Petrolia - Town, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 1,580
2 persons: 775
Here:

49.1%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 315
Here:

19.9%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 340
Here:

21.5%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 140
Here:

8.9%
State:

9.1%

Petrolia Family Size

Married couples: 1,200
Here:

88.2%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 160
Here:

11.8%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 180
Here:

80.0%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 40
Here:

17.8%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this town

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,695
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 410
Here:

24.2%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 600
Here:

35.4%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 195
Here:

11.5%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 335
Here:

19.8%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 155
Here:

9.1%
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:

2.9
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 5,330
Male:

2,540
Female:

2,790
Living with relatives
Total: 55
This town:

1.0%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 25
This town:

1.0%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 35
This town:

1.3%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 90
This town:

1.7%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 45
This town:

1.8%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 50
Here:

1.8%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 550
This town:

10.3%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 205
Here:

8.1%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 350
This town:

12.5%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 4,635
Here:

87.0%
Province:

84.6%
Male: 2,275
This town:

89.6%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 2,355
Here:

84.4%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 850
Male:

355
Female:

500
Living with relatives
Total: 15
Here:

1.8%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 5
This town:

1.4%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 10
This town:

2.0%
Ontario:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 10
Here:

1.2%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 10
This town:

2.0%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 280
This town:

32.9%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 60
This town:

16.9%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 220
This town:

44.0%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 545
This town:

64.1%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 285
This town:

80.3%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 260
Here:

52.0%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 625
Here:

29.1%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 685
Here:

31.9%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 185
Here:

8.6%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 10
Here:

0.5%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

0.7%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 25
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 15
Here:

0.7%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 550
Here:

25.6%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 40
Here:

1.9%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.6
1 person: 550
Here:

25.6%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 760
Here:

35.3%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 330
Here:

15.3%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 345
Here:

16.0%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 115
Here:

5.3%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 45
Here:

2.1%
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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