Gander - Town, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 3,395
2 persons: 1,765
Here:

52.0%
State:

54.2%
3 persons: 830
Here:

24.4%
State:

23.9%
4 persons: 670
Here:

19.7%
State:

17.4%
5 or more persons: 130
Here:

3.8%
State:

4.4%

Gander Family Size

Married couples: 2,455
Here:

83.8%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 470
Here:

16.0%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 385
Here:

82.8%
State:

80.8%
Male lone parent: 80
Here:

17.2%
State:

19.2%

Family types in this town

Children in Families

Total children in families: 3,050
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 750
Here:

24.6%
State:

20.7%
6 to 14 years: 1,220
Here:

40.0%
State:

33.2%
15 to 17 years: 355
Here:

11.6%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 485
Here:

15.9%
State:

20.3%
25 years and over: 240
Here:

7.9%
State:

13.8%

Age of children in families in Gander

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:

2.8
State:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 10,805
Male:

5,220
Female:

5,590
Living with relatives
Total: 135
This town:

1.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.1%
Male: 50
This town:

1.0%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 85
This town:

1.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 255
This town:

2.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.9%
Male: 130
This town:

2.5%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 125
Here:

2.2%
Province:

2.6%
Living alone
Total: 1,050
Here:

9.7%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 395
This town:

7.6%
Province:

7.9%
Female: 655
Here:

11.7%
Province:

10.3%
Living with census family
Total: 9,370
Here:

86.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

85.8%
Male: 4,640
Here:

88.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

87.0%
Female: 4,725
Here:

84.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

84.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,440
Male:

640
Female:

800
Living with relatives
Total: 45
This town:

3.1%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 10
Here:

1.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

3.0%
Female: 35
This town:

4.4%
Province:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 10
This town:

0.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%
Male: 5
Here:

0.8%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.6%
Female: 5
Here:

0.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.4%
Living alone
Total: 360
Here:

25.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

22.9%
Male: 75
Here:

11.7%
Province:

13.4%
Female: 290
This town:

36.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.2%
Living with census family
Total: 1,015
This town:

70.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

70.3%
Male: 550
This town:

85.9%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

82.0%
Female: 470
Here:

58.8%
Province:

59.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,380
Here:

30.6%
State:

31.0%
One-family households with children: 1,395
Here:

30.9%
State:

28.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 395
Here:

8.7%
State:

9.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 45
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 35
Here:

0.8%
State:

1.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 45
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.3%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 45
Here:

1.0%
State:

1.8%
One-person households: 1,050
Here:

23.3%
State:

22.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 120
Here:

2.7%
State:

3.3%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.4
State:

2.4
1 person: 1,050
Here:

23.3%
State:

22.2%
2 persons: 1,740
Here:

38.5%
State:

39.4%
3 persons: 860
Here:

19.0%
State:

18.9%
4 persons: 685
Here:

15.2%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 155
Here:

3.4%
State:

3.9%
6 or more persons: 30
Here:

0.7%
State:

1.3%

Households sizes in Gander


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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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