Census Profile, 2016 Census
Canada [Country] and Ontario [Province]
| Characteristic |
Canada [Country] |
Ontario [Province] |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Male | Female | Total | Male | Female | |
| Counts (unless otherwise specified) | ||||||
| Household and dwelling characteristics | ||||||
| Total - Occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% dataCensus data footnote 5 | 14,072,080 | ... | ... | 5,169,175 | ... | ... |
| Single-detached house | 7,541,495 | ... | ... | 2,807,380 | ... | ... |
| Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys | 1,391,040 | ... | ... | 886,705 | ... | ... |
| Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 | 4,949,795 | ... | ... | 1,460,200 | ... | ... |
| Semi-detached house | 698,800 | ... | ... | 289,975 | ... | ... |
| Row house | 891,305 | ... | ... | 460,425 | ... | ... |
| Apartment or flat in a duplex | 784,300 | ... | ... | 176,080 | ... | ... |
| Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys | 2,539,390 | ... | ... | 522,810 | ... | ... |
| Other single-attached house | 36,005 | ... | ... | 10,910 | ... | ... |
| Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 | 189,755 | ... | ... | 14,890 | ... | ... |
| Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 | 14,072,080 | ... | ... | 5,169,170 | ... | ... |
| 1 person | 3,969,790 | ... | ... | 1,341,300 | ... | ... |
| 2 persons | 4,834,605 | ... | ... | 1,693,525 | ... | ... |
| 3 persons | 2,140,640 | ... | ... | 834,260 | ... | ... |
| 4 persons | 1,946,275 | ... | ... | 796,320 | ... | ... |
| 5 or more persons | 1,180,770 | ... | ... | 503,775 | ... | ... |
| Number of persons in private households | 34,460,060 | ... | ... | 13,242,160 | ... | ... |
| Average household size | 2.4 | ... | ... | 2.6 | ... | ... |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 | 29,312,160 | 14,271,280 | 15,040,885 | 11,240,525 | 5,427,775 | 5,812,750 |
| Married or living common law | 16,893,720 | 8,452,135 | 8,441,585 | 6,438,085 | 3,219,290 | 3,218,795 |
| Married | 13,383,455 | 6,693,465 | 6,689,990 | 5,531,930 | 2,764,275 | 2,767,655 |
| Living common law | 3,510,265 | 1,758,670 | 1,751,590 | 906,155 | 455,015 | 451,145 |
| Not married and not living common law | 12,418,440 | 5,819,140 | 6,599,300 | 4,802,440 | 2,208,485 | 2,593,955 |
| Never married | 8,254,340 | 4,444,425 | 3,809,915 | 3,182,785 | 1,689,180 | 1,493,605 |
| Separated | 718,295 | 309,905 | 408,400 | 328,675 | 138,140 | 190,535 |
| Divorced | 1,816,005 | 725,535 | 1,090,470 | 653,835 | 252,900 | 400,935 |
| Widowed | 1,629,800 | 339,280 | 1,290,525 | 637,150 | 128,265 | 508,880 |
| Family characteristics | ||||||
| Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 | 9,840,730 | ... | ... | 3,782,540 | ... | ... |
| 2 persons | 5,007,790 | ... | ... | 1,815,000 | ... | ... |
| 3 persons | 2,107,830 | ... | ... | 844,545 | ... | ... |
| 4 persons | 1,909,935 | ... | ... | 792,435 | ... | ... |
| 5 or more persons | 815,170 | ... | ... | 330,560 | ... | ... |
| Average size of census families | 2.9 | ... | ... | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 | 9,840,730 | ... | ... | 3,782,545 | ... | ... |
| Total couple families | 8,227,925 | ... | ... | 3,137,570 | ... | ... |
| Married couples | 6,474,005 | ... | ... | 2,684,735 | ... | ... |
| Common-law couples | 1,753,920 | ... | ... | 452,840 | ... | ... |
| Total lone-parent families by sex of parent | 1,612,805 | ... | ... | 644,975 | ... | ... |
| Female parent | 1,262,340 | ... | ... | 518,480 | ... | ... |
| Male parent | 350,465 | ... | ... | 126,495 | ... | ... |
| Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data | 8,227,925 | ... | ... | 3,137,565 | ... | ... |
| Couples without children | 4,024,305 | ... | ... | 1,428,575 | ... | ... |
| Couples with children | 4,203,615 | ... | ... | 1,708,995 | ... | ... |
| 1 child | 1,650,165 | ... | ... | 658,305 | ... | ... |
| 2 children | 1,783,080 | ... | ... | 738,710 | ... | ... |
| 3 or more children | 770,375 | ... | ... | 311,975 | ... | ... |
| Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data | 1,612,805 | ... | ... | 644,975 | ... | ... |
| 1 child | 983,485 | ... | ... | 386,425 | ... | ... |
| 2 children | 457,670 | ... | ... | 186,240 | ... | ... |
| 3 or more children | 171,655 | ... | ... | 72,310 | ... | ... |
| Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data | 6,107,260 | 2,941,395 | 3,165,865 | 2,139,825 | 990,525 | 1,149,300 |
| Household type | ||||||
| Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 | 14,072,075 | ... | ... | 5,169,175 | ... | ... |
| One-census-family households | 9,218,225 | ... | ... | 3,481,885 | ... | ... |
| Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 | 3,782,095 | ... | ... | 1,311,575 | ... | ... |
| With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 | 5,436,135 | ... | ... | 2,170,315 | ... | ... |
| Multiple-census-family households | 301,715 | ... | ... | 145,615 | ... | ... |
| Non-census-family households | 4,552,135 | ... | ... | 1,541,665 | ... | ... |
| One-person households | 3,969,790 | ... | ... | 1,341,305 | ... | ... |
| Two-or-more person non-census-family households | 582,350 | ... | ... | 200,365 | ... | ... |
Source
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.
How to cite
How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Canada [Country] and Ontario [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 19, 2024).
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