Families and Households
This section describes the family types, number and age groups of children living at home, and the distribution of private households by the size of the household for the Sudbury & Districts and Ontario.
Census family types
Highlights
- In the Sudbury & Districts and Ontario, 17% of families were led by a single parent.
- The majority of single parent families were led by females; 77% in the Sudbury & Districts and 80% in Ontario.
Notes:
- The percentages presented are percentage of the total population.
- Numbers in counts tables may not add up to the total due to random rounding up or down to units of 5.
- Source: 2016 Census, Statistics Canada
Table 5.1a: Percentage, census family types, by geographic area, 2016
| Census family type | Manitoulin District | Sudbury District | Greater Sudbury | Sudbury & Districts | Ontario |
| % of families that are married or common-law | 79.0% | 87.4% | 82.4% | 82.8% | 82.9% |
| % of families that are lone-parent | 20.9% | 12.6% | 17.6% | 17.2% | 17.1% |
Table 5.1b: Count, census family types, by geographic area, 2016
| Census family type | Manitoulin District | Sudbury District | Greater Sudbury | Sudbury & Districts | Ontario |
| Number of families that are married or common-law | 3,140 | 5,935 | 38,675 | 47,750 | 3,137,570 |
| Number of families that are lone-parent | 830 | 855 | 8,250 | 9,935 | 644,975 |
Table 5.1c: Percentage, lone-parent family Type, by geographic area, 2016
| Lone-parent family type | Manitoulin District | Sudbury District | Greater Sudbury | Sudbury & Districts | Ontario |
| % of lone-parent families, female parent | 73.5% | 73.1% | 77.3% | 76.6% | 80.4% |
| % of lone-parent families, male parent | 27.1% | 26.3% | 22.8% | 23.5% | 19.6% |
Table 5.1d: Count, lone-parent family type, by geographic area, 2016
| Lone-parent family type | Manitoulin District | Sudbury District | Greater Sudbury | Sudbury & Districts | Ontario |
| Number of lone-parent families, female parent | 610 | 625 | 6,375 | 7,610 | 518,480 |
| Number of lone-parent families, male parent | 225 | 225 | 1,880 | 2,330 | 126,495 |
Note: These percentages do not add up to 100 due to random rounding up or down to units of 5.
Census families with children
Highlights
- In the Sudbury & Districts, there were approximately 31,410 census families with children living at home in 2016.
- From 2011 to 2016, the percentage of census families with children aged 25 or older only living at home has gone from 14% to 15% in the Sudbury & Districts. (data not shown)
- In the Sudbury District in particular, the number of census families who have only children aged 25 or older living at home has risen from 15% to 17%. In Ontario, the same increase was seen.
Notes:
- The percentages presented are percentage of the total population.
- Numbers in counts tables may not add up to the total due to random rounding up or down to units of 5.
- Source: 2016 Census, Statistics Canada
Table 5.2a: Percentage, census families with children living at home, by age range, by geographic area, 2016
| Age Range | Manitoulin District | Sudbury District | Greater Sudbury | Sudbury & Districts | Ontario |
| Children aged 25+ only | 15.0% | 16.8% | 15.1% | 15.3% | 17.2% |
| At least one child aged 0-24 | 84.5% | 83.2% | 84.9% | 84.7% | 82.8% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Table 5.2b: Count, census families with children living at home, by age range, by geographic area, 2016
| Age Range | Manitoulin District | Sudbury District | Greater Sudbury | Sudbury & Districts | Ontario |
| Children aged 25+ only | 300 | 515 | 3,980 | 4,795 | 405,450 |
| At least one child aged 0-24 | 1,695 | 2,545 | 22,365 | 26,605 | 1,948,250 |
| Total | 2,005 | 3,060 | 26,345 | 31,410 | 2,353,970 |
Private households – number of persons
Highlights
- Across the Sudbury & Districts, two-person households comprised the largest proportion (38%) of private households, followed by one-person households (29%). This pattern held true provincially as well.
Notes:
- The percentages presented are percentage of the total population.
- Numbers in counts tables may not add up to the total due to random rounding up or down to units of 5.
- Source: 2016 Census, Statistics Canada
Table 5.3a: Percentage, household size for private households, by geographic area, 2016
| Number of People in Household | Manitoulin District | Sudbury District | Greater Sudbury | Sudbury & Districts | Ontario |
| 1 | 30.3% | 26.5% | 29.6% | 29.3% | 25.9% |
| 2 | 41.1% | 44.0% | 37.0% | 38.0% | 32.8% |
| 3 | 12.0% | 13.9% | 15.1% | 14.7% | 16.1% |
| 4 | 9.7% | 10.5% | 13.0% | 12.5% | 15.4% |
| 5+ | 6.8% | 5.3% | 5.4% | 5.4% | 9.7% |
| Total | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
Table 5.3b: Count, household size for private households, by geographic area, 2016
| Number of People in Household | Manitoulin District | Sudbury District | Greater Sudbury | Sudbury & Districts | Ontario |
| 1 | 1,740 | 2,480 | 20,500 | 24,720 | 1,341,300 |
| 2 | 2,360 | 4,125 | 25,570 | 32,055 | 1,693,525 |
| 3 | 690 | 1,300 | 10,440 | 12,430 | 834,260 |
| 4 | 560 | 980 | 8,985 | 10,525 | 796,320 |
| 5+ | 390 | 495 | 3,705 | 4,590 | 503,775 |
| Total | 5,745 | 9,375 | 69,200 | 84,320 | 5,169,170 |
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