Nipissing District Housing Needs, Supply & Affordability ... - dnssab

KEY FINDINGS
• The District’s share of 1-person (single) households is greater than Ontario’s but the
same as Canada’s. It has a significantly larger share of 2-person households
however, and a relatively smaller share of 3+ -person households:
Household size as a % of Nipissing Ontario Canada
total households, 2006 District
6 persons 1.7% 3.5% 2.9%
4-5 persons 18.2% 23.8% 20.8%
3 persons 15.3% 16.6% 15.9%
2 persons 37.9% 31.8% 33.6%
1 person 26.8% 24.3% 26.8%
Total 100% 100% 100%
• There are now more couples without children in Nipissing District than couples with
children: since 1986, the number of couples without children has increased by
64.5%, or on average, 219 households /year while the number of couples with
children has decreased by -16.5% or on average, -95 households /year.
• The number of single households has increased significantly: since 1986, they have
increased by 73%, or an average of 199 households /year. Together with couples
without children (above), they represent the fastest growing household segment in
the District.
• The number of lone-parents has increased 43% since 1986, or an average of 62
households /year.
Household /Family Type,
Number of
total
households,
2006
Percentage
of total
households,
2006
% change
since 1986
Couples with children 9,735 27.7% -16.5%
Couples without children 11,135 31.7% 64.5%
Single households 9,415 26.8% 73.0%
Lone-parents 4,075 11.6% 43.0%
Other non-family households 1,165 3.3% 28.5%
Multiple-family households (385) (1.1%)
Total 35,140 100%
*Note: the above table combines the separate universes of households & families. Couples and loneparents
represent the family universe and they include multiple- family households (from the household
universe). Thus the number of multiple-family households is subtracted from the total, to correspond to
the total number of households.
Nipissing District Housing Needs, Supply & Affordability Study, May 2008.
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