Households & Families

Household size, family structure, and living arrangements. — 2011 Census of Population

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Avg. Household Size

Average number of persons per private household

Distribution by riding

Average household size by federal riding, 2011 Census. Median 2.4 persons; range 1.6 (Vancouver Centre) to 3.7 (Nunavut); half of ridings between 2.3 and 2.6.

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Vertical axis: Average household size (persons)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (2.4). Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. North: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Average household size by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (2.4).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: average household size, 2011 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	NunavutNU	3.7
2	Bramalea—Gore—MaltonON	3.6
2	Markham—UnionvilleON	3.6
4	Brampton—SpringdaleON	3.5
4	Scarborough—Rouge RiverON	3.5
6	Brampton WestON	3.4
6	ChurchillMB	3.4
6	Newton—North DeltaBC	3.4
6	VaughanON	3.4
10	Calgary NortheastAB	3.3

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: average household size, 2011 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
308	Vancouver CentreBC	1.6
305	Laurier—Sainte-MarieQC	1.7
305	QuébecQC	1.7
305	Toronto CentreON	1.7
303	HochelagaQC	1.8
303	Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieQC	1.8
297	Ottawa CentreON	1.9
297	Trinity—SpadinaON	1.9
297	VictoriaBC	1.9
297	Westmount—Ville-MarieQC	1.9

All 308 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by average household size, 2011 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Nunavut	Nunavut	3.7
2	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Ontario	3.6
2	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	3.6
4	Brampton—Springdale	Ontario	3.5
4	Scarborough—Rouge River	Ontario	3.5
6	Brampton West	Ontario	3.4
6	Churchill	Manitoba	3.4
6	Newton—North Delta	British Columbia	3.4
6	Vaughan	Ontario	3.4
10	Calgary Northeast	Alberta	3.3
10	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	3.3
10	Mississauga—Brampton South	Ontario	3.3
10	Mississauga—Erindale	Ontario	3.3
10	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	3.3
10	Oak Ridges—Markham	Ontario	3.3
16	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	3.2
17	Ajax—Pickering	Ontario	3.1
17	Etobicoke North	Ontario	3.1
19	Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont	Alberta	3
19	Halton	Ontario	3
19	Pickering—Scarborough East	Ontario	3
19	Richmond Hill	Ontario	3
19	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	3
19	Thornhill	Ontario	3
19	York West	Ontario	3
26	Calgary—Nose Hill	Alberta	2.9
26	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	2.9
26	Nepean—Carleton	Ontario	2.9
26	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	2.9
26	Surrey North	British Columbia	2.9
26	Vancouver South	British Columbia	2.9
26	Whitby—Oshawa	Ontario	2.9
26	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	2.9
34	Abbotsford	British Columbia	2.8
34	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Ontario	2.8
34	Delta—Richmond East	British Columbia	2.8
34	Durham	Ontario	2.8
34	Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Alberta	2.8
34	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	2.8
34	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Ontario	2.8
34	Oakville	Ontario	2.8
34	Ottawa—Orléans	Ontario	2.8
34	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	2.8
34	Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	2.8
34	Provencher	Manitoba	2.8
34	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	2.8
34	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	2.8
34	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	2.8
34	Western Arctic	Northwest Territories	2.8
34	York—Simcoe	Ontario	2.8
51	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	2.7
51	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Ontario	2.7
51	Barrie	Ontario	2.7
51	Calgary Southeast	Alberta	2.7
51	Cambridge	Ontario	2.7
51	Edmonton—Sherwood Park	Alberta	2.7
51	Edmonton—Spruce Grove	Alberta	2.7
51	Edmonton—St. Albert	Alberta	2.7
51	Essex	Ontario	2.7
51	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	2.7
51	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.7
51	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	2.7
51	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	2.7
51	Macleod	Alberta	2.7
51	Peace River	Alberta	2.7
51	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission	British Columbia	2.7
51	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	2.7
51	Richmond	British Columbia	2.7
51	Sackville—Eastern Shore	Nova Scotia	2.7
51	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	2.7
51	Terrebonne—Blainville	Quebec	2.7
51	Westlock—St. Paul	Alberta	2.7
51	Wild Rose	Alberta	2.7
51	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	2.7
75	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	2.6
75	Brossard—La Prairie	Quebec	2.6
75	Calgary East	Alberta	2.6
75	Calgary Southwest	Alberta	2.6
75	Calgary West	Alberta	2.6
75	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant	Quebec	2.6
75	Crowfoot	Alberta	2.6
75	Don Valley East	Ontario	2.6
75	Edmonton—Leduc	Alberta	2.6
75	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	2.6
75	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	2.6
75	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	2.6
75	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	2.6
75	Kenora	Ontario	2.6
75	Kitchener—Waterloo	Ontario	2.6
75	Langley	British Columbia	2.6
75	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	2.6
75	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	2.6
75	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	2.6
75	Mississauga South	Ontario	2.6
75	Montcalm	Quebec	2.6
75	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	2.6
75	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	2.6
75	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	2.6
75	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Quebec	2.6
75	Vegreville—Wainwright	Alberta	2.6
75	Verchères—Les Patriotes	Quebec	2.6
75	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	2.6
75	Yellowhead	Alberta	2.6
75	York Centre	Ontario	2.6
75	York South—Weston	Ontario	2.6
106	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	2.5
106	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.5
106	Brant	Ontario	2.5
106	Burnaby—Douglas	British Columbia	2.5
106	Burnaby—New Westminster	British Columbia	2.5
106	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	2.5
106	Chambly—Borduas	Quebec	2.5
106	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	2.5
106	Davenport	Ontario	2.5
106	Don Valley West	Ontario	2.5
106	Edmonton East	Alberta	2.5
106	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	2.5
106	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	2.5
106	Guelph	Ontario	2.5
106	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	2.5
106	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	2.5
106	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	2.5
106	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	2.5
106	Lethbridge	Alberta	2.5
106	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Quebec	2.5
106	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	2.5
106	Medicine Hat	Alberta	2.5
106	Mont-Royal	Quebec	2.5
106	Nickel Belt	Ontario	2.5
106	North Vancouver	British Columbia	2.5
106	Oshawa	Ontario	2.5
106	Ottawa South	Ontario	2.5
106	Oxford	Ontario	2.5
106	Pontiac	Quebec	2.5
106	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	2.5
106	Prince George—Peace River	British Columbia	2.5
106	Red Deer	Alberta	2.5
106	Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre	Saskatchewan	2.5
106	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	2.5
106	Repentigny	Quebec	2.5
106	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	2.5
106	Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	2.5
106	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Quebec	2.5
106	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	2.5
106	Saskatoon—Humboldt	Saskatchewan	2.5
106	Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Saskatchewan	2.5
106	Saskatoon—Wanuskewin	Saskatchewan	2.5
106	Selkirk—Interlake	Manitoba	2.5
106	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	2.5
106	South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale	British Columbia	2.5
106	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.5
152	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel	Quebec	2.4
152	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	2.4
152	Blackstrap	Saskatchewan	2.4
152	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.4
152	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	2.4
152	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	2.4
152	Burlington	Ontario	2.4
152	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	2.4
152	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	2.4
152	Chatham-Kent—Essex	Ontario	2.4
152	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	2.4
152	Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	Manitoba	2.4
152	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	2.4
152	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	British Columbia	2.4
152	Gatineau	Quebec	2.4
152	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	2.4
152	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	2.4
152	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	2.4
152	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.4
152	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	2.4
152	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	2.4
152	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	2.4
152	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	2.4
152	Leeds—Grenville	Ontario	2.4
152	Manicouagan	Quebec	2.4
152	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	2.4
152	New Westminster—Coquitlam	British Columbia	2.4
152	Niagara Falls	Ontario	2.4
152	Northumberland—Quinte West	Ontario	2.4
152	Peterborough	Ontario	2.4
152	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	2.4
152	Random—Burin—St. George's	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.4
152	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	2.4
152	Simcoe North	Ontario	2.4
152	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	2.4
152	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	2.4
152	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	2.4
152	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	2.4
152	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	2.4
152	Wascana	Saskatchewan	2.4
152	Welland	Ontario	2.4
152	Willowdale	Ontario	2.4
152	Windsor West	Ontario	2.4
152	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	2.4
152	Yukon	Yukon	2.4
197	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	2.3
197	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	2.3
197	Beaches—East York	Ontario	2.3
197	Beauce	Quebec	2.3
197	Beauharnois—Salaberry	Quebec	2.3
197	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	2.3
197	Bourassa	Quebec	2.3
197	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	2.3
197	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Manitoba	2.3
197	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley	Nova Scotia	2.3
197	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	2.3
197	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	2.3
197	Fredericton	New Brunswick	2.3
197	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	2.3
197	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	2.3
197	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	2.3
197	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	2.3
197	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	2.3
197	Laval	Quebec	2.3
197	London West	Ontario	2.3
197	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	2.3
197	Miramichi	New Brunswick	2.3
197	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord	Quebec	2.3
197	Nanaimo—Cowichan	British Columbia	2.3
197	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	2.3
197	Okanagan—Coquihalla	British Columbia	2.3
197	Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	2.3
197	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	2.3
197	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	2.3
197	Prince Edward—Hastings	Ontario	2.3
197	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	2.3
197	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	2.3
197	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	2.3
197	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	2.3
197	Saint Boniface	Manitoba	2.3
197	Saint John	New Brunswick	2.3
197	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	2.3
197	Saint-Jean	Quebec	2.3
197	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	2.3
197	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	2.3
197	Shefford	Quebec	2.3
197	South Shore—St. Margaret's	Nova Scotia	2.3
197	St. Catharines	Ontario	2.3
197	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.3
197	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	2.3
197	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	2.3
197	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	2.3
197	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	2.3
197	Vancouver Island North	British Columbia	2.3
197	West Nova	Nova Scotia	2.3
197	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	2.3
197	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	2.3
249	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	2.2
249	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Quebec	2.2
249	British Columbia Southern Interior	British Columbia	2.2
249	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	2.2
249	Calgary Centre-North	Alberta	2.2
249	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	2.2
249	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	2.2
249	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	2.2
249	Drummond	Quebec	2.2
249	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	2.2
249	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	2.2
249	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	2.2
249	Joliette	Quebec	2.2
249	Jonquière—Alma	Quebec	2.2
249	LaSalle—Émard	Quebec	2.2
249	Lévis—Bellechasse	Quebec	2.2
249	London North Centre	Ontario	2.2
249	Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher	Quebec	2.2
249	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	2.2
249	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	2.2
249	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	2.2
249	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	2.2
249	Nanaimo—Alberni	British Columbia	2.2
249	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine	Quebec	2.2
249	Palliser	Saskatchewan	2.2
249	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	2.2
249	Sudbury	Ontario	2.2
249	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	2.2
277	Ahuntsic	Quebec	2.1
277	Edmonton—Strathcona	Alberta	2.1
277	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	2.1
277	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	2.1
277	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	2.1
277	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	2.1
277	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	2.1
277	Outremont	Quebec	2.1
277	Papineau	Quebec	2.1
277	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	2.1
277	Saint-Lambert	Quebec	2.1
277	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	2.1
277	Vancouver East	British Columbia	2.1
277	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	2.1
291	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	2
291	Halifax	Nova Scotia	2
291	Jeanne-Le Ber	Quebec	2
291	Sherbrooke	Quebec	2
291	St. Paul's	Ontario	2
291	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	2
297	Calgary Centre	Alberta	1.9
297	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	1.9
297	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	1.9
297	Trinity—Spadina	Ontario	1.9
297	Victoria	British Columbia	1.9
297	Westmount—Ville-Marie	Quebec	1.9
303	Hochelaga	Quebec	1.8
303	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	1.8
305	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	1.7
305	Québec	Quebec	1.7
305	Toronto Centre	Ontario	1.7
308	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	1.6

Value: Average number of persons per private household. Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.