Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Wellesley, Township (CSD) - Ontario
Data quality- In 2016, 5.6% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 66.3% lived in a couple and 2.1% lived as a lone parent.
- 93.9% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 6.1% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 47.8% compared to 44.7% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 0 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 38.1% were families without children and 61.9% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Wellesley, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 80.1 | 79.6 | 76.9 |
A couple census family without children | 25.7 | 27.2 | 27.9 |
A couple census family with children | 50.5 | 48.4 | 44.8 |
A lone-parent census family | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
Multigenerational households | 2.1 | 2.9 | 4.0 |
Other census-family households | 3.0 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 2.8 | 1.8 | 1.9 |
One-person households | 12.1 | 12.6 | 13.9 |
Marital status, Wellesley, 2016
In Wellesley, 66.9% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (62.9%) or living with a common-law partner (4.0%).
The remaining 33.1% 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, Wellesley, 2016 census
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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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