More millennials lived with parents as adults than boomers at same age: StatCan
Statistics Canada said millennials also had the lowest homeownership rate at 49.9%, as fewer were married or had children.
- Statistics Canada reports millennials aged 25 to 39 were nearly twice as likely to live with parents as boomers, with 16.3 per cent living with parents in 2021 compared with 8.2 per cent of boomers in 1991.
- The proportion of millennials living with parents was highest in Toronto and Vancouver, while nationally the rate for millennials aged 25 to 29 doubled to 31.1 per cent in 2021, up from 15.7 per cent in 1991.
- Home ownership among millennials stood at 49.9 per cent in 2021, failing to match the 55.9 per cent rate boomers achieved in 1991, with declines most prominent in Halifax, Toronto, Winnipeg, and Vancouver.
- StatCan observed a notable decline in Canadians living with a spouse, partner, or child, falling to 62.8 per cent in 2021 from 74.4 per cent in 1991, as millennials aged 25 to 29 were 31 per cent less likely to live with partners.
- The agency reports gradual growth in younger adults living with parents without a spouse, partner, or child over time, a pattern that held consistently across eight large metropolitan cities.
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Canada's millennials twice as likely to live with parents as boomers once were
Millennials were twice as likely to live with their parents in 2021 than baby boomers were at the same age, a trend that was particularly acute in expensive cities but not fully attributed to affordability challenges.
A new Statistics Canada analysis shows that millennials aged 25 to 39 in 2021 are almost twice as likely to live with their parents as baby boomers at the same age.
Millennials more likely to live with their parents than past generations: StatsCan report
Analysis of data from three census cycles showed that 16.3 per cent of millennials aged 25 to 39 were living with parents in 2021, whereas 8.2 per cent of baby boomers in 1991 were doing the same. But the high cost of housing wasn't entirely to blame, according to Statistics Canada.
What is ‘life-stretching?’ Millennials living with parents longer than boomers
The proportion of millennials aged 25 to 39 living with their parents in 2021 was twice that of baby boomers in 1991 – 16.3 per cent compared to 8.2 per cent - according to a new analysis by Statistics Canada.
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