Household Family Status
In 2006, the majority of senior households (55.5%) consisted of one-family households or non-family households (43%). 10 The remaining senior households (1.3%) had two or more families occupying the same dwelling.
There were fewer non-family households in rural areas (34.2%) than in urban areas (45%).
10 According to Statistics Canada: Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family households refers to a single census family (with or without other non-family persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.
