Guelph, Ontario, Canada - Families and households characteristics



Families characteristics

Number of census families: 39,770
2 persons: 18,880
Here:

47.5%
State:

46.7%
3 persons: 8,730
Here:

22.0%
State:

22.5%
4 persons: 8,750
Here:

22.0%
State:

21.7%
5 or more persons: 3,410
Here:

8.6%
State:

9.1%

This city Family Size

Married couples: 28,665
Here:

84.8%
State:

86.9%
Common-law couples: 5,150
Here:

15.2%
State:

13.1%
Female lone parent: 4,730
Here:

79.4%
State:

80.5%
Male lone parent: 1,225
Here:

20.6%
State:

19.5%

Family types in this city

Children in Families

Total children in families: 43,385
Average number of children at home
Here:

1.1
State:

1.1
Under six years of age: 9,810
Here:

22.6%
State:

20.6%
6 to 14 years: 14,800
Here:

34.1%
State:

32.4%
15 to 17 years: 5,280
Here:

12.2%
State:

12.1%
18 to 24 years: 9,040
Here:

20.8%
State:

21.8%
25 years and over: 4,460
Here:

10.3%
State:

13.1%

Age of children in families in Guelph

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:

3.0

Persons in private households

Number of persons in private households: 139,670
Male:

68,190
Female:

71,480
Living with relatives
Total: 2,695
Here:

1.9%
Ontario:

2.3%
Male: 1,070
Here:

1.6%
Province:

1.8%
Female: 1,620
Here:

2.3%
Ontario:

2.8%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 6,310
Here:

4.5%
Province:

3.4%
Male: 3,440
Here:

5.0%
Ontario:

3.8%
Female: 2,870
This city:

4.0%
Province:

3.0%
Living alone
Total: 13,695
This city:

9.8%
Province:

9.7%
Male: 5,750
Here:

8.4%
Province:

8.8%
Female: 7,940
Here:

11.1%
Province:

10.6%
Living with census family
Total: 116,975
This city:

83.8%
Ontario:

84.6%
Male: 57,930
Here:

85.0%
Ontario:

85.6%
Female: 59,045
This city:

82.6%
Ontario:

83.6%

Persons in private households

Persons over 65 years in private households


Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 18,145
Male:

8,105
Female:

10,045
Living with relatives
Total: 895
Here:

4.9%
Ontario:

6.0%
Male: 195
This city:

2.4%
Ontario:

2.8%
Female: 695
Here:

6.9%
Province:

8.7%
Living with non-relatives only
Total: 325
Here:

1.8%
Ontario:

1.8%
Male: 160
This city:

2.0%
Ontario:

1.8%
Female: 165
This city:

1.6%
Province:

1.7%
Living alone
Total: 4,510
This city:

24.9%
Ontario:

24.4%
Male: 1,115
Here:

13.8%
Province:

14.9%
Female: 3,395
Here:

33.8%
Province:

32.3%
Living with census family
Total: 12,420
Here:

68.4%
Ontario:

67.8%
Male: 6,635
Here:

81.9%
Province:

80.5%
Female: 5,790
Here:

57.6%
Province:

57.3%

Persons over 65 years in private households

Households types

One-family households without children: 13,750
Here:

25.1%
State:

24.0%
One-family households with children: 16,675
Here:

30.4%
State:

30.1%
Lone-parent-family households: 4,735
Here:

8.6%
State:

9.4%
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 655
Here:

1.2%
State:

1.1%
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 1,060
Here:

1.9%
State:

2.4%
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 695
Here:

1.3%
State:

1.5%
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 1,080
Here:

2.0%
State:

2.6%
One-person households: 13,695
Here:

25.0%
State:

25.2%
Two-or-more-person households: 2,530
Here:

4.6%
State:

3.7%

Households size

Average number of persons in private households
Here:

2.5
State:

2.6
1 person: 13,690
Here:

24.9%
State:

25.2%
2 persons: 18,370
Here:

33.5%
State:

32.4%
3 persons: 9,070
Here:

16.5%
State:

16.4%
4 persons: 8,940
Here:

16.3%
State:

16.0%
5 persons: 3,270
Here:

6.0%
State:

6.4%
6 or more persons: 1,525
Here:

2.8%
State:

3.6%

Households sizes in this city


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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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