Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Peace River, Town (CSD) - Alberta
Data quality- In 2016, 13.0% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 59.1% lived in a couple and 6.0% lived as a lone parent.
- 76.1% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 23.9% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 13.1% compared to 15.3% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 10 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 47.4% were families without children and 52.3% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Peace River, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 65.4 | 62.0 | 62.4 |
A couple census family without children | 23.5 | 24.9 | 25.6 |
A couple census family with children | 34.2 | 28.8 | 28.1 |
A lone-parent census family | 7.7 | 8.9 | 8.8 |
Multigenerational households | 2.1 | 1.7 | 1.5 |
Other census-family households | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 5.0 | 5.0 | 5.8 |
One-person households | 24.4 | 26.3 | 25.6 |
Marital status, Peace River, 2016
In Peace River, 58.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (45.2%) or living with a common-law partner (13.6%).
The remaining 41.2% 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, Peace River, 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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