:

2.5%
Female: 33,680
This province:

5.4%
Canada:

7.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 24,935
Here:

2.2%
Canada:

1.9%
Male: 11,985
This province:

2.3%
Canada:

2.0%
Female: 12,950
This province:

2.1%
Country:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 342,775
Here:

30.4%
Canada:

26.7%
Male: 100,810
Here:

19.8%
Country:

16.9%
Female: 241,965
This province:

39.1%
Canada:

35.0%
Living with census family
Total: 715,580
Here:

63.4%
Canada:

66.4%
Male: 385,395
Here:

75.6%
Canada:

78.6%
Female: 330,185
Here:

53.4%
Canada:

56.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 880,690
Here:

25.9%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 857,590
Here:

25.3%
State:

27.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 312,555
Here:

9.2%
State:

9.0%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 27,410
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 33,840
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.8%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 33,750
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 28,420
Here:

0.8%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 1,094,410
Here:

32.2%
State:

27.6%
Two-or-more-person households: 126,680
Here:

3.7%
State:

4.1%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.5
1 person: 1,094,410
Here:

32.2%
State:

27.6%
2 persons: 1,181,240
Here:

34.8%
State:

34.1%
3 persons: 496,140
Here:

14.6%
State:

15.6%
4 persons: 421,080
Here:

12.4%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 142,555
Here:

4.2%
State:

5.4%
6 or more persons: 59,920
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.9%

Households sizes in Quebec


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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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