Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Charlottetown, City (CSD) - Prince Edward Island
Data quality- In 2016, 19.1% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 51.1% lived in a couple and 6.2% lived as a lone parent.
- 81.3% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 18.7% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 23.8% compared to 25.5% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 90 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 54.1% were families without children and 45.9% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Charlottetown, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 56.9 | 55.6 | 53.8 |
A couple census family without children | 23.1 | 23.0 | 23.9 |
A couple census family with children | 22.7 | 22.1 | 20.4 |
A lone-parent census family | 11.1 | 10.4 | 9.4 |
Multigenerational households | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.5 |
Other census-family households | 2.9 | 2.8 | 2.5 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 6.2 | 6.7 | 6.8 |
One-person households | 32.8 | 33.5 | 35.4 |
Marital status, Charlottetown, 2016
In Charlottetown, 50.6% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (41.4%) or living with a common-law partner (9.2%).
The remaining 49.4% 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, Charlottetown, 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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