Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Vaughan, City (CSD) - Ontario
Data quality- In 2016, 4.9% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 61.1% lived in a couple and 4.5% lived as a lone parent.
- 95.4% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 4.6% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 66.6% compared to 61.7% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 110 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 31.0% were families without children and 69.0% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Vaughan, 2006 to 2016
Household type | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 76.7 | 74.4 | 72.3 |
A couple census family without children | 17.0 | 18.2 | 19.0 |
A couple census family with children | 53.3 | 48.7 | 45.5 |
A lone-parent census family | 6.5 | 7.4 | 7.8 |
Multigenerational households | 8.1 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
Other census-family households | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.5 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
One-person households | 9.1 | 10.6 | 12.9 |
Marital status, Vaughan, 2016
In Vaughan, 62.1% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (59.3%) or living with a common-law partner (2.8%).
The remaining 38% 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, Vaughan, 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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