Family Structure Statistics

Table of Contents (on this page) • Total number of persons in private households • Total couple families by family structure • Total number of persons 65 years and over • Total lone-parent families by sex of parent • Total number of children at home • Total number of private households by household size • Average number of children at home per census family • Average number of persons in private households • Total number of census families in private households by family size • Total number of private households by household type • Average number of persons per census family • Notes

Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple living common-law may be of opposite or same sex. “Children” in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present. (From the 2001 Census Dictionary Reference manual - Family Structure.)

	Sacred Heart	Deanery Average
Total number of persons in private households	20,560	13,921
Number of non-family persons	1,940	1,604
- Living with relatives	140	152
- Living with non-relatives only	320	250
- Living alone	1,475	1,204
Number of family persons	18,620	12,317

	Sacred Heart	Deanery Average
Total number of persons 65 years and over	2,635	2,047
Number of non-family persons 65 years and over	785	670
- Living with relatives	70	65
- Living with non-relatives only	10	28
- Living alone	705	577
Number of family persons 65 years and over	1,855	1,378

	Sacred Heart	Deanery Average
Total number of children at home	7,240	4,656
Under 6 years of age	1,715	1,016
- 6 - 14 years	2,925	1,807
- 15 - 17 years	830	639
- 18 - 24 years	1,270	863
- 25 years and more	500	333

	Sacred Heart	Deanery Average
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	1.2

	Sacred Heart	Deanery Average
Total number of census families in private households by family size	6,055	4,073
- Size of census family, 2 persons	2,815	1,960
- Size of census family, 3 persons	1,170	798
- Size of census family, 4 persons	1,225	842
- Size of census family, 5 or more persons	840	472

	Sacred Heart	Deanery Average
Average number of persons per census family	3.1	3.1

	Sacred Heart	Deanery Average
Total couple families by family structure	5,330	3,589
Married couples	4,770	3,189
Without children at home	2,070	1,434
With children at home	2,695	1,756
- 1 child	815	573
- 2 children	1,110	749
- 3 or more children	775	435
Common-law couples	555	399
Without children at home	280	217
With children at home	275	183
- 1 child	135	94
- 2 children	90	60
- 3 or more children	55	30

	Sacred Heart	Deanery Average
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent	725	483
Female parent	520	382
- 1 child	310	237
- 2 children	185	109
- 3 or more children	25	34
Male parent	205	101
- 1 child	150	71
- 2 children	35	21
- 3 or more children	15	10

	Sacred Heart	Deanery Average
Total number of private households by household size	7,555	5,335
- 1 person	1,480	1,205
- 2 persons	2,655	1,911
- 3 persons	1,200	821
- 4-5 persons	1,945	1,225
- 6 or more persons	275	175

	Sacred Heart	Deanery Average
Average number of persons in private households	2.7	2.6

	Sacred Heart	Deanery Average
Total number of private households by household type	7,555	5,335
One-family households	5,940	3,983
Multiple-family households	60	45
Non-family households	1,555	1,307

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