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After a long period of catching up to married couples, there was a decrease in the proportion of common-law couples with children from 2016 to 2021

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% of couples that have children at home 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021 All couplesAll couples Married couplesMarried couples Common-law couplesCommon-law couples
Source(s):
Census of Population, 1981 to 2021 (3901).

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After a long period of catching up to married couples, there was a decrease in the proportion of common-law couples with children from 2016 to 2021, % of couples that have children at home
  All couples Married couples Common-law couples
1981 64.1 66.1 34.1
1986 62.6 64.8 37.8
1991 59.8 62.2 41.1
1996 59.3 61.2 47.2
2001 56.7 58.8 45.8
2006 54.3 56.4 44.9
2011 52.3 54.1 45.1
2016 51.1 52.9 44.2
2021 50.0 52.5 41.5
Source(s):
Census of Population, 1981 to 2021 (3901).
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