Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Northern Rockies, Regional district (CD) - British Columbia

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  • 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.

Figure 1.1

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Percentage of children aged 0 to 14 by family type, Northern Rockies, 2011 and 2016

Figure 1.2

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Percentage of persons living in couples according to selected age groups, Northern Rockies, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 Percentage of common-law couples by province and territory, 2011 and 2016

Proportion of households by household type, Northern Rockies, 2006 to 2016

Northern Rockies – Proportion of households by household type, 2006 to 2016
Household type 2006 (%) 2011 (%) 2016 (%)
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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Source:

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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