Portugal Cove-St. Philip's - Town, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 2,295
2 persons: 1,045
Here:

45.5%
State:

54.2%
3 persons: 585
Here:

25.5%
State:

23.9%
4 persons: 530
Here:

23.1%
State:

17.4%
5 or more persons: 135
Here:

5.9%
State:

4.4%

This town Family Size

Married couples: 1,725
Here:

85.0%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 305
Here:

15.0%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 200
Here:

75.5%
State:

80.8%
Male lone parent: 60
Here:

22.6%
State:

19.2%

Family types in Portugal Cove-St. Philip"s

Children in Families

Total children in families: 2,345
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

0.9
Under six years of age: 610
Here:

26.0%
State:

20.7%
6 to 14 years: 835
Here:

35.6%
State:

33.2%
15 to 17 years: 225
Here:

9.6%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 435
Here:

18.6%
State:

20.3%
25 years and over: 245
Here:

10.4%
State:

13.8%

Age of children in families in Portugal Cove-St. Philip"s

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:

2.7

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 7,345
Male:

3,635
Female:

3,710
Living with relatives
Total: 145
Here:

2.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.1%
Male: 50
This town:

1.4%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 100
Here:

2.7%
Province:

2.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 125
This town:

1.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

2.9%
Male: 65
This town:

1.8%
Province:

3.3%
Female: 60
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.6%
Living alone
Total: 400
Here:

5.4%
Province:

9.1%
Male: 210
Here:

5.8%
Province:

7.9%
Female: 195
Here:

5.3%
Province:

10.3%
Living with census family
Total: 6,670
This town:

90.8%
Province:

85.8%
Male: 3,315
This town:

91.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

87.0%
Female: 3,355
Here:

90.4%
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: 750
Male:

375
Female:

380
Living with relatives
Total: 70
This town:

9.3%
Province:

5.4%
Male: 15
This town:

4.0%
Province:

3.0%
Female: 55
Here:

14.5%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

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

1.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.5%
Male: 5
This town:

1.3%
Province:

1.6%
Female: 5
Here:

1.3%
Province:

1.4%
Living alone
Total: 120
This town:

16.0%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

22.9%
Male: 35
This town:

9.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

13.4%
Female: 80
This town:

21.1%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

31.2%
Living with census family
Total: 550
This town:

73.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

70.3%
Male: 310
Here:

82.7%
Province:

82.0%
Female: 235
Here:

61.8%
Province:

59.9%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 790
Here:

29.4%
State:

31.0%
One-family households with children: 1,055
Here:

39.2%
State:

28.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 195
Here:

7.2%
State:

9.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 35
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 65
Here:

2.4%
State:

1.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 35
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.3%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 60
Here:

2.2%
State:

1.8%
One-person households: 400
Here:

14.9%
State:

22.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 50
Here:

1.9%
State:

3.3%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.7
State:

2.4
1 person: 400
Here:

14.9%
State:

22.2%
2 persons: 960
Here:

35.7%
State:

39.4%
3 persons: 570
Here:

21.2%
State:

18.9%
4 persons: 550
Here:

20.4%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 155
Here:

5.8%
State:

3.9%
6 or more persons: 55
Here:

2.0%
State:

1.3%

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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