Marital Status

Marital status distribution for the population aged 15 and over. — 2011 Census of Population

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Married (%)

Legally married (not common-law)

Distribution by riding

Share of adults who are married by federal riding, 2011 Census. Median 48.6%; range 15.5% (Laurier—Sainte-Marie) to 62.2% (Oak Ridges—Markham); half of ridings between 38.5% and 53.1%.

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Median riding 48.6%

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Vertical axis: Share of adults who are married (%)

Each dot is one federal riding (308 with a figure; 2003 Representation Order), placed by its value and spread across the axis so that dots do not overlap. The line marks the median riding (48.6%). Prairies: Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba. Atlantic: New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. North: Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

Highest and lowest ridings

Share of adults who are married by federal riding, 2011 Census. 308 ridings ranked from highest (1) to lowest; tied values share a rank. Bars start at zero on one scale; the vertical line marks the median riding (48.6%).

10 highest

The 10 ridings with the highest values: share of adults who are married, 2011 Census
Rank	Riding	Value
1	Oak Ridges—MarkhamON	62.2%
2	VaughanON	61.6%
3	HaltonON	61.1%
4	ProvencherMB	60.8%
5	Newton—North DeltaBC	59.1%
5	Niagara West—GlanbrookON	59.1%
7	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—WindsorNL	58.9%
8	Carleton—Mississippi MillsON	58.8%
9	MalpequePE	58.6%
9	Portage—LisgarMB	58.6%

10 lowest

The 10 ridings with the lowest values: share of adults who are married, 2011 Census, lowest first
Rank	Riding	Value
308	Laurier—Sainte-MarieQC	15.5%
307	Rosemont—La Petite-PatrieQC	20.2%
306	QuébecQC	21.8%
305	HochelagaQC	22.3%
304	Beauport—LimoilouQC	26.2%
303	Jeanne-Le BerQC	27.1%
302	SherbrookeQC	28.3%
300	La Pointe-de-l'ÎleQC	29.1%
300	Trinity—SpadinaON	29.1%
299	Vancouver CentreBC	29.3%

All 308 ridings, ranked

All ridings ranked by share of adults who are married, 2011 Census, highest first
Rank	Riding	Province or territory	Value
1	Oak Ridges—Markham	Ontario	62.2%
2	Vaughan	Ontario	61.6%
3	Halton	Ontario	61.1%
4	Provencher	Manitoba	60.8%
5	Newton—North Delta	British Columbia	59.1%
5	Niagara West—Glanbrook	Ontario	59.1%
7	Bonavista—Gander—Grand Falls—Windsor	Newfoundland and Labrador	58.9%
8	Carleton—Mississippi Mills	Ontario	58.8%
9	Malpeque	Prince Edward Island	58.6%
9	Portage—Lisgar	Manitoba	58.6%
11	Essex	Ontario	58.5%
11	Markham—Unionville	Ontario	58.5%
13	Calgary—Nose Hill	Alberta	58.4%
14	Thornhill	Ontario	58.1%
15	Cypress Hills—Grasslands	Saskatchewan	58.0%
16	Fundy Royal	New Brunswick	57.5%
16	Nepean—Carleton	Ontario	57.5%
16	Wellington—Halton Hills	Ontario	57.5%
19	Richmond Hill	Ontario	57.1%
19	Vegreville—Wainwright	Alberta	57.1%
21	Bramalea—Gore—Malton	Ontario	56.9%
21	Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte	Newfoundland and Labrador	56.9%
23	Macleod	Alberta	56.7%
24	Mississauga—Erindale	Ontario	56.6%
25	Crowfoot	Alberta	56.5%
25	Fleetwood—Port Kells	British Columbia	56.5%
25	Mississauga—Brampton South	Ontario	56.5%
28	Avalon	Newfoundland and Labrador	56.4%
29	Huron—Bruce	Ontario	56.3%
30	Lambton—Kent—Middlesex	Ontario	56.1%
30	Mississauga—Streetsville	Ontario	56.1%
30	Oakville	Ontario	56.1%
33	Brampton—Springdale	Ontario	56.0%
34	Delta—Richmond East	British Columbia	55.9%
35	New Brunswick Southwest	New Brunswick	55.7%
36	Dufferin—Caledon	Ontario	55.6%
36	Kitchener—Conestoga	Ontario	55.6%
38	Brampton West	Ontario	55.5%
39	Calgary West	Alberta	55.3%
39	Richmond	British Columbia	55.3%
39	South Surrey—White Rock—Cloverdale	British Columbia	55.3%
42	Abbotsford	British Columbia	55.2%
42	Edmonton—Leduc	Alberta	55.2%
44	Calgary Southeast	Alberta	54.9%
44	Random—Burin—St. George's	Newfoundland and Labrador	54.9%
46	Elgin—Middlesex—London	Ontario	54.8%
47	Ancaster—Dundas—Flamborough—Westdale	Ontario	54.7%
47	Haldimand—Norfolk	Ontario	54.7%
47	Regina—Lumsden—Lake Centre	Saskatchewan	54.7%
47	Winnipeg South	Manitoba	54.7%
51	Souris—Moose Mountain	Saskatchewan	54.6%
51	Yorkton—Melville	Saskatchewan	54.6%
53	Port Moody—Westwood—Port Coquitlam	British Columbia	54.5%
53	Sackville—Eastern Shore	Nova Scotia	54.5%
55	Calgary Northeast	Alberta	54.4%
55	Haliburton—Kawartha Lakes—Brock	Ontario	54.4%
57	Durham	Ontario	54.3%
58	Perth—Wellington	Ontario	54.2%
59	Tobique—Mactaquac	New Brunswick	54.1%
60	Nickel Belt	Ontario	54.0%
61	Cardigan	Prince Edward Island	53.9%
61	Edmonton—Mill Woods—Beaumont	Alberta	53.9%
61	Medicine Hat	Alberta	53.9%
61	Simcoe—Grey	Ontario	53.9%
61	Wild Rose	Alberta	53.9%
66	Lanark—Frontenac—Lennox and Addington	Ontario	53.7%
66	Newmarket—Aurora	Ontario	53.7%
66	Ottawa—Orléans	Ontario	53.7%
66	Selkirk—Interlake	Manitoba	53.7%
70	Scarborough—Rouge River	Ontario	53.5%
71	Saskatoon—Wanuskewin	Saskatchewan	53.4%
71	South Shore—St. Margaret's	Nova Scotia	53.4%
71	Whitby—Oshawa	Ontario	53.4%
74	Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound	Ontario	53.3%
75	Oxford	Ontario	53.2%
75	Wetaskiwin	Alberta	53.2%
77	Calgary Southwest	Alberta	53.1%
77	Scarborough—Agincourt	Ontario	53.1%
79	Leeds—Grenville	Ontario	52.8%
79	Westlock—St. Paul	Alberta	52.8%
81	Edmonton—Spruce Grove	Alberta	52.7%
82	Nanaimo—Alberni	British Columbia	52.6%
82	Pickering—Scarborough East	Ontario	52.6%
84	Ajax—Pickering	Ontario	52.5%
84	Edmonton—Sherwood Park	Alberta	52.5%
86	Egmont	Prince Edward Island	52.4%
86	Northumberland—Quinte West	Ontario	52.4%
88	Kildonan—St. Paul	Manitoba	52.3%
89	Langley	British Columbia	52.2%
89	Okanagan—Coquihalla	British Columbia	52.2%
91	Lac-Saint-Louis	Quebec	52.1%
92	Okanagan—Shuswap	British Columbia	52.0%
92	Parry Sound—Muskoka	Ontario	52.0%
94	Edmonton—St. Albert	Alberta	51.9%
94	Kootenay—Columbia	British Columbia	51.9%
94	Lethbridge	Alberta	51.9%
97	Brandon—Souris	Manitoba	51.8%
97	Saanich—Gulf Islands	British Columbia	51.8%
99	Chatham-Kent—Essex	Ontario	51.7%
99	Don Valley West	Ontario	51.7%
99	Renfrew—Nipissing—Pembroke	Ontario	51.7%
99	York—Simcoe	Ontario	51.7%
103	Burlington	Ontario	51.6%
104	Mississauga East—Cooksville	Ontario	51.5%
105	Etobicoke Centre	Ontario	51.4%
105	Kitchener—Waterloo	Ontario	51.4%
107	Sarnia—Lambton	Ontario	51.3%
107	Yellowhead	Alberta	51.3%
109	Beauséjour	New Brunswick	51.2%
109	Cambridge	Ontario	51.2%
111	Dauphin—Swan River—Marquette	Manitoba	51.1%
111	West Nova	Nova Scotia	51.1%
113	Mississauga South	Ontario	51.0%
114	Willowdale	Ontario	50.9%
115	Vancouver South	British Columbia	50.6%
116	Blackstrap	Saskatchewan	50.5%
116	Kings—Hants	Nova Scotia	50.5%
116	Miramichi	New Brunswick	50.5%
119	Don Valley East	Ontario	50.3%
119	North Vancouver	British Columbia	50.3%
119	Pierrefonds—Dollard	Quebec	50.3%
119	Saskatoon—Humboldt	Saskatchewan	50.3%
123	Pitt Meadows—Maple Ridge—Mission	British Columbia	50.2%
123	West Vancouver—Sunshine Coast—Sea to Sky Country	British Columbia	50.2%
125	British Columbia Southern Interior	British Columbia	50.1%
125	Central Nova	Nova Scotia	50.1%
125	Charleswood—St. James—Assiniboia	Manitoba	50.1%
125	Glengarry—Prescott—Russell	Ontario	50.1%
125	Prince Edward—Hastings	Ontario	50.1%
130	Stormont—Dundas—South Glengarry	Ontario	49.9%
131	Cape Breton—Canso	Nova Scotia	49.8%
132	St. John's East	Newfoundland and Labrador	49.6%
132	Surrey North	British Columbia	49.6%
134	Battlefords—Lloydminster	Saskatchewan	49.5%
134	Halifax West	Nova Scotia	49.5%
134	Simcoe North	Ontario	49.5%
137	Mont-Royal	Quebec	49.4%
137	Peace River	Alberta	49.4%
139	Niagara Falls	Ontario	49.3%
139	Vancouver Island North	British Columbia	49.3%
141	Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley	Nova Scotia	49.2%
142	Burnaby—Douglas	British Columbia	49.1%
142	Etobicoke North	Ontario	49.1%
142	Hamilton Mountain	Ontario	49.1%
145	Chilliwack—Fraser Canyon	British Columbia	49.0%
146	Burnaby—New Westminster	British Columbia	48.9%
147	Algoma—Manitoulin—Kapuskasing	Ontario	48.7%
147	Guelph	Ontario	48.7%
147	Kamloops—Thompson—Cariboo	British Columbia	48.7%
147	Prince Albert	Saskatchewan	48.7%
147	Sault Ste. Marie	Ontario	48.7%
147	Welland	Ontario	48.7%
153	London West	Ontario	48.6%
153	Scarborough Centre	Ontario	48.6%
153	York Centre	Ontario	48.6%
156	Eglinton—Lawrence	Ontario	48.5%
157	Kelowna—Lake Country	British Columbia	48.4%
157	Red Deer	Alberta	48.4%
159	Brant	Ontario	48.1%
159	Fredericton	New Brunswick	48.1%
159	Laval—Les Îles	Quebec	48.1%
162	Esquimalt—Juan de Fuca	British Columbia	47.9%
162	Labrador	Newfoundland and Labrador	47.9%
162	New Westminster—Coquitlam	British Columbia	47.9%
162	Peterborough	Ontario	47.9%
162	Saint Boniface	Manitoba	47.9%
162	Saint-Laurent—Cartierville	Quebec	47.9%
168	Vancouver Quadra	British Columbia	47.8%
168	Windsor—Tecumseh	Ontario	47.8%
170	Palliser	Saskatchewan	47.5%
171	Nipissing—Timiskaming	Ontario	47.4%
171	Scarborough—Guildwood	Ontario	47.4%
173	Cariboo—Prince George	British Columbia	47.3%
173	Hamilton East—Stoney Creek	Ontario	47.3%
173	Thunder Bay—Rainy River	Ontario	47.3%
176	Vancouver Kingsway	British Columbia	47.2%
176	Wascana	Saskatchewan	47.2%
178	Prince George—Peace River	British Columbia	47.1%
179	Nanaimo—Cowichan	British Columbia	46.7%
180	Timmins—James Bay	Ontario	46.6%
181	Thunder Bay—Superior North	Ontario	46.4%
182	Fort McMurray—Athabasca	Alberta	46.3%
183	Barrie	Ontario	46.2%
184	Elmwood—Transcona	Manitoba	46.1%
184	Kitchener Centre	Ontario	46.1%
186	London—Fanshawe	Ontario	46.0%
187	Saint-Léonard—Saint-Michel	Quebec	45.8%
188	Regina—Qu'Appelle	Saskatchewan	45.7%
189	St. Catharines	Ontario	45.5%
190	Scarborough Southwest	Ontario	45.1%
190	Skeena—Bulkley Valley	British Columbia	45.1%
192	Etobicoke—Lakeshore	Ontario	44.9%
192	Kenora	Ontario	44.9%
194	Windsor West	Ontario	44.7%
195	Dartmouth—Cole Harbour	Nova Scotia	44.5%
196	Madawaska—Restigouche	New Brunswick	44.3%
196	Saskatoon—Rosetown—Biggar	Saskatchewan	44.3%
198	Ottawa South	Ontario	44.2%
199	Brossard—La Prairie	Quebec	44.0%
200	Kingston and the Islands	Ontario	43.8%
200	Saint John	New Brunswick	43.8%
200	St. John's South—Mount Pearl	Newfoundland and Labrador	43.8%
203	Winnipeg North	Manitoba	43.7%
204	Beaches—East York	Ontario	43.6%
205	Moncton—Riverview—Dieppe	New Brunswick	43.5%
205	Sydney—Victoria	Nova Scotia	43.5%
207	Oshawa	Ontario	43.2%
207	York West	Ontario	43.2%
209	Ottawa West—Nepean	Ontario	42.6%
210	Acadie—Bathurst	New Brunswick	42.5%
211	Charlottetown	Prince Edward Island	42.4%
212	Alfred-Pellan	Quebec	42.2%
213	York South—Weston	Ontario	42.1%
214	Sudbury	Ontario	42.0%
215	Honoré-Mercier	Quebec	41.8%
215	Vaudreuil-Soulanges	Quebec	41.8%
217	Edmonton East	Alberta	41.6%
218	Winnipeg South Centre	Manitoba	41.3%
219	Calgary East	Alberta	41.1%
219	London North Centre	Ontario	41.1%
219	Pontiac	Quebec	41.1%
222	Toronto—Danforth	Ontario	40.0%
223	Davenport	Ontario	39.8%
224	Mégantic—L'Érable	Quebec	39.7%
225	Calgary Centre-North	Alberta	39.5%
225	Roberval—Lac-Saint-Jean	Quebec	39.5%
227	Saint-Bruno—Saint-Hubert	Quebec	39.4%
228	St. Paul's	Ontario	38.9%
229	Laval	Quebec	38.8%
230	Châteauguay—Saint-Constant	Quebec	38.7%
231	Parkdale—High Park	Ontario	38.5%
232	Desnethé—Missinippi—Churchill River	Saskatchewan	38.4%
233	Churchill	Manitoba	38.2%
234	Beauce	Quebec	38.0%
235	Marc-Aurèle-Fortin	Quebec	37.8%
236	LaSalle—Émard	Quebec	37.6%
236	Yukon	Yukon	37.6%
238	Brome—Missisquoi	Quebec	37.4%
238	Notre-Dame-de-Grâce—Lachine	Quebec	37.4%
238	Verchères—Les Patriotes	Quebec	37.4%
241	Gatineau	Quebec	37.2%
242	Edmonton—Strathcona	Alberta	37.0%
243	Compton—Stanstead	Quebec	36.7%
244	Bourassa	Quebec	36.6%
244	Chicoutimi—Le Fjord	Quebec	36.6%
246	Montmorency—Charlevoix—Haute-Côte-Nord	Quebec	36.2%
246	Repentigny	Quebec	36.2%
248	Ahuntsic	Quebec	36.1%
248	Jonquière—Alma	Quebec	36.1%
250	Montmagny—L'Islet—Kamouraska—Rivière-du-Loup	Quebec	35.9%
251	Victoria	British Columbia	35.8%
252	Lotbinière—Chutes-de-la-Chaudière	Quebec	35.7%
253	Terrebonne—Blainville	Quebec	35.5%
254	Bas-Richelieu—Nicolet—Bécancour	Quebec	35.4%
255	Richmond—Arthabaska	Quebec	35.3%
256	Beauharnois—Salaberry	Quebec	35.2%
257	Gaspésie—Îles-de-la-Madeleine	Quebec	35.1%
257	Hull—Aylmer	Quebec	35.1%
259	Chambly—Borduas	Quebec	35.0%
259	Portneuf—Jacques-Cartier	Quebec	35.0%
259	Western Arctic	Northwest Territories	35.0%
262	Argenteuil—Papineau—Mirabel	Quebec	34.9%
262	Rivière-des-Mille-Îles	Quebec	34.9%
264	Laurentides—Labelle	Quebec	34.6%
265	Calgary Centre	Alberta	34.5%
266	Lévis—Bellechasse	Quebec	34.4%
266	Ottawa Centre	Ontario	34.4%
268	Berthier—Maskinongé	Quebec	34.3%
269	Ottawa—Vanier	Ontario	34.2%
270	Hamilton Centre	Ontario	34.1%
270	Rimouski-Neigette—Témiscouata—Les Basques	Quebec	34.1%
270	Shefford	Quebec	34.1%
273	Joliette	Quebec	34.0%
274	Haute-Gaspésie—La Mitis—Matane—Matapédia	Quebec	33.8%
275	Louis-Saint-Laurent	Quebec	33.6%
276	Abitibi—Témiscamingue	Quebec	33.5%
276	Halifax	Nova Scotia	33.5%
278	Outremont	Quebec	33.4%
279	Edmonton Centre	Alberta	33.3%
280	Saint-Maurice—Champlain	Quebec	33.2%
281	Charlesbourg—Haute-Saint-Charles	Quebec	33.1%
281	Montcalm	Quebec	33.1%
283	Longueuil—Pierre-Boucher	Quebec	33.0%
284	Drummond	Quebec	32.9%
285	Louis-Hébert	Quebec	32.7%
285	Saint-Hyacinthe—Bagot	Quebec	32.7%
287	Saint-Jean	Quebec	32.5%
288	Papineau	Quebec	32.4%
288	Westmount—Ville-Marie	Quebec	32.4%
290	Manicouagan	Quebec	32.1%
291	Winnipeg Centre	Manitoba	32.0%
292	Vancouver East	British Columbia	31.9%
293	Saint-Lambert	Quebec	31.7%
294	Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou	Quebec	31.1%
295	Rivière-du-Nord	Quebec	30.0%
296	Nunavut	Nunavut	29.7%
297	Trois-Rivières	Quebec	29.6%
298	Toronto Centre	Ontario	29.4%
299	Vancouver Centre	British Columbia	29.3%
300	La Pointe-de-l'Île	Quebec	29.1%
300	Trinity—Spadina	Ontario	29.1%
302	Sherbrooke	Quebec	28.3%
303	Jeanne-Le Ber	Quebec	27.1%
304	Beauport—Limoilou	Quebec	26.2%
305	Hochelaga	Quebec	22.3%
306	Québec	Quebec	21.8%
307	Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie	Quebec	20.2%
308	Laurier—Sainte-Marie	Quebec	15.5%

Value: Legally married (not common-law). Riding names link to the riding's dissemination-area map for this topic.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population. Adapted from Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011. This does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada of this product.