Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Peace River B, Regional district electoral area (CSD) - British Columbia
Data quality- In 2016, 6.8% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 70.7% lived in a couple and 2.0% lived as a lone parent.
- 89.9% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 10.1% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 22.8% compared to 20.5% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 5 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 44.3% were families without children and 55.7% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Peace River B, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 76.8 | 79.8 | 77.2 |
A couple census family without children | 31.4 | 33.5 | 32.5 |
A couple census family with children | 43.6 | 42.2 | 41.3 |
A lone-parent census family | 1.8 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
Multigenerational households | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
Other census-family households | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.3 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 0.9 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
One-person households | 16.8 | 14.0 | 15.5 |
Marital status, Peace River B, 2016
In Peace River B, 70.7% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (63.8%) or living with a common-law partner (6.9%).
The remaining 29.5% 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, Peace River B, 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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