Parry Sound Region Economic Development Community

Family Size and Structure

The Parry Sound Area Development Community's most common family structure is married couples, which compose 77% of all families. In married and common law couple households, 49% have children. The higher than provincial instance of married or common law couple households without children is due to the large older population where the children have left home.

Family Structure Development Community Ontario
Total Number of Families 3805 3,422,315
Average number of persons in all census families 2.8 3
Number of married-couple families 2910 2,530,560
Average number of persons in married-couple families 2.8 3.1
Number of common-law-couple families 415 351,045
Average number of persons in common-law-couple families 2.9 2.7
Number of lone-parent families 470 540,715
Average number of persons in lone-parent families 2.4 2.5
Number of female lone-parent families 355 441,105
Average number of persons in female lone-parent families 2.4 2.6
Number of male lone-parent families 120 99,605
Average number of persons in male lone-parent families 2.4 2.4
 
Household Structure Development Community Ontario
Total number of Private Households 5255 4,555,025
Households containing a couple (married or common-law) with children 1355 1,420,515
Households containing a couple (married or common-law) without children 1880 1,288,140
One-person households 1400 1,104,865
Other household types 620 741,505
Average household size 2.4 2.6
* Source: Statistics Canada 2006 Census

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