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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Household Type (17), Household Size (9) and Structural Type of Dwelling (10) for Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2011 Census

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Structural type of dwelling (10)

This table details household type , household size and structural type of dwelling for private households in Ontario^{Footnote 1}
Household type (17)	Household size (9)
Household type (17)	Total - Private households	1 person	2 persons	3 persons	4 persons	5 persons	6 or more persons	Number of persons in private households	Average number of persons in private households
Total - Household type^{Footnote 2}	4,887,510	1,230,980	1,584,415	803,025	783,925	310,860	174,305	12,655,130.0	2.6
Census family households	3,475,030	0	1,438,195	777,945	776,930	308,785	173,175	11,010,640.0	3.2
One-family only households^{Footnote 3}	3,103,515	0	1,438,195	693,700	685,120	216,960	69,540	9,227,150.0	3.0
Couple family households^{Footnote 4}	2,642,680	0	1,171,505	554,355	644,145	206,700	65,975	8,037,610.0	3.0
Without children	1,171,505	0	1,171,505	0	0	0	0	2,343,005.0	2.0
With children	1,471,175	0	0	554,350	644,150	206,695	65,975	5,694,605.0	3.9
Lone-parent family households	460,840	0	266,695	139,350	40,970	10,260	3,565	1,189,540.0	2.6
Other family households^{Footnote 5}	371,515	0	0	84,245	91,805	91,830	103,635	1,783,485.0	4.8
One-family households with persons not in a census family	242,850	0	0	84,245	63,980	59,460	35,165	1,033,420.0	4.3
Couple family households^{Footnote 6}	167,865	0	0	45,520	40,320	50,960	31,065	753,460.0	4.5
Without children	52,940	0	0	45,525	5,455	1,245	715	169,300.0	3.2
With children	114,920	0	0	0	34,860	49,710	30,350	584,155.0	5.1
Lone-parent family households	74,985	0	0	38,725	23,660	8,505	4,100	279,965.0	3.7
Two-or-more-family households	128,660	0	0	0	27,825	32,365	68,470	750,065.0	5.8
Non-census family households	1,412,480	1,230,980	146,220	25,080	7,000	2,075	1,125	1,644,490.0	1.2
One-person households	1,230,980	1,230,980	0	0	0	0	0	1,230,980.0	1.0
Two-or-more-person households	181,500	0	146,220	25,080	7,000	2,075	1,125	413,510.0	2.3

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 2

Household type
Part A - Short definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.
Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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