Northwest Territories, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 10,935
2 persons: 4,630
Here:

42.3%
State:

49.8%
3 persons: 2,640
Here:

24.1%
State:

21.8%
4 persons: 2,205
Here:

20.2%
State:

19.9%
5 or more persons: 1,460
Here:

13.4%
State:

8.4%

Northwest Territories Family Size

Married couples: 5,465
Here:

63.5%
State:

80.1%
Common-law couples: 3,135
Here:

36.5%
State:

19.9%
Female lone parent: 1,720
Here:

73.8%
State:

78.6%
Male lone parent: 610
Here:

26.2%
State:

21.4%

Family types in Northwest Territories

Children in Families

Total children in families: 14,530
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.3
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 3,800
Here:

26.2%
State:

22.2%
6 to 14 years: 4,950
Here:

34.1%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 1,860
Here:

12.8%
State:

12.4%
18 to 24 years: 2,760
Here:

19.0%
State:

20.7%
25 years and over: 1,155
Here:

7.9%
State:

11.3%

Age of children in families in this province

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:

3.1
State:

2.9

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 40,805
Male:

20,655
Female:

20,150
Living with relatives
Total: 1,340
This province:

3.3%
Canada:

2.2%
Male: 675
Here:

3.3%
Country:

1.9%
Female: 665
This province:

3.3%
Canada:

2.6%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,930
Here:

4.7%
Canada:

3.7%
Male: 1,105
Here:

5.3%
Country:

4.3%
Female: 825
Here:

4.1%
Country:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 3,475
Here:

8.5%
Country:

11.2%
Male: 1,965
Here:

9.5%
Country:

10.4%
Female: 1,510
This province:

7.5%
Canada:

11.9%
Living with census family
Total: 34,060
Here:

83.5%
Country:

82.9%
Male: 16,910
Here:

81.9%
Country:

83.4%
Female: 17,145
Here:

85.1%
Country:

82.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 2,230
Male:

1,135
Female:

1,095
Living with relatives
Total: 185
This province:

8.3%
Country:

4.9%
Male: 55
This province:

4.8%
Canada:

2.5%
Female: 125
Here:

11.4%
Country:

7.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 40
Here:

1.8%
Country:

1.9%
Male: 20
Here:

1.8%
Canada:

2.0%
Female: 20
This province:

1.8%
Country:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 625
This province:

28.0%
Canada:

26.7%
Male: 290
This province:

25.6%
Canada:

16.9%
Female: 340
Here:

31.1%
Country:

35.0%
Living with census family
Total: 1,385
This province:

62.1%
Canada:

66.4%
Male: 770
Here:

67.8%
Country:

78.6%
Female: 610
Here:

55.7%
Canada:

56.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 2,795
Here:

19.0%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 4,565
Here:

31.1%
State:

27.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,615
Here:

11.0%
State:

9.0%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 275
Here:

1.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 390
Here:

2.7%
State:

1.8%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 345
Here:

2.3%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 470
Here:

3.2%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 3,475
Here:

23.6%
State:

27.6%
Two-or-more-person households: 780
Here:

5.3%
State:

4.1%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.8
State:

2.5
1 person: 3,475
Here:

23.6%
State:

27.6%
2 persons: 4,240
Here:

28.8%
State:

34.1%
3 persons: 2,660
Here:

18.1%
State:

15.6%
4 persons: 2,325
Here:

15.8%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 1,175
Here:

8.0%
State:

5.4%
6 or more persons: 830
Here:

5.6%
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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