Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Northern Rockies, Regional district (CD) - British Columbia
Data quality- In 2016, 14.9% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 59.5% lived in a couple and 6.5% lived as a lone parent.
- 68.0% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 32.0% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 18.4% compared to 17.0% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 5 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 49.4% were families without children and 50.2% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Northern Rockies, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 63.6 | 61.9 | 62.2 |
A couple census family without children | 23.2 | 23.7 | 25.9 |
A couple census family with children | 33.0 | 29.7 | 26.8 |
A lone-parent census family | 7.4 | 8.7 | 9.4 |
Multigenerational households | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 |
Other census-family households | 5.6 | 5.1 | 3.9 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 3.7 | 4.6 | 3.7 |
One-person households | 24.9 | 26.0 | 28.4 |
Marital status, Northern Rockies, 2016
In Northern Rockies, 59.9% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (41.3%) or living with a common-law partner (18.6%).
The remaining 39.9% 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, Northern Rockies, 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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