Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Miramichi, City (CSD) - New Brunswick
Data quality- In 2016, 15.7% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 58.0% lived in a couple and 6.8% lived as a lone parent.
- 84.8% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 15.2% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 34.7% compared to 37.6% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 25 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 57.6% were families without children and 42.4% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Miramichi, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 67.8 | 65.1 | 62.1 |
A couple census family without children | 26.8 | 30.2 | 30.0 |
A couple census family with children | 29.1 | 24.1 | 21.8 |
A lone-parent census family | 11.8 | 10.8 | 10.3 |
Multigenerational households | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.0 |
Other census-family households | 2.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
One-person households | 24.4 | 27.1 | 30.0 |
Marital status, Miramichi, 2016
In Miramichi, 57.5% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (48.9%) or living with a common-law partner (8.6%).
The remaining 42.5% 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, Miramichi, 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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