Population, Households and Housing Stock
Age of Primary Household Maintainer

Households

  1. Number
  2. Percentage

Age Range

  1. All Households
  2. 65 and over

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Toronto — Historical Age of Primary Household Maintainer (65 and Over)

  65 - 74 75 - 84 85+ Total 65+ Total
2006 178,725 127,265 33,065 339,055 1,801,255
2011 212,140 137,630 46,270 396,040 1,989,695
2016 264,505 149,385 58,255 472,145 2,135,910
2021 317,690 172,560 72,910 563,165 2,262,475
Notes:
  • Where band housing is present, total dwelling counts are larger than the sum of owned and rented dwellings.
  • The primary household maintainer is the person or one of the people in the household responsible for major household payments such as the rent or mortgage. In households with more than one maintainer, the primary maintainer is the first person listed as a maintainer.
Source: CMHC, adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Canada and National Household Survey) (opens in new window)