Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Prince Rupert, City (CSD) - British Columbia
Data quality- In 2016, 14.6% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 54.5% lived in a couple and 7.7% lived as a lone parent.
- 73.2% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 26.8% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 30.7% compared to 31.7% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 20 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 50.0% were families without children and 50.0% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Prince Rupert, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 59.9 | 60.7 | 57.9 |
A couple census family without children | 22.4 | 22.7 | 23.8 |
A couple census family with children | 25.1 | 25.6 | 23.3 |
A lone-parent census family | 12.5 | 12.4 | 10.6 |
Multigenerational households | 4.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 |
Other census-family households | 4.8 | 4.7 | 5.3 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 2.8 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
One-person households | 28.4 | 27.7 | 29.3 |
Marital status, Prince Rupert, 2016
In Prince Rupert, 55% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (40.6%) or living with a common-law partner (14.4%).
The remaining 45.1% 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, Prince Rupert, 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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