Infographic 4
Since 2001, the proportion of households composed of one census family and no additional persons has decreased

Infographic description

The title of the infographic is "Since 2001, the proportion of households composed of one census family and no additional persons has decreased"

This is a vertical bar chart.

The vertical axis shows the distribution in percent from 0% to 70%, by increments of 10%.

The horizontal axis indicates the household type for the years 2001 (light green), 2006 (dark green), 2011 (light blue), 2016 (turquoise) and 2021 (dark blue): one-census-family households without additional persons; other census family households (including multigenerational); two-or-more-person non-census-family households; and one-person households.

In 2001, 64.6% of households in Canada were composed of one census family without additional persons; 5.9% were composed of other census family households (including multigenerational); 3.7% were two-or-more-person non-census-family households, and 25.7% were one-person households.

In 2006, 63.6% of households in Canada were composed of one census family without additional persons; 5.9% were composed of other census family households (including multigenerational); 3.7% were two-or-more-person non-census-family households, and 26.8% were one-person households.

In 2011, 62.0% of households in Canada were composed of one census family without additional persons; 6.3% were composed of other census family households (including multigenerational); 4.1% were two-or-more-person non-census-family households, and 27.6% were one-person households.

In 2016, 61.2% of households in Canada were composed of one census family without additional persons; 6.5% were composed of other census family households (including multigenerational); 4.1% were two-or-more-person non-census-family households, and 28.2% were one-person households.

In 2021, 59.6% of households in Canada were composed of one census family without additional persons; 6.6% were composed of other census family households (including multigenerational); 4.4% were two-or-more-person non-census-family households, and 29.3% were one-person households.

Source(s): Census of Population 2001 to 2021 (3901).