Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Markham, City (CSD) - Ontario
Data quality- In 2016, 5.1% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 60.5% lived in a couple and 4.8% lived as a lone parent.
- 95.0% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 5.0% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 61.3% compared to 64.0% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 160 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 33.9% were families without children and 66.1% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Markham, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 70.8 | 69.5 | 67.3 |
A couple census family without children | 16.9 | 17.9 | 18.9 |
A couple census family with children | 46.6 | 43.8 | 40.2 |
A lone-parent census family | 7.3 | 7.9 | 8.2 |
Multigenerational households | 10.3 | 10.4 | 10.4 |
Other census-family households | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 1.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
One-person households | 10.9 | 11.3 | 13.4 |
Marital status, Markham, 2016
In Markham, 62.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (59.3%) or living with a common-law partner (3.0%).
The remaining 37.7% 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, Markham, 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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