Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 270,065
2 persons: 150,500
Here:

55.7%
State:

49.8%
3 persons: 58,590
Here:

21.7%
State:

21.8%
4 persons: 44,395
Here:

16.4%
State:

19.9%
5 or more persons: 16,585
Here:

6.1%
State:

8.4%

Nova Scotia Family Size

Married couples: 184,870
Here:

82.8%
State:

80.1%
Common-law couples: 38,460
Here:

17.2%
State:

19.9%
Female lone parent: 37,625
Here:

80.5%
State:

78.6%
Male lone parent: 9,110
Here:

19.5%
State:

21.4%

Family types in this province

Children in Families

Total children in families: 248,885
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 52,315
Here:

21.0%
State:

22.2%
6 to 14 years: 84,720
Here:

34.0%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 32,250
Here:

13.0%
State:

12.4%
18 to 24 years: 50,960
Here:

20.5%
State:

20.7%
25 years and over: 28,640
Here:

11.5%
State:

11.3%

Age of children in families in this province

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:

2.7
State:

2.9

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 906,175
Male:

439,230
Female:

466,940
Living with relatives
Total: 17,670
This province:

1.9%
Canada:

2.2%
Male: 7,250
This province:

1.7%
Canada:

1.9%
Female: 10,420
This province:

2.2%
Canada:

2.6%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 37,430
Here:

4.1%
Country:

3.7%
Male: 20,250
Here:

4.6%
Canada:

4.3%
Female: 17,180
Here:

3.7%
Country:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 108,795
This province:

12.0%
Country:

11.2%
Male: 47,225
Here:

10.8%
Canada:

10.4%
Female: 61,570
This province:

13.2%
Country:

11.9%
Living with census family
Total: 742,285
Here:

81.9%
Country:

82.9%
Male: 364,505
Here:

83.0%
Canada:

83.4%
Female: 377,775
Here:

80.9%
Country:

82.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 143,825
Male:

65,235
Female:

78,595
Living with relatives
Total: 6,250
Here:

4.3%
Canada:

4.9%
Male: 1,570
This province:

2.4%
Country:

2.5%
Female: 4,675
This province:

5.9%
Country:

7.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 2,710
Here:

1.9%
Canada:

1.9%
Male: 1,275
Here:

2.0%
Country:

2.0%
Female: 1,430
Here:

1.8%
Country:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 39,970
This province:

27.8%
Country:

26.7%
Male: 11,530
Here:

17.7%
Country:

16.9%
Female: 28,440
Here:

36.2%
Canada:

35.0%
Living with census family
Total: 94,905
Here:

66.0%
Country:

66.4%
Male: 50,860
Here:

78.0%
Country:

78.6%
Female: 44,045
Here:

56.0%
Country:

56.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 112,780
Here:

28.9%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 95,110
Here:

24.4%
State:

27.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 36,770
Here:

9.4%
State:

9.0%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 4,200
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 4,435
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.8%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 5,670
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 5,490
Here:

1.4%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 108,795
Here:

27.9%
State:

27.6%
Two-or-more-person households: 17,030
Here:

4.4%
State:

4.1%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.3
State:

2.5
1 person: 108,795
Here:

27.9%
State:

27.6%
2 persons: 149,105
Here:

38.2%
State:

34.1%
3 persons: 62,005
Here:

15.9%
State:

15.6%
4 persons: 47,900
Here:

12.3%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 15,995
Here:

4.1%
State:

5.4%
6 or more persons: 6,480
Here:

1.7%
State:

2.9%

Households sizes in Nova Scotia


Discuss Nova Scotia, Canada - Families and households characteristics on our hugely popular Canada forum.



  1. All Cities
  2. Canada
  3. Nova Scotia
  4. Families and households characteristics


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.
City-data.com does not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of any information on this site. Use at your own risk.
Website © 2003-2024 Advameg, Inc.