Lake Cowichan - Town, British Columbia, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 895
2 persons: 540
Here:

60.3%
State:

52.1%
3 persons: 175
Here:

19.6%
State:

21.3%
4 persons: 130
Here:

14.5%
State:

19.3%
5 or more persons: 50
Here:

5.6%
State:

7.3%

This town Family Size

Married couples: 585
Here:

79.6%
State:

84.7%
Common-law couples: 150
Here:

20.4%
State:

15.3%
Female lone parent: 130
Here:

81.3%
State:

78.5%
Male lone parent: 35
Here:

21.9%
State:

21.5%

Family types in Lake Cowichan

Children in Families

Total children in families: 765
Average number of children at home
Here:

0.9
State:

1.0
Under six years of age: 160
Here:

20.9%
State:

21.1%
6 to 14 years: 295
Here:

38.6%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 115
Here:

15.0%
State:

12.7%
18 to 24 years: 125
Here:

16.3%
State:

20.8%
25 years and over: 65
Here:

8.5%
State:

12.1%

Age of children in families in this town

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:

2.8

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 2,965
Male:

1,455
Female:

1,510
Living with relatives
Total: 60
Here:

2.0%
Province:

2.4%
Male: 30
This town:

2.1%
Province:

2.0%
Female: 35
This town:

2.3%
British Columbia:

2.9%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 125
Here:

4.2%
Province:

4.7%
Male: 70
Here:

4.8%
Province:

5.3%
Female: 55
This town:

3.6%
British Columbia:

4.1%
Living alone
Total: 390
Here:

13.2%
Province:

11.5%
Male: 200
This town:

13.7%
British Columbia:

10.8%
Female: 190
Here:

12.6%
Province:

12.3%
Living with census family
Total: 2,390
This town:

80.6%
British Columbia:

81.3%
Male: 1,160
Here:

79.7%
Province:

81.9%
Female: 1,230
Here:

81.5%
British Columbia:

80.7%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 540
Male:

255
Female:

290
Living with relatives
Total: 15
This town:

2.8%
Province:

5.1%
Male: 5
This town:

2.0%
Province:

2.5%
Female: 15
This town:

5.2%
British Columbia:

7.4%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 20
Here:

3.7%
British Columbia:

2.1%
Male: 10
This town:

3.9%
Province:

2.2%
Female: 10
Here:

3.4%
Province:

2.0%
Living alone
Total: 155
This town:

28.7%
Province:

25.7%
Male: 50
Here:

19.6%
Province:

16.9%
Female: 105
This town:

36.2%
Province:

33.5%
Living with census family
Total: 345
This town:

63.9%
Province:

67.1%
Male: 190
Here:

74.5%
Province:

78.3%
Female: 160
This town:

55.2%
Province:

57.1%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 425
Here:

32.1%
State:

26.0%
One-family households with children: 260
Here:

19.6%
State:

24.9%
Lone-parent-family households: 125
Here:

9.4%
State:

8.1%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 20
Here:

1.5%
State:

1.3%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 25
Here:

1.9%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 25
Here:

1.9%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 10
Here:

0.8%
State:

2.9%
One-person households: 390
Here:

29.4%
State:

28.3%
Two-or-more-person households: 55
Here:

4.2%
State:

4.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.2
State:

2.5
1 person: 390
Here:

29.4%
State:

28.3%
2 persons: 540
Here:

40.8%
State:

34.8%
3 persons: 185
Here:

14.0%
State:

15.0%
4 persons: 135
Here:

10.2%
State:

13.5%
5 persons: 50
Here:

3.8%
State:

5.2%
6 or more persons: 25
Here:

1.9%
State:

3.3%

Households sizes in Lake Cowichan


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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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