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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 Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 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 Canada^{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}	13,320,610	3,673,310	4,544,815	2,081,900	1,903,300	724,410	392,885	32,856,975.0	2.5
Census family households	9,103,965	0	4,103,515	2,007,195	1,884,175	719,035	390,045	27,954,525.0	3.1
One-family only households^{Footnote 3}	8,263,885	0	4,103,515	1,789,515	1,671,430	525,810	173,610	24,001,610.0	2.9
Couple family households^{Footnote 4}	7,070,675	0	3,394,480	1,435,980	1,573,270	501,825	165,115	20,955,530.0	3.0
Without children	3,394,480	0	3,394,480	0	0	0	0	6,788,960.0	2.0
With children	3,676,195	0	0	1,435,980	1,573,275	501,825	165,115	14,166,570.0	3.9
Lone-parent family households	1,193,210	0	709,040	353,535	98,155	23,985	8,495	3,046,080.0	2.6
Other family households^{Footnote 5}	840,080	0	0	217,680	212,745	193,225	216,430	3,952,915.0	4.7
One-family households with persons not in a census family	572,020	0	0	217,680	149,905	125,470	78,960	2,396,110.0	4.2
Couple family households^{Footnote 6}	389,775	0	0	121,415	94,130	105,385	68,845	1,717,535.0	4.4
Without children	144,245	0	0	121,415	16,325	4,015	2,490	466,160.0	3.2
With children	245,530	0	0	0	77,810	101,365	66,360	1,251,375.0	5.1
Lone-parent family households	182,240	0	0	96,265	55,770	20,090	10,115	678,575.0	3.7
Two-or-more-family households	268,065	0	0	0	62,845	67,750	137,470	1,556,805.0	5.8
Non-census family households	4,216,650	3,673,310	441,300	74,705	19,120	5,375	2,840	4,902,455.0	1.2
One-person households	3,673,310	3,673,310	0	0	0	0	0	3,673,305.0	1.0
Two-or-more-person households	543,340	0	441,300	74,705	19,120	5,370	2,840	1,229,145.0	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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