Population, Households and Housing Stock
Household Type

Households

  1. Number
  2. Percentage

Household Type

  1. All Household Types
  2. Lone-Parent Households
  3. One-Person Households

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Ontario — Historical Household Type (One-Person Households) (%)

  Female One-Person Senior (65+) Female Living Alone Male One-Person Senior (65+) Male Living Alone Total One- Person Households Total
2006 13.8 6.4 10.5 2.2 24.3 100.0
2011 14.1 6.4 11.0 2.5 25.1 100.0
2016 14.4 6.7 11.5 2.9 25.9 100.0
2021 14.6 7.2 11.8 3.4 26.4 100.0
Notes:
  • Where band housing is present, total dwelling counts are larger than the sum of owned and rented dwellings.
  • Family households include at least one census family (a couple with or without children or a lone-parent family). These households may include members who are not part of the census family.
Source: CMHC, adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Canada and National Household Survey) (opens in new window)