Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Province of Newfoundland and Labrador

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  • 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.

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Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Percentage of children aged 0 to 14 by family type, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2011 and 2016

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Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Percentage of persons living in couples according to selected age groups, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2001 to 2016

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 Percentage of common-law couples by province and territory, 2011 and 2016

Proportion of households by household type, Newfoundland and Labrador, 2001 to 2016

Newfoundland and Labrador – Proportion of households by household type, 2001 to 2016
Household type 2001 (%) 2006 (%) 2011 (%) 2016 (%)
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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Source:

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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