Vancouver - City, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 151,330
2 persons: 79,030
Here:

52.2%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 34,395
Here:

22.7%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 28,625
Here:

18.9%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 9,280
Here:

6.1%
State:

7.3%

Vancouver Family Size

Married couples: 103,030
Here:

81.4%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 23,580
Here:

18.6%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 20,120
Here:

81.4%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 4,600
Here:

18.6%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Vancouver

Children in Families

Total children in families: 146,430
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.0
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 29,245
Here:

20.0%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 41,480
Here:

28.3%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 16,065
Here:

11.0%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 31,885
Here:

21.8%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 27,755
Here:

19.0%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in Vancouver

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:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 590,205
Male:

288,095
Female:

302,110
Living with relatives
Total: 18,175
Here:

3.1%
British Columbia:

2.4%
Male: 6,670
This city:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.0%
Female: 11,505
Here:

3.8%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 46,460
Here:

7.9%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 24,170
Here:

8.4%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 22,285
Here:

7.4%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 101,200
Here:

17.1%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 48,215
This city:

16.7%
Province:

10.8%
Female: 52,990
Here:

17.5%
British Columbia:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 424,370
Here:

71.9%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 209,045
Here:

72.6%
British Columbia:

81.9%
Female: 215,330
This city:

71.3%
Province:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 75,360
Male:

34,360
Female:

41,000
Living with relatives
Total: 5,605
Here:

7.4%
British Columbia:

5.1%
Male: 1,090
This city:

3.2%
British Columbia:

2.5%
Female: 4,510
This city:

11.0%
Province:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,795
This city:

2.4%
Province:

2.1%
Male: 845
This city:

2.5%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 950
This city:

2.3%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 21,575
Here:

28.6%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 7,340
Here:

21.4%
British Columbia:

16.9%
Female: 14,235
Here:

34.7%
British Columbia:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 46,390
Here:

61.6%
British Columbia:

67.1%
Male: 25,085
This city:

73.0%
British Columbia:

78.3%
Female: 21,305
This city:

52.0%
British Columbia:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 52,895
Here:

20.0%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 50,985
Here:

19.3%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 18,655
Here:

7.1%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 3,300
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 6,520
Here:

2.5%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 2,925
Here:

1.1%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 7,675
Here:

2.9%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 101,205
Here:

38.3%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 20,410
Here:

7.7%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.5
1 person: 101,205
Here:

38.3%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 81,465
Here:

30.8%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 34,770
Here:

13.1%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 28,070
Here:

10.6%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 10,985
Here:

4.2%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 8,070
Here:

3.1%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in Vancouver


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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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