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Private households by size 1926 - 2006 (000)

  Number of persons in household  
  One Two Three Four Five Six or more Total Average size of household
1926
51.5
98.4
102.7
96.2
82.3
191.5
622.7
4.48
1936
60.6
111.0
111.5
100.1
82.9
181.3
647.4
4.31
1946
68.9
118.7
116.4
103.4
84.4
170.8
662.7
4.16
1961
85.4
137.3
116.9
98.2
78.4
160.2
676.4
3.97
1966
89.0
139.5
114.4
97.1
79.3
168.0
687.3
4.01
1971
103.6
150.4
116.6
102.8
84.3
172.8
730.5
3.93
1979
145.0
179.0
133.0
133.3
109.1
177.2
876.7
3.72
1981
155.7
184.1
136.4
140.3
117.2
177.0
910.7
3.66
1986
180.8
198.0
144.8
156.7
127.8
168.1
976.3
3.53
1991
207.6
218.5
157.8
170.9
130.9
143.4
1,029.1
3.34
1996
241.8
256.8
179.8
191.8
133.0
120.0
1,123.2
3.14
2002
277.6
333.7
227.8
223.2
134.9
90.8
1,288.0
2.94
2006
329.4
415.5
265.4
243.8
137.3
78.1
1,469.5
2.81

 
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