wild goose chase
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I understand that the high cost of living means that Torontonian young adults likely stay at home longer to save money before being able to have a place of their own. Also, a diverse city like Toronto has many people growing up in cultures where it's more common to live with parents longer into adulthood.
However, what explains why Southern Ontario in particular has a slightly greater stats in young adults living in parents than most of Canada or other Canadian regions?
If it were cost of living only why do other Southern Ontario metro areas like Windsor, Barrie etc. still have higher shares than Vancouver, an expensive city? And apparently, on a finer scale, suburban and even exurban parts of Toronto's census metro area actually have more young people living with parents than the city, though those should be cheaper in terms of young adults affording a place to live.
Also, if it is a cultural thing (especially with ethnic minorities who prefer living in extended families), why would Southern Ontario (even more Anglo-Canadian areas by culture like Barrie or Oshawa) as a region rank higher than other urban regions like metro Vancouver, Montreal etc. more consistently?
It seems like the area where young adults live with parents is higher around the suburbs/exurbs of Toronto than suburbs/exurbs of other Canadian metro areas.
However, what explains why Southern Ontario in particular has a slightly greater stats in young adults living in parents than most of Canada or other Canadian regions?
If it were cost of living only why do other Southern Ontario metro areas like Windsor, Barrie etc. still have higher shares than Vancouver, an expensive city? And apparently, on a finer scale, suburban and even exurban parts of Toronto's census metro area actually have more young people living with parents than the city, though those should be cheaper in terms of young adults affording a place to live.
Also, if it is a cultural thing (especially with ethnic minorities who prefer living in extended families), why would Southern Ontario (even more Anglo-Canadian areas by culture like Barrie or Oshawa) as a region rank higher than other urban regions like metro Vancouver, Montreal etc. more consistently?
It seems like the area where young adults live with parents is higher around the suburbs/exurbs of Toronto than suburbs/exurbs of other Canadian metro areas.
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![c-g02-eng.gif](https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/as-sa/98-200-x/2016008/fig/c-g02-eng.gif)