Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Sylvan Lake, Town (CSD) - Alberta
Data quality- In 2016, 10.4% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 61.0% lived in a couple and 6.4% lived as a lone parent.
- 75.2% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 24.7% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 13.6% compared to 12.7% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 10 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 44.9% were families without children and 55.1% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Sylvan Lake, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 70.2 | 67.4 | 66.3 |
A couple census family without children | 24.5 | 24.5 | 25.1 |
A couple census family with children | 37.9 | 33.8 | 31.4 |
A lone-parent census family | 7.6 | 9.1 | 9.8 |
Multigenerational households | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
Other census-family households | 4.6 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
One-person households | 18.8 | 20.9 | 21.0 |
Marital status, Sylvan Lake, 2016
In Sylvan Lake, 60.7% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (45.8%) or living with a common-law partner (14.9%).
The remaining 39.3% 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, Sylvan Lake, 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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