JSNA Data Profile Protected Characteristics
Household Type
According to the 2021 Census, over a third (36.3%) of adults in Buckinghamshire are not living in a couple.
| Living arrangements | Buckinghamshire | South East | England | Bucks Census 2011 |
| Living in a couple | 63.7% | 61.1% | 57.8% | 63.9% |
| Married or civil partnership | 51.3% | 47% | 43.7% | 53.4% |
| Separated but still married or in a civil partnership | 0.1% | 0.1% | 0.1% | N/A |
| Cohabiting | 12.3% | 14% | 14.1% | 10.6% |
| Not living in a couple | 36.3% | 38.9% | 42.2% | 36.1% |
| Single (never married and never registered a same-sex civil partnership) | 22.1% | 23.7% | 26.7% | 21.4% |
| Married or in a civil partnership | 1.3% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 1.4% |
| Separated (including those who are married or in civil partnership) | 1.6% | 1.7% | 1.9% | 1.8% |
| Divorced or formerly in a civil partnership which is now legally dissolved | 6% | 6.7% | 6.6% | 5.7% |
| Widowed or surviving partner from a civil partnership | 5.4% | 5.6% | 5.6% | 5.9% |