Diversity of young adults living with their parents, 1981 to 2011

Another interesting study by StatsCan:

Parental co-residence more prevalent among immigrants who arrived in Canada as children

In 2011, close to two-thirds of immigrants aged 20 to 29 who arrived in Canada before the age of 15 were living with their parents. This compared with one-third for those who arrived as immigrants at age 15 or older.

Over one-half (52%) of young adults who belonged to a visible minority group lived with their parents. That proportion, though, was higher for some groups than others.

For example, living with parents was more common for some Asian youth, including West Asians (57%), Filipinos (55%), Koreans (55%) and South Asians (54%).

Among those who did not belong to a visible minority group, less than 40% lived with their parents.

Mother tongue and religious affiliation also associated with parental co-residence

In 2011, 48% of young adults aged 20 to 29 whose only mother tongue was not an official language lived with their parents, compared with 41% among those whose mother tongue was either English, French or both.

The proportion of those living with their parents was significantly higher among those whose mother tongue was Greek (72%) or Italian (68%). These groups, however, represented a small proportion of the overall population of young adults.

The proportion was also comparatively high among young adults whose mother tongue was Persian (57%) or Urdu (56%).

Young adults who had a religious affiliation were also more likely to live with their parents. In 2011, 48% of those who reported a Christian affiliation lived with their parents, as did 50% of those with a non-Christian affiliation.

By comparison, about 30% of those who did not have a religious affiliation lived with their parents.

Source: The Daily — Study: Diversity of young adults living with their parents, 1981 to 2011