Focus on Geography Series, 2021 Census of Population
Williams Lake, Census agglomeration
15.1
In 2021, 15.1% of adults aged 15 and over living in private households were living alone, compared to 14.0% in 2016.
62.2
Among census families in 2021, 62.2% were married couples, 21.3% were common-law couples and 16.5% were one-parent families.
17.6
In 2021, among couple families with children, 17.6% were stepfamilies.
24.2
In 2021, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 that were living with at least one parent was 24.2%, compared to 24.8% in 2016.
Distribution (in percent) of children aged 0 to 14 in census families by family structure, Williams Lake (CA), 2016 and 2021
Proportion (in percent) of adults in private households that are in a couple (married or common law), by age group, Williams Lake (CA), 2001, 2011 and 2021
Proportion (in percent) of couple families that have children, Canada, provinces and territories, 2016 and 2021
Distribution (in percent) of households by household type, Williams Lake (CA), 2011, 2016 and 2021
Distribution (in percent) of households by household type, Williams Lake (CA), 2011, 2016 and 2021
Household type
2011 (%) 2016 (%)
2021 (%)
Total – Private households
100.0 100.0
100.0
One-census-family households without additional persons: couple without children
31.9 32.3
30.8
One-census-family households without additional persons: couple with children
23.9 21.8
20.7
One-census-family households without additional persons: one-parent family
8.3 8.2
8.1
Multigenerational households
2.3 2.3
2.3
Multiple-census-family households
0.4 0.6
0.6
One-census-family households with additional persons
3.8 3.6
4.1
Two-or-more-person non-census-family households
3.6 3.9
4.2
One-person households
25.8 27.4
29.1
Marital status, Williams Lake (CA), 2021
| Household type | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) | 2021 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total – Private households | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| One-census-family households without additional persons: couple without children | 31.9 | 32.3 | 30.8 |
| One-census-family households without additional persons: couple with children | 23.9 | 21.8 | 20.7 |
| One-census-family households without additional persons: one-parent family | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Multigenerational households | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 |
| Multiple-census-family households | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| One-census-family households with additional persons | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| Two-or-more-person non-census-family households | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.2 |
| One-person households | 25.8 | 27.4 | 29.1 |
In Williams Lake (CA) in 2021, 59.7% of the total population aged 15 and over were currently in a couple; either married (44.8%) or living with a common-law partner (14.9%).
The remaining 40.3% were not currently in a married or common-law union.
Distribution (in percentage) of marital status, total population aged 15 and older, Williams Lake (CA), 2021
Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.
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