Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Data quality- In 2016, 12.3% of adults aged 15 and over living in private dwellings lived alone, 62.5% lived in a couple and 5.5% lived as a lone parent.
- 83.0% of persons living in a couple were married in 2016, while 17.0% were living common law.
- In 2016, the proportion of young adults aged 20 to 34 living with at least one parent was 33.4% compared to 35.4% in 2011.
- In 2016, there were 690 same-sex couples.
- In 2016, among couple census families 55.6% were families without children and 44.4% were families with children.
Proportion of households by household type, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2001 to 2016
Household type | 2001 (%) | 2006 (%) | 2011 (%) | 2016 (%) |
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Total households | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
One-census-family households without additional persons | 72.9 | 71.0 | 68.7 | 66.9 |
A couple census family without children | 25.9 | 28.8 | 31.0 | 32.3 |
A couple census family with children | 37.6 | 32.6 | 28.5 | 25.8 |
A lone-parent census family | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.1 | 8.8 |
Multigenerational households | 3.3 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.2 |
Other census-family households | 3.3 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
Non-census-family households of two or more persons | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
One-person households | 18.0 | 20.2 | 22.2 | 24.6 |
Marital status, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016
In Newfoundland and Labrador, 62.2% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (51.8%) or living with a common-law partner (10.4%).
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, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2016
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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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