Burnaby - City, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 61,365
2 persons: 28,295
Here:

46.1%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 15,935
Here:

26.0%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 13,025
Here:

21.2%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 4,115
Here:

6.7%
State:

7.3%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 45,795
Here:

89.1%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 5,620
Here:

10.9%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 8,150
Here:

81.9%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 1,805
Here:

18.1%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Burnaby

Children in Families

Total children in families: 65,295
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 12,725
Here:

19.5%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 18,190
Here:

27.9%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 7,055
Here:

10.8%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 15,065
Here:

23.1%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 12,270
Here:

18.8%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Burnaby

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:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 220,260
Male:

107,930
Female:

112,325
Living with relatives
Total: 7,025
This city:

3.2%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 2,755
This city:

2.6%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 4,270
Here:

3.8%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 11,500
Here:

5.2%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 6,415
This city:

5.9%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 5,080
Here:

4.5%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 23,655
This city:

10.7%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 11,190
This city:

10.4%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 12,465
This city:

11.1%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 178,080
Here:

80.8%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 87,570
This city:

81.1%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 90,505
Here:

80.6%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 28,955
Male:

13,360
Female:

15,595
Living with relatives
Total: 2,065
This city:

7.1%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 425
This city:

3.2%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 1,640
This city:

10.5%
Province:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 545
Here:

1.9%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 260
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 280
This city:

1.8%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 7,010
Here:

24.2%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 2,150
Here:

16.1%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 4,865
Here:

31.2%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 19,335
This city:

66.8%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 10,520
Here:

78.7%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 8,815
Here:

56.5%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 17,870
Here:

20.6%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 24,420
Here:

28.1%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 7,665
Here:

8.8%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 1,285
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 2,550
Here:

2.9%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,160
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 3,090
Here:

3.6%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 23,655
Here:

27.2%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 5,150
Here:

5.9%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.5
1 person: 23,650
Here:

27.2%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 26,860
Here:

30.9%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 15,580
Here:

17.9%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 12,930
Here:

14.9%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 4,710
Here:

5.4%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 3,110
Here:

3.6%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in Burnaby


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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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