Southern / Sud, Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 36,295
2 persons: 22,095
Here:

60.9%
State:

55.7%
3 persons: 7,435
Here:

20.5%
State:

21.7%
4 persons: 5,145
Here:

14.2%
State:

16.4%
5 or more persons: 1,610
Here:

4.4%
State:

6.1%

This region Family Size

Married couples: 25,615
Here:

82.8%
State:

82.8%
Common-law couples: 5,320
Here:

17.2%
State:

17.2%
Female lone parent: 4,185
Here:

78.1%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,180
Here:

22.0%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this region

Children in Families

Total children in families: 28,365
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.8
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 5,525
Here:

19.5%
State:

21.0%
6 to 14 years: 10,010
Here:

35.3%
State:

34.0%
15 to 17 years: 3,940
Here:

13.9%
State:

13.0%
18 to 24 years: 5,575
Here:

19.7%
State:

20.5%
25 years and over: 3,315
Here:

11.7%
State:

11.5%

Age of children in families in this region

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 114,095
Male:

55,670
Female:

58,420
Living with relatives
Total: 1,785
This region:

1.6%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 720
This region:

1.3%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 1,065
This region:

1.8%
Province:

2.2%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 3,000
Here:

2.6%
Province:

4.1%
Male: 1,615
This region:

2.9%
Nova Scotia:

4.6%
Female: 1,380
Here:

2.4%
Province:

3.7%
Living alone
Total: 13,725
This region:

12.0%
Nova Scotia:

12.0%
Male: 6,020
This region:

10.8%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 7,700
This region:

13.2%
Province:

13.2%
Living with census family
Total: 95,590
This region:

83.8%
Nova Scotia:

81.9%
Male: 47,320
This region:

85.0%
Province:

83.0%
Female: 48,270
This region:

82.6%
Province:

80.9%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 22,810
Male:

10,605
Female:

12,205
Living with relatives
Total: 865
Here:

3.8%
Province:

4.3%
Male: 260
This region:

2.5%
Province:

2.4%
Female: 605
Here:

5.0%
Province:

5.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 455
This region:

2.0%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 230
This region:

2.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.0%
Female: 220
This region:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 6,240
This region:

27.4%
Nova Scotia:

27.8%
Male: 1,830
This region:

17.3%
Nova Scotia:

17.7%
Female: 4,410
Here:

36.1%
Nova Scotia:

36.2%
Living with census family
Total: 15,245
This region:

66.8%
Province:

66.0%
Male: 8,285
This region:

78.1%
Nova Scotia:

78.0%
Female: 6,965
This region:

57.1%
Nova Scotia:

56.0%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 17,525
Here:

34.5%
State:

28.9%
One-family households with children: 11,665
Here:

23.0%
State:

24.4%
Lone-parent-family households: 4,285
Here:

8.4%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 540
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 455
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 620
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 590
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.4%
One-person households: 13,720
Here:

27.0%
State:

27.9%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,355
Here:

2.7%
State:

4.4%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.3
1 person: 13,725
Here:

27.0%
State:

27.9%
2 persons: 21,510
Here:

42.4%
State:

38.2%
3 persons: 7,750
Here:

15.3%
State:

15.9%
4 persons: 5,620
Here:

11.1%
State:

12.3%
5 persons: 1,590
Here:

3.1%
State:

4.1%
6 or more persons: 575
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.7%

Households sizes in Southern / Sud


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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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