Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), Regional district electoral area (CSD) - British Columbia
Data quality- In 2016, 11.1% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 67.2% lived in a couple and 3.6% lived as a lone parent.
- 81.0% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 19.2% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 40.6% compared to 40.9% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 20 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 61.6% were families without children and 38.4% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 73.5 | 70.1 | 67.5 |
A couple census family without children | 36.7 | 37.6 | 38.7 |
A couple census family with children | 31.3 | 26.1 | 23.5 |
A lone-parent census family | 5.6 | 6.3 | 5.0 |
Multigenerational households | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
Other census-family households | 3.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 2.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
One-person households | 20.3 | 20.9 | 22.9 |
Marital status, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 2016
In Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 67.2% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (54.5%) or living with a common-law partner (12.7%).
The remaining 32.7% 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.
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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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