Chilliwack - City, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 22,060
2 persons: 11,365
Here:

51.5%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 4,320
Here:

19.6%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 4,165
Here:

18.9%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 2,210
Here:

10.0%
State:

7.3%

Chilliwack Family Size

Married couples: 15,775
Here:

85.3%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 2,715
Here:

14.7%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 2,845
Here:

79.8%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 725
Here:

20.3%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Chilliwack

Children in Families

Total children in families: 23,955
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 5,955
Here:

24.9%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 8,935
Here:

37.3%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 3,225
Here:

13.5%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 4,165
Here:

17.4%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 1,675
Here:

7.0%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in this city

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:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 76,845
Male:

37,600
Female:

39,245
Living with relatives
Total: 1,610
This city:

2.1%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 705
Here:

1.9%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 905
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 2,850
Here:

3.7%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Male: 1,635
Here:

4.3%
British Columbia:

5.3%
Female: 1,220
Here:

3.1%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 7,875
Here:

10.2%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 3,430
This city:

9.1%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 4,445
This city:

11.3%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 64,505
Here:

83.9%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 31,840
This city:

84.7%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 32,670
This city:

83.2%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 11,710
Male:

5,420
Female:

6,290
Living with relatives
Total: 435
This city:

3.7%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 105
This city:

1.9%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 325
Here:

5.2%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 275
Here:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 145
This city:

2.7%
British Columbia:

2.2%
Female: 135
Here:

2.1%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 3,155
Here:

26.9%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 930
Here:

17.2%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 2,225
This city:

35.4%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 7,845
This city:

67.0%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 4,235
This city:

78.1%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 3,605
Here:

57.3%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 8,350
Here:

27.4%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 8,205
Here:

27.0%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 2,760
Here:

9.1%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 450
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 640
Here:

2.1%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 525
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 555
Here:

1.8%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 7,870
Here:

25.9%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 1,075
Here:

3.5%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.5
1 person: 7,870
Here:

25.9%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 10,790
Here:

35.5%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 4,510
Here:

14.8%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 4,300
Here:

14.1%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 1,850
Here:

6.1%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 1,105
Here:

3.6%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in this city


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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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