Households & Families

Household size, family structure, and living arrangements. — 2016 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, 2016 Census. Median 2.4 persons; range 1.6 (Vancouver Centre) to 4.4 (Brampton East); half of ridings between 2.2 and 2.7.

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Vertical axis: Average household size (persons)

Each dot is one federal riding (338 with a figure; 2013 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, 2016 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Average household size by federal riding, 2016 Census. 338 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, 2016 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Brampton EastON	4.4
2	Brampton WestON	3.8
3	Brampton NorthON	3.6
3	NunavutNU	3.6
5	Markham—ThornhillON	3.5
5	Mississauga—MaltonON	3.5
7	Calgary SkyviewAB	3.4
7	Churchill—Keewatinook AskiMB	3.4
7	King—VaughanON	3.4
7	Surrey—NewtonBC	3.4

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: average household size, 2016 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
338	Vancouver CentreBC	1.6
334	Laurier—Sainte-MarieQC	1.7
334	QuébecQC	1.7
334	Spadina—Fort YorkON	1.7
334	Toronto CentreON	1.7
332	Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieQC	1.8
332	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-SoeursQC	1.8
327	HochelagaQC	1.9
327	Ottawa CentreON	1.9
327	VictoriaBC	1.9

All 338 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by average household size, 2016 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Brampton East	Ontario	4.4
2	Brampton West	Ontario	3.8
3	Brampton North	Ontario	3.6
3	Nunavut	Nunavut	3.6
5	Markham—Thornhill	Ontario	3.5
5	Mississauga—Malton	Ontario	3.5
7	Calgary Skyview	Alberta	3.4
7	Churchill—Keewatinook Aski	Manitoba	3.4
7	King—Vaughan	Ontario	3.4
7	Surrey—Newton	British Columbia	3.4
11	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	3.3
11	Scarborough North	Ontario	3.3
13	Ajax	Ontario	3.2
13	Aurora—Oak Ridges—Richmond Hill	Ontario	3.2
13	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	3.2
13	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	3.2
13	Milton	Ontario	3.2
13	Mississauga—Erin Mills	Ontario	3.2
13	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	3.2
13	Scarborough—Rouge Park	Ontario	3.2
13	Vaughan—Woodbridge	Ontario	3.2
22	Brampton South	Ontario	3.1
22	Etobicoke North	Ontario	3.1
22	Markham—Stouffville	Ontario	3.1
25	Brampton Centre	Ontario	3
25	Edmonton Mill Woods	Alberta	3
25	Humber River—Black Creek	Ontario	3
25	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	3
25	Oakville North—Burlington	Ontario	3
25	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	3
31	Calgary Forest Lawn	Alberta	2.9
31	Calgary Nose Hill	Alberta	2.9
31	Calgary Rocky Ridge	Alberta	2.9
31	Carleton	Ontario	2.9
31	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	2.9
31	Flamborough—Glanbrook	Ontario	2.9
31	Nepean	Ontario	2.9
31	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	2.9
31	Pickering—Uxbridge	Ontario	2.9
31	Surrey Centre	British Columbia	2.9
31	Thornhill	Ontario	2.9
31	Vancouver South	British Columbia	2.9
31	Whitby	Ontario	2.9
44	Banff—Airdrie	Alberta	2.8
44	Barrie—Innisfil	Ontario	2.8
44	Bow River	Alberta	2.8
44	Delta	British Columbia	2.8
44	Durham	Ontario	2.8
44	Edmonton Manning	Alberta	2.8
44	Fort McMurray—Cold Lake	Alberta	2.8
44	Kanata—Carleton	Ontario	2.8
44	Langley—Aldergrove	British Columbia	2.8
44	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	2.8
44	Mission—Matsqui—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	2.8
44	Mississauga Centre	Ontario	2.8
44	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	2.8
44	Orléans	Ontario	2.8
44	Provencher	Manitoba	2.8
44	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	2.8
44	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	2.8
44	St. Albert—Edmonton	Alberta	2.8
44	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	2.8
44	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	2.8
44	York—Simcoe	Ontario	2.8
65	Calgary Midnapore	Alberta	2.7
65	Calgary Shepard	Alberta	2.7
65	Cloverdale—Langley City	British Columbia	2.7
65	Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	2.7
65	Edmonton Riverbend	Alberta	2.7
65	Edmonton West	Alberta	2.7
65	Edmonton—Wetaskiwin	Alberta	2.7
65	Foothills	Alberta	2.7
65	Grande Prairie—Mackenzie	Alberta	2.7
65	Kenora	Ontario	2.7
65	Kitchener South—Hespeler	Ontario	2.7
65	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.7
65	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	2.7
65	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	2.7
65	Niagara West	Ontario	2.7
65	Northwest Territories	Northwest Territories	2.7
65	Oakville	Ontario	2.7
65	Peace River—Westlock	Alberta	2.7
65	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	2.7
65	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge	British Columbia	2.7
65	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	2.7
65	Richmond Hill	Ontario	2.7
65	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	2.7
65	Sherwood Park—Fort Saskatchewan	Alberta	2.7
65	Steveston—Richmond East	British Columbia	2.7
65	Sturgeon River—Parkland	Alberta	2.7
65	Terrebonne	Quebec	2.7
65	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	2.7
93	Abbotsford	British Columbia	2.6
93	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	2.6
93	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	2.6
93	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	2.6
93	Calgary Heritage	Alberta	2.6
93	Calgary Signal Hill	Alberta	2.6
93	Cambridge	Ontario	2.6
93	Carlton Trail—Eagle Creek /Sentier Carlton—Eagle Creek	Saskatchewan	2.6
93	Don Valley North	Ontario	2.6
93	Don Valley West	Ontario	2.6
93	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	2.6
93	Essex	Ontario	2.6
93	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	2.6
93	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	2.6
93	Hamilton West—Ancaster—Dundas	Ontario	2.6
93	La Prairie	Quebec	2.6
93	Mirabel	Quebec	2.6
93	Mississauga—Lakeshore	Ontario	2.6
93	Montarville	Quebec	2.6
93	Port Moody—Coquitlam	British Columbia	2.6
93	Red Deer—Lacombe	Alberta	2.6
93	Richmond Centre	British Columbia	2.6
93	Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook	Nova Scotia	2.6
93	Saint-Laurent	Quebec	2.6
93	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	2.6
93	Vaudreuil—Soulanges	Quebec	2.6
93	Waterloo	Ontario	2.6
93	York Centre	Ontario	2.6
93	York South—Weston	Ontario	2.6
122	Barrie—Springwater—Oro-Medonte	Ontario	2.5
122	Beloeil—Chambly	Quebec	2.5
122	Brantford—Brant	Ontario	2.5
122	Burnaby North—Seymour	British Columbia	2.5
122	Châteauguay—Lacolle	Quebec	2.5
122	Chilliwack—Hope	British Columbia	2.5
122	Don Valley East	Ontario	2.5
122	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	2.5
122	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	2.5
122	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	2.5
122	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	2.5
122	Guelph	Ontario	2.5
122	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	2.5
122	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	2.5
122	Lakeland	Alberta	2.5
122	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	2.5
122	Lethbridge	Alberta	2.5
122	Lévis—Lotbinière	Quebec	2.5
122	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	2.5
122	Medicine Hat—Cardston—Warner	Alberta	2.5
122	Mont-Royal	Quebec	2.5
122	Montcalm	Quebec	2.5
122	Nickel Belt	Ontario	2.5
122	Ottawa South	Ontario	2.5
122	Oxford	Ontario	2.5
122	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	2.5
122	Pierre-Boucher—Les Patriotes—Verchères	Quebec	2.5
122	Pontiac	Quebec	2.5
122	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	2.5
122	Prince George—Peace River—Northern Rockies	British Columbia	2.5
122	Red Deer—Mountain View	Alberta	2.5
122	Regina—Lewvan	Saskatchewan	2.5
122	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	2.5
122	Repentigny	Quebec	2.5
122	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	2.5
122	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	2.5
122	Saskatoon West	Saskatchewan	2.5
122	Saskatoon—University	Saskatchewan	2.5
122	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	2.5
122	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	2.5
122	Thérèse-De Blainville	Quebec	2.5
122	Yellowhead	Alberta	2.5
164	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.4
164	Battle River—Crowfoot	Alberta	2.4
164	Beaches—East York	Ontario	2.4
164	Brossard—Saint-Lambert	Quebec	2.4
164	Burlington	Ontario	2.4
164	Burnaby South	British Columbia	2.4
164	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	2.4
164	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	2.4
164	Chatham-Kent—Leamington	Ontario	2.4
164	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	2.4
164	Cowichan—Malahat—Langford	British Columbia	2.4
164	Dauphin—Swan River—Neepawa	Manitoba	2.4
164	Davenport	Ontario	2.4
164	Edmonton Griesbach	Alberta	2.4
164	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	2.4
164	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	2.4
164	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	2.4
164	Hastings—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	2.4
164	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	2.4
164	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	2.4
164	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	2.4
164	Lanark—Frontenac—Kingston	Ontario	2.4
164	London West	Ontario	2.4
164	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	2.4
164	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	2.4
164	Niagara Centre	Ontario	2.4
164	Niagara Falls	Ontario	2.4
164	North Vancouver	British Columbia	2.4
164	Northumberland—Peterborough South	Ontario	2.4
164	Oshawa	Ontario	2.4
164	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	2.4
164	Regina—Wascana	Saskatchewan	2.4
164	Saskatoon—Grasswood	Saskatchewan	2.4
164	Selkirk—Interlake—Eastman	Manitoba	2.4
164	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	2.4
164	South Surrey—White Rock	British Columbia	2.4
164	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.4
164	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	2.4
164	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	2.4
164	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	2.4
164	Willowdale	Ontario	2.4
164	Windsor West	Ontario	2.4
206	Bay of Quinte	Ontario	2.3
206	Beauce	Quebec	2.3
206	Beauport—Côte-de-Beaupré—Île dOrléans—Charlevoix	Quebec	2.3
206	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	2.3
206	Bonavista—Burin—Trinity	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.3
206	Bourassa	Quebec	2.3
206	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	2.3
206	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	2.3
206	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	2.3
206	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia—Headingley	Manitoba	2.3
206	Coast of Bays—Central—Notre Dame	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.3
206	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	2.3
206	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	2.3
206	Esquimalt—Saanich—Sooke	British Columbia	2.3
206	Fredericton	New Brunswick	2.3
206	Gatineau	Quebec	2.3
206	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	2.3
206	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	2.3
206	Leeds—Grenville—Thousand Islands and Rideau Lakes	Ontario	2.3
206	Long Range Mountains	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.3
206	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	2.3
206	Manicouagan	Quebec	2.3
206	Miramichi—Grand Lake	New Brunswick	2.3
206	Moose Jaw—Lake Centre—Lanigan	Saskatchewan	2.3
206	Nanaimo—Ladysmith	British Columbia	2.3
206	New Westminster—Burnaby	British Columbia	2.3
206	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	2.3
206	North Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	2.3
206	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	2.3
206	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	2.3
206	Peterborough—Kawartha	Ontario	2.3
206	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	2.3
206	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	2.3
206	Saint Boniface—Saint Vital	Manitoba	2.3
206	Saint-Jean	Quebec	2.3
206	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	2.3
206	Simcoe North	Ontario	2.3
206	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	2.3
206	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	2.3
206	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	2.3
206	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	2.3
206	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	2.3
206	Vimy	Quebec	2.3
206	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	2.3
206	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	2.3
206	Yukon	Yukon	2.3
252	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	2.2
252	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	2.2
252	Ahuntsic-Cartierville	Quebec	2.2
252	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	2.2
252	Argenteuil—La Petite-Nation	Quebec	2.2
252	Bellechasse—Les Etchemins—Lévis	Quebec	2.2
252	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	2.2
252	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	2.2
252	Calgary Confederation	Alberta	2.2
252	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	2.2
252	Central Okanagan—Similkameen—Nicola	British Columbia	2.2
252	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	2.2
252	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	2.2
252	Cumberland—Colchester	Nova Scotia	2.2
252	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	2.2
252	Dorval—Lachine—LaSalle	Quebec	2.2
252	Drummond	Quebec	2.2
252	Gaspésie—Les Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	2.2
252	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	2.2
252	Jonquière	Quebec	2.2
252	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	2.2
252	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	2.2
252	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	2.2
252	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	2.2
252	Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	2.2
252	Longueuil—Charles-LeMoyne	Quebec	2.2
252	Longueuil—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	2.2
252	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	2.2
252	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	2.2
252	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	2.2
252	North Island—Powell River	British Columbia	2.2
252	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Westmount	Quebec	2.2
252	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	2.2
252	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	2.2
252	Saint John—Rothesay	New Brunswick	2.2
252	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	2.2
252	Salaberry—Suroît	Quebec	2.2
252	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	2.2
252	Shefford	Quebec	2.2
252	South Shore—St. Margarets	Nova Scotia	2.2
252	St. Catharines	Ontario	2.2
252	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	2.2
252	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	2.2
252	West Nova	Nova Scotia	2.2
252	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	2.2
252	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	2.2
298	Avignon—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	2.1
298	Bécancour—Nicolet—Saurel	Quebec	2.1
298	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	2.1
298	Courtenay—Alberni	British Columbia	2.1
298	Edmonton Strathcona	Alberta	2.1
298	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	2.1
298	Joliette	Quebec	2.1
298	London North Centre	Ontario	2.1
298	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	2.1
298	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	2.1
298	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	2.1
298	Outremont	Quebec	2.1
298	Papineau	Quebec	2.1
298	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	2.1
298	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	2.1
298	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	2.1
298	South Okanagan—West Kootenay	British Columbia	2.1
298	Sudbury	Ontario	2.1
298	Vancouver Granville	British Columbia	2.1
317	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	2
317	Halifax	Nova Scotia	2
317	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	2
317	LaSalle—Émard—Verdun	Quebec	2
317	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	2
317	Sherbrooke	Quebec	2
317	Toronto—St. Paul's	Ontario	2
317	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	2
317	University—Rosedale	Ontario	2
317	Vancouver East	British Columbia	2
327	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	1.9
327	Calgary Centre	Alberta	1.9
327	Hochelaga	Quebec	1.9
327	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	1.9
327	Victoria	British Columbia	1.9
332	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	1.8
332	Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs	Quebec	1.8
334	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	1.7
334	Québec	Quebec	1.7
334	Spadina—Fort York	Ontario	1.7
334	Toronto Centre	Ontario	1.7
338	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, 2016 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2016. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.