Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Wheatland County, Municipal district (CSD) - Alberta
Data quality- In 2016, 8.8% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 68.4% lived in a couple and 3.2% lived as a lone parent.
- 84.5% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 15.5% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 33.0% compared to 32.3% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 10 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 54.6% were families without children and 45.2% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Wheatland County, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 73.3 | 73.5 | 72.5 |
A couple census family without children | 34.1 | 35.5 | 36.9 |
A couple census family with children | 35.9 | 33.1 | 31.0 |
A lone-parent census family | 3.4 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
Multigenerational households | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.8 |
Other census-family households | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.0 |
One-person households | 17.7 | 18.2 | 18.9 |
Marital status, Wheatland County, 2016
In Wheatland County, 67.6% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (58.5%) or living with a common-law partner (9.1%).
The remaining 32.4% 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, Wheatland County, 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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