Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Division No. 2, Census division (CD) - Newfoundland and Labrador
Data quality- In 2016, 11.5% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 66.1% lived in a couple and 5.1% lived as a lone parent.
- 85.9% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 14.1% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 44.4% compared to 43.7% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 10 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 58.8% were families without children and 41.2% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Division No. 2, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 74.6 | 72.6 | 71.4 |
A couple census family without children | 30.4 | 34.2 | 36.9 |
A couple census family with children | 35.4 | 29.8 | 26.3 |
A lone-parent census family | 8.7 | 8.6 | 8.2 |
Multigenerational households | 2.6 | 2.2 | 1.9 |
Other census-family households | 2.9 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 0.8 | 1.4 | 1.6 |
One-person households | 19.1 | 21.3 | 23.1 |
Marital status, Division No. 2, 2016
In Division No. 2, 66% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (56.8%) or living with a common-law partner (9.2%).
The remaining 34% 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, Division No. 2, 2016
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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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