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Private households, by size of household, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006 census: Part 1
	Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	Prince Edward Island	Nova Scotia	New Brunswick	Quebec	Ontario
	number
Total private households	12,437,470	197,180	53,135	376,840	295,960	3,189,345	4,555,025
Size of household
1 person	3,327,050	39,830	12,820	99,945	71,945	980,340	1,104,865
2 persons	4,175,145	73,295	18,925	138,820	111,795	1,098,470	1,449,600
3 persons	1,978,555	39,835	8,935	62,450	51,450	494,970	753,520
4-5 persons	2,612,645	41,355	11,295	69,685	56,530	564,260	1,090,145
6 or more persons	344,075	2,875	1,160	5,935	4,240	51,305	156,885
	distribution in percent
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Size of household
1 person	26.8	20.2	24.1	26.5	24.3	30.7	24.3
2 persons	33.6	37.2	35.6	36.8	37.8	34.4	31.8
3 persons	15.9	20.2	16.8	16.6	17.4	15.5	16.5
4-5 persons	21.0	21.0	21.3	18.5	19.1	17.7	23.9
6 or more persons	2.8	1.5	2.2	1.6	1.4	1.6	3.4

Private households, by size of household, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006 census: Part 2
	Manitoba	Saskat- chewan	Alberta	British Columbia	Yukon Territory	Northwest Territories	Nunavut
	number
Total private households	448,780	387,145	1,256,195	1,643,150	12,615	14,235	7,855
Size of household
1 person	128,295	111,315	308,695	460,580	3,895	3,080	1,435
2 persons	148,045	136,095	428,325	562,220	4,105	4,035	1,400
3 persons	65,345	52,930	200,215	243,155	1,985	2,620	1,145
4-5 persons	91,815	74,920	278,810	325,540	2,360	3,625	2,295
6 or more persons	15,280	11,885	40,160	51,650	265	865	1,580
	distribution in percent
Total	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0
Size of household
1 person	28.6	28.8	24.6	28.0	30.9	21.6	18.3
2 persons	33.0	35.2	34.1	34.2	32.5	28.3	17.8
3 persons	14.6	13.7	15.9	14.8	15.7	18.4	14.6
4-5 persons	20.5	19.4	22.2	19.8	18.7	25.5	29.2
6 or more persons	3.4	3.1	3.2	3.1	2.1	6.1	20.1

Note(s):

See "Data quality, concepts and methodology — Explanatory notes for the tables" section.

Source(s):

Dwellings and households, the nation, 2006 census of population. Catalogue no. 97-554-X.

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Table 5.1Private households1, by size of household, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006 census

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Table 5.1Private households ¹, by size of household, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006 census