Vaughan - City, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 80,835
2 persons: 25,630
Here:

31.7%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 19,615
Here:

24.3%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 25,195
Here:

31.2%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 10,395
Here:

12.9%
State:

9.1%

Vaughan Family Size

Married couples: 68,180
Here:

95.9%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 2,945
Here:

4.1%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 7,890
Here:

81.3%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,820
Here:

18.7%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Vaughan

Children in Families

Total children in families: 113,700
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.4
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 21,955
Here:

19.3%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 36,310
Here:

31.9%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 12,425
Here:

10.9%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 25,125
Here:

22.1%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 17,890
Here:

15.7%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in this city

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:

3.3
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 286,305
Male:

140,270
Female:

146,035
Living with relatives
Total: 7,200
Here:

2.5%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 2,170
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 5,030
Here:

3.4%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 4,280
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 1,710
Here:

1.2%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 2,565
This city:

1.8%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 9,160
This city:

3.2%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 3,765
This city:

2.7%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 5,400
Here:

3.7%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 265,660
This city:

92.8%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 132,630
Here:

94.6%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 133,030
This city:

91.1%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 30,415
Male:

14,570
Female:

15,850
Living with relatives
Total: 3,665
Here:

12.1%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 665
Here:

4.6%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 3,000
This city:

18.9%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 360
This city:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 155
Here:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 205
This city:

1.3%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 3,580
This city:

11.8%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 795
Here:

5.5%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 2,785
Here:

17.6%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 22,810
This city:

75.0%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 12,955
This city:

88.9%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 9,860
Here:

62.2%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 15,700
Here:

18.2%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 41,915
Here:

48.7%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 6,400
Here:

7.4%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 955
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 4,775
Here:

5.5%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,265
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 4,740
Here:

5.5%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 9,160
Here:

10.6%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,160
Here:

1.3%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

3.3
State:

2.6
1 person: 9,160
Here:

10.6%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 19,935
Here:

23.2%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 17,160
Here:

19.9%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 23,400
Here:

27.2%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 10,395
Here:

12.1%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 6,025
Here:

7.0%
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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