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



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 34,455
2 persons: 12,820
Here:

37.2%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 8,125
Here:

23.6%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 9,650
Here:

28.0%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 3,870
Here:

11.2%
State:

9.1%

Whitby Family Size

Married couples: 25,785
Here:

88.7%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 3,270
Here:

11.3%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 4,285
Here:

79.4%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,120
Here:

20.7%
State:

19.5%

Family types in Whitby

Children in Families

Total children in families: 45,365
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.3
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 9,435
Here:

20.8%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 15,795
Here:

34.8%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 5,725
Here:

12.6%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 10,020
Here:

22.1%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 4,390
Here:

9.7%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Whitby

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:

3.2
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 120,290
Male:

58,780
Female:

61,510
Living with relatives
Total: 2,305
Here:

1.9%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 795
This town:

1.4%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 1,510
This town:

2.5%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 2,325
Here:

1.9%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 1,215
This town:

2.1%
Province:

3.8%
Female: 1,115
Here:

1.8%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 6,775
Here:

5.6%
Ontario:

9.7%
Male: 2,870
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 3,900
This town:

6.3%
Ontario:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 108,880
Here:

90.5%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 53,900
This town:

91.7%
Province:

85.6%
Female: 54,985
Here:

89.4%
Province:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 11,300
Male:

5,100
Female:

6,200
Living with relatives
Total: 985
This town:

8.7%
Province:

6.0%
Male: 170
This town:

3.3%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 820
This town:

13.2%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 150
Here:

1.3%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 65
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 90
Here:

1.5%
Ontario:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 2,325
Here:

20.6%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 590
This town:

11.6%
Ontario:

14.9%
Female: 1,730
Here:

27.9%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 7,835
Here:

69.3%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 4,275
Here:

83.8%
Ontario:

80.5%
Female: 3,560
This town:

57.4%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 8,665
Here:

21.1%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 17,290
Here:

42.2%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 4,045
Here:

9.9%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 360
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,180
Here:

2.9%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 730
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 1,075
Here:

2.6%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 6,775
Here:

16.5%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 905
Here:

2.2%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.9
State:

2.6
1 person: 6,775
Here:

16.5%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 11,540
Here:

28.1%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 7,865
Here:

19.2%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 9,615
Here:

23.4%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 3,655
Here:

8.9%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 1,575
Here:

3.8%
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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