Wasaga Beach - Town, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 5,805
2 persons: 3,815
Here:

65.7%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 985
Here:

17.0%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 725
Here:

12.5%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 285
Here:

4.9%
State:

9.1%

This town Family Size

Married couples: 4,460
Here:

86.2%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 715
Here:

13.8%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 485
Here:

77.0%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 145
Here:

23.0%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this town

Children in Families

Total children in families: 4,000
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.7
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 770
Here:

19.3%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 1,360
Here:

34.0%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 525
Here:

13.1%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 800
Here:

20.0%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 550
Here:

13.8%
State:

13.1%

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:

2.6
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 17,400
Male:

8,555
Female:

8,850
Living with relatives
Total: 340
This town:

2.0%
Province:

2.3%
Male: 120
Here:

1.4%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 220
This town:

2.5%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 350
This town:

2.0%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 195
This town:

2.3%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 160
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 1,730
This town:

9.9%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 720
This town:

8.4%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 1,010
This town:

11.4%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 14,975
This town:

86.1%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 7,520
Here:

87.9%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 7,455
This town:

84.2%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 5,070
Male:

2,500
Female:

2,575
Living with relatives
Total: 160
This town:

3.2%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 35
Here:

1.4%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 125
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 55
This town:

1.1%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 25
Here:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 30
This town:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 850
This town:

16.8%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 265
Here:

10.6%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 580
Here:

22.5%
Ontario:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 4,005
This town:

79.0%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 2,165
Here:

86.6%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 1,840
This town:

71.5%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 3,225
Here:

42.6%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 1,570
Here:

20.7%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 470
Here:

6.2%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 95
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 100
Here:

1.3%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 95
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 125
Here:

1.7%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 1,730
Here:

22.8%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 165
Here:

2.2%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.6
1 person: 1,730
Here:

22.8%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 3,645
Here:

48.1%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 1,015
Here:

13.4%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 770
Here:

10.2%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 280
Here:

3.7%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 140
Here:

1.8%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this town


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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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