Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
North Okanagan, Regional district (CD) - British Columbia
Data quality- In 2016, 14.2% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 61.3% lived in a couple and 5.1% lived as a lone parent.
- 82.2% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 17.8% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 31.3% compared to 30.6% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 105 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 61.9% were families without children and 38.1% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, North Okanagan, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 65.2 | 63.3 | 61.9 |
A couple census family without children | 32.9 | 33.4 | 33.9 |
A couple census family with children | 24.3 | 22.1 | 20.4 |
A lone-parent census family | 7.9 | 7.8 | 7.6 |
Multigenerational households | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 |
Other census-family households | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
One-person households | 26.2 | 26.5 | 27.8 |
Marital status, North Okanagan, 2016
In North Okanagan, 60.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (50.2%) or living with a common-law partner (10.6%).
The remaining 39.2% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.
Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.
Figure 1.4 description #linktitletext# 1.4 Marital status, North Okanagan, 2016
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Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.
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