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Census Profile, 2016 Census
New Brunswick [Province] and Canada [Country]
| Characteristic |
New Brunswick [Province] |
Canada [Country] |
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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 | 319,770 | ... | ... | 14,072,080 | ... | ... |
| Single-detached house | 221,515 | ... | ... | 7,541,495 | ... | ... |
| Apartment in a building that has five or more storeys | 3,945 | ... | ... | 1,391,040 | ... | ... |
| Other attached dwellingCensus data footnote 6 | 80,515 | ... | ... | 4,949,795 | ... | ... |
| Semi-detached house | 12,470 | ... | ... | 698,800 | ... | ... |
| Row house | 9,015 | ... | ... | 891,305 | ... | ... |
| Apartment or flat in a duplex | 13,545 | ... | ... | 784,300 | ... | ... |
| Apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys | 44,260 | ... | ... | 2,539,390 | ... | ... |
| Other single-attached house | 1,230 | ... | ... | 36,005 | ... | ... |
| Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 7 | 13,795 | ... | ... | 189,755 | ... | ... |
| Total - Private households by household size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 8 | 319,775 | ... | ... | 14,072,080 | ... | ... |
| 1 person | 89,480 | ... | ... | 3,969,790 | ... | ... |
| 2 persons | 126,820 | ... | ... | 4,834,605 | ... | ... |
| 3 persons | 49,465 | ... | ... | 2,140,640 | ... | ... |
| 4 persons | 37,625 | ... | ... | 1,946,275 | ... | ... |
| 5 or more persons | 16,385 | ... | ... | 1,180,770 | ... | ... |
| Number of persons in private households | 730,705 | ... | ... | 34,460,060 | ... | ... |
| Average household size | 2.3 | ... | ... | 2.4 | ... | ... |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Total - Marital status for the population aged 15 years and over - 100% dataCensus data footnote 9 | 636,605 | 309,040 | 327,570 | 29,312,160 | 14,271,280 | 15,040,885 |
| Married or living common law | 379,605 | 189,790 | 189,820 | 16,893,720 | 8,452,135 | 8,441,585 |
| Married | 302,020 | 151,100 | 150,925 | 13,383,455 | 6,693,465 | 6,689,990 |
| Living common law | 77,580 | 38,685 | 38,895 | 3,510,265 | 1,758,670 | 1,751,590 |
| Not married and not living common law | 257,000 | 119,250 | 137,745 | 12,418,440 | 5,819,140 | 6,599,300 |
| Never married | 158,070 | 85,640 | 72,430 | 8,254,340 | 4,444,425 | 3,809,915 |
| Separated | 21,290 | 9,530 | 11,760 | 718,295 | 309,905 | 408,400 |
| Divorced | 35,680 | 15,275 | 20,405 | 1,816,005 | 725,535 | 1,090,470 |
| Widowed | 41,965 | 8,805 | 33,160 | 1,629,800 | 339,280 | 1,290,525 |
| Family characteristics | ||||||
| Total - Census families in private households by family size - 100% dataCensus data footnote 10 | 222,865 | ... | ... | 9,840,730 | ... | ... |
| 2 persons | 129,065 | ... | ... | 5,007,790 | ... | ... |
| 3 persons | 47,015 | ... | ... | 2,107,830 | ... | ... |
| 4 persons | 34,860 | ... | ... | 1,909,935 | ... | ... |
| 5 or more persons | 11,920 | ... | ... | 815,170 | ... | ... |
| Average size of census families | 2.7 | ... | ... | 2.9 | ... | ... |
| Total number of census families in private households - 100% dataCensus data footnote 11 | 222,865 | ... | ... | 9,840,730 | ... | ... |
| Total couple families | 186,680 | ... | ... | 8,227,925 | ... | ... |
| Married couples | 147,900 | ... | ... | 6,474,005 | ... | ... |
| Common-law couples | 38,780 | ... | ... | 1,753,920 | ... | ... |
| Total lone-parent families by sex of parent | 36,185 | ... | ... | 1,612,805 | ... | ... |
| Female parent | 28,650 | ... | ... | 1,262,340 | ... | ... |
| Male parent | 7,530 | ... | ... | 350,465 | ... | ... |
| Total - Couple census families in private households - 100% data | 186,675 | ... | ... | 8,227,925 | ... | ... |
| Couples without children | 105,625 | ... | ... | 4,024,305 | ... | ... |
| Couples with children | 81,060 | ... | ... | 4,203,615 | ... | ... |
| 1 child | 37,440 | ... | ... | 1,650,165 | ... | ... |
| 2 children | 32,380 | ... | ... | 1,783,080 | ... | ... |
| 3 or more children | 11,235 | ... | ... | 770,375 | ... | ... |
| Total - Lone-parent census families in private households - 100% data | 36,185 | ... | ... | 1,612,805 | ... | ... |
| 1 child | 23,440 | ... | ... | 983,485 | ... | ... |
| 2 children | 9,570 | ... | ... | 457,670 | ... | ... |
| 3 or more children | 3,170 | ... | ... | 171,655 | ... | ... |
| Total - Persons not in census families in private households - 100% data | 128,775 | 61,010 | 67,770 | 6,107,260 | 2,941,395 | 3,165,865 |
| Household type | ||||||
| Total - Private households by household type - 100% dataCensus data footnote 12 | 319,770 | ... | ... | 14,072,075 | ... | ... |
| One-census-family households | 214,235 | ... | ... | 9,218,225 | ... | ... |
| Without children in a census familyCensus data footnote 13 | 102,170 | ... | ... | 3,782,095 | ... | ... |
| With children in a census familyCensus data footnote 14 | 112,070 | ... | ... | 5,436,135 | ... | ... |
| Multiple-census-family households | 4,280 | ... | ... | 301,715 | ... | ... |
| Non-census-family households | 101,255 | ... | ... | 4,552,135 | ... | ... |
| One-person households | 89,480 | ... | ... | 3,969,790 | ... | ... |
| Two-or-more person non-census-family households | 11,775 | ... | ... | 582,350 | ... | ... |
Source
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.
How to cite
How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. New Brunswick [Province] and Canada [Country] (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 November 9, 2025).
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