Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Vernon, City (CSD) - British Columbia
Data quality- In 2016, 17.8% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 56.2% lived in a couple and 6.1% lived as a lone parent.
- 80.6% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 19.4% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 26.5% compared to 25.7% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 55 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 62.7% were families without children and 37.3% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Vernon, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 59.0 | 57.4 | 56.2 |
A couple census family without children | 29.4 | 29.4 | 30.1 |
A couple census family with children | 20.1 | 19.1 | 17.3 |
A lone-parent census family | 9.5 | 8.9 | 8.9 |
Multigenerational households | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
Other census-family households | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 3.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
One-person households | 32.0 | 31.6 | 33.1 |
Marital status, Vernon, 2016
In Vernon, 55.4% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (44.9%) or living with a common-law partner (10.5%).
The remaining 44.6% 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, Vernon, 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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