Nunavut, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 7,780
2 persons: 2,385
Here:

30.7%
State:

49.8%
3 persons: 1,835
Here:

23.6%
State:

21.8%
4 persons: 1,515
Here:

19.5%
State:

19.9%
5 or more persons: 2,040
Here:

26.2%
State:

8.4%

This province Family Size

Married couples: 3,040
Here:

54.4%
State:

80.1%
Common-law couples: 2,545
Here:

45.6%
State:

19.9%
Female lone parent: 1,560
Here:

71.1%
State:

78.6%
Male lone parent: 635
Here:

28.9%
State:

21.4%

Family types in this province

Children in Families

Total children in families: 14,805
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.9
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 4,515
Here:

30.5%
State:

22.2%
6 to 14 years: 5,640
Here:

38.1%
State:

33.3%
15 to 17 years: 1,645
Here:

11.1%
State:

12.4%
18 to 24 years: 2,120
Here:

14.3%
State:

20.7%
25 years and over: 890
Here:

6.0%
State:

11.3%

Age of children in families in Nunavut

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:

3.6
State:

2.9

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 31,700
Male:

16,265
Female:

15,435
Living with relatives
Total: 1,340
Here:

4.2%
Country:

2.2%
Male: 740
Here:

4.5%
Canada:

1.9%
Female: 600
Here:

3.9%
Canada:

2.6%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 615
Here:

1.9%
Canada:

3.7%
Male: 315
Here:

1.9%
Country:

4.3%
Female: 305
Here:

2.0%
Canada:

3.2%
Living alone
Total: 1,575
This province:

5.0%
Country:

11.2%
Male: 975
This province:

6.0%
Canada:

10.4%
Female: 600
Here:

3.9%
Canada:

11.9%
Living with census family
Total: 28,170
Here:

88.9%
Canada:

82.9%
Male: 14,240
Here:

87.5%
Canada:

83.4%
Female: 13,930
Here:

90.2%
Country:

82.3%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,040
Male:

560
Female:

480
Living with relatives
Total: 110
Here:

10.6%
Country:

4.9%
Male: 30
This province:

5.4%
Country:

2.5%
Female: 80
This province:

16.7%
Country:

7.0%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 15
This province:

1.4%
Canada:

1.9%
Male: 10
Here:

1.8%
Country:

2.0%
Female: 5
Here:

1.0%
Country:

1.8%
Living alone
Total: 135
This province:

13.0%
Canada:

26.7%
Male: 75
This province:

13.4%
Country:

16.9%
Female: 60
Here:

12.5%
Canada:

35.0%
Living with census family
Total: 775
This province:

74.5%
Canada:

66.4%
Male: 440
Here:

78.6%
Canada:

78.6%
Female: 335
Here:

69.8%
Canada:

56.2%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 865
Here:

10.0%
State:

25.5%
One-family households with children: 3,225
Here:

37.2%
State:

27.6%
Lone-parent-family households: 1,055
Here:

12.2%
State:

9.0%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 75
Here:

0.9%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 355
Here:

4.1%
State:

1.8%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 270
Here:

3.1%
State:

1.4%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 920
Here:

10.6%
State:

2.0%
One-person households: 1,575
Here:

18.2%
State:

27.6%
Two-or-more-person households: 325
Here:

3.8%
State:

4.1%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

3.7
State:

2.5
1 person: 1,575
Here:

18.2%
State:

27.6%
2 persons: 1,590
Here:

18.3%
State:

34.1%
3 persons: 1,380
Here:

15.9%
State:

15.6%
4 persons: 1,360
Here:

15.7%
State:

14.3%
5 persons: 1,100
Here:

12.7%
State:

5.4%
6 or more persons: 1,655
Here:

19.1%
State:

2.9%

Households sizes in Nunavut


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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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