Gatineau - Ville, Quebec, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 74,600
2 persons: 37,545
Here:

50.3%
State:

52.6%
3 persons: 17,490
Here:

23.4%
State:

21.5%
4 persons: 14,205
Here:

19.0%
State:

18.5%
5 or more persons: 5,355
Here:

7.2%
State:

7.5%

Gatineau Family Size

Married couples: 38,540
Here:

64.4%
State:

62.2%
Common-law couples: 21,290
Here:

35.6%
State:

37.8%
Female lone parent: 11,275
Here:

76.3%
State:

76.0%
Male lone parent: 3,490
Here:

23.6%
State:

24.0%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 78,385
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 19,540
Here:

24.9%
State:

23.6%
6 to 14 years: 26,495
Here:

33.8%
State:

33.1%
15 to 17 years: 10,130
Here:

12.9%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 15,820
Here:

20.2%
State:

20.6%
25 years and over: 6,405
Here:

8.2%
State:

10.0%

Age of children in families in Gatineau

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: 261,665
Male:

127,035
Female:

134,635
Living with relatives
Total: 5,110
This city:

2.0%
Province:

1.9%
Male: 2,275
Here:

1.8%
Province:

1.7%
Female: 2,830
Here:

2.1%
Quebec:

2.1%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 8,915
This city:

3.4%
Province:

3.2%
Male: 5,085
This city:

4.0%
Quebec:

3.7%
Female: 3,830
Here:

2.8%
Quebec:

2.7%
Living alone
Total: 34,830
Here:

13.3%
Quebec:

14.2%
Male: 15,335
This city:

12.1%
Province:

13.4%
Female: 19,495
This city:

14.5%
Quebec:

14.9%
Living with census family
Total: 212,815
Here:

81.3%
Quebec:

80.7%
Male: 104,330
This city:

82.1%
Quebec:

81.2%
Female: 108,485
Here:

80.6%
Province:

80.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 28,445
Male:

12,420
Female:

16,025
Living with relatives
Total: 1,245
Here:

4.4%
Quebec:

4.0%
Male: 265
This city:

2.1%
Quebec:

2.3%
Female: 980
This city:

6.1%
Quebec:

5.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 740
This city:

2.6%
Province:

2.2%
Male: 330
This city:

2.7%
Quebec:

2.3%
Female: 405
This city:

2.5%
Province:

2.1%
Living alone
Total: 8,615
This city:

30.3%
Province:

30.4%
Male: 2,280
Here:

18.4%
Quebec:

19.8%
Female: 6,335
This city:

39.5%
Quebec:

39.1%
Living with census family
Total: 17,850
Here:

62.8%
Province:

63.4%
Male: 9,545
This city:

76.9%
Quebec:

75.6%
Female: 8,305
This city:

51.8%
Quebec:

53.4%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 26,570
Here:

23.6%
State:

25.9%
One-family households with children: 29,720
Here:

26.4%
State:

25.3%
Lone-parent-family households: 12,525
Here:

11.1%
State:

9.2%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 1,055
Here:

0.9%
State:

0.8%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,205
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.0%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 1,520
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.0%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 995
Here:

0.9%
State:

0.8%
One-person households: 34,830
Here:

30.9%
State:

32.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 4,345
Here:

3.9%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.3
1 person: 34,830
Here:

30.9%
State:

32.2%
2 persons: 37,905
Here:

33.6%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 18,445
Here:

16.4%
State:

14.6%
4 persons: 14,885
Here:

13.2%
State:

12.4%
5 persons: 4,825
Here:

4.3%
State:

4.2%
6 or more persons: 1,870
Here:

1.7%
State:

1.8%

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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