Durham, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 174,635
2 persons: 73,515
Here:

42.1%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 41,065
Here:

23.5%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 42,650
Here:

24.4%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 17,405
Here:

10.0%
State:

9.1%

Durham Family Size

Married couples: 124,375
Here:

86.5%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 19,425
Here:

13.5%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 24,525
Here:

79.5%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 6,305
Here:

20.5%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this division

Children in Families

Total children in families: 214,200
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.2
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 41,580
Here:

19.4%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 70,715
Here:

33.0%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 27,525
Here:

12.9%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 49,355
Here:

23.0%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 25,030
Here:

11.7%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in this division

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:

3.1
State:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 601,605
Male:

293,935
Female:

307,670
Living with relatives
Total: 13,780
Here:

2.3%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 4,990
This division:

1.7%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 8,790
Here:

2.9%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 15,170
This division:

2.5%
Ontario:

3.4%
Male: 8,590
Here:

2.9%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 6,575
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 40,030
This division:

6.7%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 17,570
Here:

6.0%
Ontario:

8.8%
Female: 22,455
This division:

7.3%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 532,630
This division:

88.5%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 262,785
Here:

89.4%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 269,845
Here:

87.7%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 68,825
Male:

31,080
Female:

37,750
Living with relatives
Total: 5,480
Here:

8.0%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 1,055
This division:

3.4%
Province:

2.8%
Female: 4,430
Here:

11.7%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 1,250
Here:

1.8%
Province:

1.8%
Male: 605
This division:

1.9%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 645
This division:

1.7%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 14,695
This division:

21.4%
Province:

24.4%
Male: 3,845
Here:

12.4%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 10,855
Here:

28.8%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 47,405
Here:

68.9%
Province:

67.8%
Male: 25,580
Here:

82.3%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 21,825
Here:

57.8%
Ontario:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 48,590
Here:

22.7%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 77,285
Here:

36.2%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 22,280
Here:

10.4%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 2,530
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 6,175
Here:

2.9%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 4,510
Here:

2.1%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 6,510
Here:

3.0%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 40,030
Here:

18.7%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 5,835
Here:

2.7%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.8
State:

2.6
1 person: 40,030
Here:

18.7%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 65,370
Here:

30.6%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 40,000
Here:

18.7%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 43,115
Here:

20.2%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 17,040
Here:

8.0%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 8,190
Here:

3.8%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in Durham


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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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