Table 1 
Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone, living with relatives or non-relatives, or living in census families, by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021 

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Proportion of persons aged 15 years and older in private households that are living alone, living with relatives or non-relatives, or living in census families, by age group, Canada, 1981, 2016 and 2021
Living alone – 1981In census families – 1981Living with relatives or non-relatives only – 1981Living alone – 2016In census families – 2016Living with relatives or non-relatives only – 2016Living alone – 2021In census families – 2021Living with relatives or non-relatives only – 2021
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Total – 15 years and older 9.2 83.2 7.6 13.9 78.9 7.3 14.5 77.6 7.9
15 to 19 years 1.1 92.1 6.8 0.9 94.0 5.2 0.8 94.4 4.7
20 to 24 years 7.7 78.7 13.6 6.5 77.8 15.7 6.8 74.5 18.7
25 to 29 years 9.4 81.6 9.1 11.9 73.0 15.0 12.5 70.4 17.1
30 to 34 years 7.3 87.6 5.1 11.7 79.9 8.3 12.5 78.0 9.4
35 to 39 years 5.7 90.6 3.7 10.0 84.7 5.3 10.7 83.6 5.7
40 to 44 years 5.2 91.3 3.5 9.4 86.1 4.5 10.0 85.4 4.6
45 to 49 years 5.8 90.5 3.8 10.7 84.6 4.7 10.4 85.0 4.5
50 to 54 years 7.4 88.1 4.6 13.3 81.6 5.1 12.6 82.3 5.1
55 to 59 years 9.9 84.5 5.6 15.7 78.9 5.4 15.9 78.3 5.8
60 to 64 years 13.8 78.9 7.2 18.1 76.4 5.6 18.4 75.4 6.1
65 to 69 years 19.6 71.1 9.3 20.2 74.1 5.7 20.7 72.9 6.3
70 to 74 years 26.0 62.0 12.0 22.8 71.3 6.0 23.1 70.4 6.4
75 to 79 years 32.4 52.1 15.4 26.7 66.6 6.7 26.7 66.5 6.7
80 to 84 years 37.3 41.9 20.8 33.0 59.2 7.8 32.0 60.1 7.9
85 years and older 35.9 33.6 30.5 43.3 45.6 11.1 41.8 47.3 10.9
Source(s):
Census of Population, 1981, 2016 and 2021 (3901).
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