Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Saint John, City (CSD) - New Brunswick
Data quality- In 2016, 18.7% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 51.9% lived in a couple and 7.8% lived as a lone parent.
- 78.7% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 21.3% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 26.8% compared to 26.1% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 165 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 55.5% were families without children and 44.5% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Saint John, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 58.6 | 56.8 | 55.8 |
A couple census family without children | 24.0 | 23.9 | 24.4 |
A couple census family with children | 21.7 | 20.4 | 19.6 |
A lone-parent census family | 12.9 | 12.5 | 11.7 |
Multigenerational households | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.8 |
Other census-family households | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 4.7 | 5.4 | 5.0 |
One-person households | 31.3 | 32.4 | 34.3 |
Marital status, Saint John, 2016
In Saint John, 51.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (40.6%) or living with a common-law partner (10.7%).
The remaining 48.8% 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, Saint John, 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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