Squamish, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 4,935
2 persons: 2,400
Here:

48.6%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 1,090
Here:

22.1%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 1,065
Here:

21.6%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 375
Here:

7.6%
State:

7.3%

Squamish Family Size

Married couples: 3,210
Here:

76.4%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 995
Here:

23.7%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 535
Here:

72.8%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 200
Here:

27.2%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Squamish

Children in Families

Total children in families: 5,160
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 1,575
Here:

30.5%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 1,755
Here:

34.0%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 645
Here:

12.5%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 815
Here:

15.8%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 365
Here:

7.1%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Squamish

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: 17,225
Male:

8,780
Female:

8,445
Living with relatives
Total: 345
This city:

2.0%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 155
This city:

1.8%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 190
This city:

2.2%
Province:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,030
This city:

6.0%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 620
Here:

7.1%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 405
This city:

4.8%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 1,550
Here:

9.0%
British Columbia:

11.5%
Male: 855
This city:

9.7%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 695
Here:

8.2%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 14,300
Here:

83.0%
Province:

81.3%
Male: 7,145
This city:

81.4%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 7,155
This city:

84.7%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,550
Male:

770
Female:

775
Living with relatives
Total: 95
Here:

6.1%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Male: 25
Here:

3.2%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 75
Here:

9.7%
Province:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 25
Here:

1.6%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 10
Here:

1.3%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 10
Here:

1.3%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 415
Here:

26.8%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 165
This city:

21.4%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 250
This city:

32.3%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 1,010
This city:

65.2%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 570
Here:

74.0%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 440
This city:

56.8%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 1,655
Here:

25.0%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 1,900
Here:

28.7%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 550
Here:

8.3%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 120
Here:

1.8%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 195
Here:

2.9%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 95
Here:

1.4%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 200
Here:

3.0%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 1,550
Here:

23.4%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 365
Here:

5.5%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.6
State:

2.5
1 person: 1,550
Here:

23.4%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 2,270
Here:

34.3%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 1,120
Here:

16.9%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 1,040
Here:

15.7%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 410
Here:

6.2%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 240
Here:

3.6%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in Squamish


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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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