Sechelt, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,140
2 persons: 1,420
Here:

66.4%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 365
Here:

17.1%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 270
Here:

12.6%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 95
Here:

4.4%
State:

7.3%

This centre Family Size

Married couples: 1,475
Here:

82.9%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 305
Here:

17.1%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 285
Here:

79.2%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 80
Here:

22.2%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Sechelt

Children in Families

Total children in families: 1,560
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.7
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 380
Here:

24.4%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 490
Here:

31.4%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 220
Here:

14.1%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 280
Here:

17.9%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 195
Here:

12.5%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in this centre

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:

2.6
State:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 7,095
Male:

3,340
Female:

3,750
Living with relatives
Total: 150
This centre:

2.1%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 55
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 95
Here:

2.5%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 305
This centre:

4.3%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 160
This centre:

4.8%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 145
This centre:

3.9%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 1,150
This centre:

16.2%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 430
Here:

12.9%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Female: 725
Here:

19.3%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 5,485
Here:

77.3%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 2,695
Here:

80.7%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 2,790
Here:

74.4%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,990
Male:

900
Female:

1,090
Living with relatives
Total: 45
This centre:

2.3%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 10
Here:

1.1%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 30
Here:

2.8%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 55
Here:

2.8%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 25
Here:

2.8%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 25
Here:

2.3%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 610
Here:

30.7%
British Columbia:

25.7%
Male: 175
This centre:

19.4%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 440
This centre:

40.4%
British Columbia:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 1,285
Here:

64.6%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 695
Here:

77.2%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 590
Here:

54.1%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,065
Here:

31.8%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 535
Here:

16.0%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 265
Here:

7.9%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 40
Here:

1.2%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 50
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 55
Here:

1.6%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 1,150
Here:

34.3%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 115
Here:

3.4%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.1
State:

2.5
1 person: 1,155
Here:

34.5%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 1,330
Here:

39.7%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 415
Here:

12.4%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 295
Here:

8.8%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 120
Here:

3.6%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 40
Here:

1.2%
State:

3.3%

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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