New Waterford, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,695
2 persons: 1,475
Here:

54.7%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 695
Here:

25.8%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 380
Here:

14.1%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 145
Here:

5.4%
State:

6.1%

This centre Family Size

Married couples: 1,640
Here:

87.2%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 240
Here:

12.8%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 665
Here:

81.6%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 145
Here:

17.8%
State:

19.5%

Family types in New Waterford

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,735
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 395
Here:

14.4%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 765
Here:

28.0%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 335
Here:

12.2%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 675
Here:

24.7%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 565
Here:

20.7%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in New Waterford

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 8,850
Male:

4,245
Female:

4,605
Living with relatives
Total: 255
This centre:

2.9%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 105
This centre:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.7%
Female: 150
Here:

3.3%
Nova Scotia:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 200
Here:

2.3%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 105
Here:

2.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 90
This centre:

2.0%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 1,090
Here:

12.3%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 465
Here:

11.0%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 635
This centre:

13.8%
Nova Scotia:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 7,310
This centre:

82.6%
Province:

81.9%
Male: 3,575
This centre:

84.2%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 3,735
Here:

81.1%
Province:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,685
Male:

725
Female:

970
Living with relatives
Total: 115
Here:

6.8%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 35
This centre:

4.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.4%
Female: 85
This centre:

8.8%
Nova Scotia:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 25
Here:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

1.9%
Male: 15
Here:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 15
Here:

1.5%
Province:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 520
This centre:

30.9%
Nova Scotia:

27.8%
Male: 165
Here:

22.8%
Nova Scotia:

17.7%
Female: 355
This centre:

36.6%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 1,030
This centre:

61.1%
Nova Scotia:

66.0%
Male: 515
Here:

71.0%
Province:

78.0%
Female: 515
This centre:

53.1%
Province:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 875
Here:

23.0%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 825
Here:

21.7%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 640
Here:

16.8%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 35
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 90
Here:

2.4%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 90
Here:

2.4%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 1,090
Here:

28.6%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 110
Here:

2.9%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 1,095
Here:

28.8%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 1,335
Here:

35.1%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 740
Here:

19.4%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 415
Here:

10.9%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 160
Here:

4.2%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 65
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in this centre


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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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