New Brunswick, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 224,590
2 persons: 125,615
Here:

55.9%
State:

49.8%
3 persons: 49,255
Here:

21.9%
State:

21.8%
4 persons: 37,365
Here:

16.6%
State:

19.9%
5 or more persons: 12,360
Here:

5.5%
State:

8.4%

This province Family Size

Married couples: 152,455
Here:

80.9%
State:

80.1%
Common-law couples: 35,950
Here:

19.1%
State:

19.9%
Female lone parent: 28,735
Here:

79.4%
State:

78.6%
Male lone parent: 7,450
Here:

20.6%
State:

21.4%

Family types in New Brunswick

Children in Families

Total children in families: 200,700
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 43,455
Here:

21.7%
State:

22.2%
6 to 14 years: 69,295
Here:

34.5%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 26,050
Here:

13.0%
State:

12.4%
18 to 24 years: 38,950
Here:

19.4%
State:

20.7%
25 years and over: 22,950
Here:

11.4%
State:

11.3%

Age of children in families in New Brunswick

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:

2.7
State:

2.9

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 735,715
Male:

359,500
Female:

376,215
Living with relatives
Total: 13,885
Here:

1.9%
Country:

2.2%
Male: 5,930
This province:

1.6%
Country:

1.9%
Female: 7,955
This province:

2.1%
Country:

2.6%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 26,435
Here:

3.6%
Canada:

3.7%
Male: 14,440
This province:

4.0%
Canada:

4.3%
Female: 11,995
Here:

3.2%
Canada:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 81,705
This province:

11.1%
Canada:

11.2%
Male: 36,135
This province:

10.1%
Country:

10.4%
Female: 45,570
Here:

12.1%
Country:

11.9%
Living with census family
Total: 613,695
This province:

83.4%
Canada:

82.9%
Male: 303,000
Here:

84.3%
Canada:

83.4%
Female: 310,690
This province:

82.6%
Canada:

82.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 114,255
Male:

52,430
Female:

61,830
Living with relatives
Total: 4,920
Here:

4.3%
Country:

4.9%
Male: 1,330
This province:

2.5%
Canada:

2.5%
Female: 3,590
This province:

5.8%
Country:

7.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 2,545
Here:

2.2%
Country:

1.9%
Male: 1,205
Here:

2.3%
Canada:

2.0%
Female: 1,340
This province:

2.2%
Canada:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 30,270
Here:

26.5%
Canada:

26.7%
Male: 8,745
This province:

16.7%
Canada:

16.9%
Female: 21,530
This province:

34.8%
Country:

35.0%
Living with census family
Total: 76,515
This province:

67.0%
Country:

66.4%
Male: 41,150
This province:

78.5%
Country:

78.6%
Female: 35,365
Here:

57.2%
Canada:

56.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 95,030
Here:

30.3%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 80,600
Here:

25.7%
State:

27.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 28,745
Here:

9.2%
State:

9.0%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 3,555
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 3,565
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.8%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 4,190
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 4,410
Here:

1.4%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 81,700
Here:

26.0%
State:

27.6%
Two-or-more-person households: 12,205
Here:

3.9%
State:

4.1%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.5
1 person: 81,700
Here:

26.0%
State:

27.6%
2 persons: 123,375
Here:

39.3%
State:

34.1%
3 persons: 51,805
Here:

16.5%
State:

15.6%
4 persons: 40,245
Here:

12.8%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 12,310
Here:

3.9%
State:

5.4%
6 or more persons: 4,570
Here:

1.5%
State:

2.9%

Households sizes in this province


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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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