Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Powell River, City (CSD) - British Columbia
Data quality- In 2016, 18.3% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 59.7% lived in a couple and 5.0% lived as a lone parent.
- 80.7% 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 26.0% compared to 26.4% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 20 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 65.0% were families without children and 35.0% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Powell 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 | 63.1 | 60.3 | 58.8 |
A couple census family without children | 31.6 | 32.6 | 33.5 |
A couple census family with children | 23.5 | 19.2 | 17.8 |
A lone-parent census family | 8.0 | 8.5 | 7.4 |
Multigenerational households | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.2 |
Other census-family households | 2.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.9 |
One-person households | 31.2 | 32.3 | 33.3 |
Marital status, Powell River, 2016
In Powell River, 59.5% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (48.3%) or living with a common-law partner (11.2%).
The remaining 40.5% 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, Powell 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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