Family Characteristics of Adults (11), Age (16) and Sex (3) for the Population 15 Years and Over in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 and 2011 Censuses - 100% Data

• Census year (2): 2016
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details family characteristics of adults , age and sex for the population 15 years and over in private households in British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

Family characteristics of adults (11)	Age (16)
	Total - Age	15 to 19 years	20 to 24 years	25 to 29 years	30 to 34 years	35 to 39 years	40 to 44 years	45 to 49 years	50 to 54 years	55 to 59 years	60 to 64 years	65 to 69 years	70 to 74 years	75 to 79 years	80 to 84 years	85 years and over
Total - Family characteristics of adults (restricted to persons aged 15 and over)	3,870,330	257,190	284,765	300,120	310,910	290,895	292,145	318,760	350,190	350,225	319,715	283,435	197,785	139,670	95,930	78,595
Adults living in census families^Footnote 1	2,994,310	234,040	207,690	208,845	241,405	242,150	248,985	267,335	283,825	274,110	243,510	210,080	142,305	95,075	58,460	36,490
Married spouses and common-law partners^Footnote 2	2,226,805	2,675	37,850	120,030	193,575	205,880	212,100	227,560	246,410	246,650	227,045	199,905	135,845	89,155	52,960	29,165
Without children in their census family	1,155,585	2,195	29,440	78,135	78,255	46,005	37,185	50,455	87,990	136,440	165,585	168,190	121,280	80,315	47,780	26,325
With children in their census family	1,071,220	480	8,410	41,895	115,315	159,870	174,915	177,105	158,430	110,210	61,460	31,715	14,565	8,840	5,175	2,835
Lone parents (in lone-parent census families)	197,940	735	3,615	8,255	13,825	19,145	25,590	29,975	28,695	21,180	13,215	8,835	6,190	5,870	5,490	7,320
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	569,560	230,625	166,220	80,560	34,010	17,125	11,300	9,800	8,720	6,280	3,250	1,345	270	50	5	0
Adults not living in census families^Footnote 3	876,020	23,150	77,075	91,270	69,505	48,745	43,160	51,425	66,365	76,120	76,210	73,355	55,475	44,595	37,465	42,105
Living with other relatives^Footnote 4	107,165	6,440	10,950	10,275	6,450	3,980	3,230	4,000	5,880	7,890	8,780	9,430	7,885	7,140	6,540	8,290
Living with non-relatives only	226,945	13,755	46,475	45,675	25,200	14,905	11,755	12,685	14,480	13,450	10,660	7,785	4,565	2,555	1,625	1,375
Living alone	541,910	2,955	19,650	35,325	37,860	29,860	28,170	34,735	46,005	54,780	56,770	56,140	43,025	34,900	29,305	32,435

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

In order for any person to have children in their census family, the person's child or children must be living in the same household and must not be living in a couple or with their own children. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

Footnote 2

Every married or common-law couple living together in a private household is in a census family together.

Footnote 3

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Household living arrangements of person not in a census family.

Footnote 4

Includes foster children aged 15 years and over.

Data quality note(s) – British Columbia / Colombie-Britannique

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%.
• Short-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016029.