Population, Households and Housing Stock
Household Size

Households

  1. Number
  2. Percentage

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Ontario — Historical Household Size

  One-Person Household Two-Person Household Three-Person Household Four-Person Household Five-Or-More-Person Household Total
2006 1,104,870 1,449,605 753,520 768,250 478,785 4,555,025
2011 1,227,540 1,580,865 803,430 793,300 481,530 4,886,655
2016 1,341,115 1,693,880 834,395 796,435 503,350 5,169,175
2021 1,451,915 1,798,165 872,505 825,740 542,880 5,491,200
Notes:
  • Where band housing is present, total dwelling counts are larger than the sum of owned and rented dwellings.
Source: CMHC, adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Canada and National Household Survey) (opens in new window)