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2011 Census: Families, Households, and Marital Status

Households

  • In May 2011, there were 1.3 million people living in private households in Peel, an increase of 11.9% from the 1.2 million recorded in 2006. In the GTA, there were almost 6 million people living in private households, up 8.9% from the 5.5 million recorded in 2006.
  • In Peel, 89.9% lived with their married or common-law spouse, children or parents, while 3.1% lived with other relatives, 2.2% lived with non-relatives, and 4.8% lived alone.
  • Of the 403,000 households in Peel, 75.1% were home to one family, 7% were home to multiple families, and 18% were home to non-family households. In the GTA, 68.4% were home to one family, 4% were home to multiple families, and 27.5% were people living alone or with non-relatives.
  • In Peel, the number of one family households grew 10% from 2006 to 2011, while multiple family households grew 21.8%, and non-family households grew 18.8%.

Households and families

  • In Peel, 15.4% of households had one person; 24.1% had 2 persons; 19.2% had 3 persons; and 41.4% had four or more persons. In the GTA, 23.6% of households had one person; 28.0% had 2 persons; 17.7% had 3 persons; and 30.7% had four or more persons.
  • In Peel, 46.4% of private dwellings were single-detached, 11.8% were semi-detached, 12.7% were row houses, and 28.9% were apartments. In 2006, 47% of dwellings were single-detached, 11.7% were semi-detached, 12.4% were row houses, and 28.7% were apartments.
  • Peel has seen a small decrease in proportion of single-detached dwellings and a small increase in semi-detached, row houses, and apartments.

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE

PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE

LIVING ARRANGEMENTS

LIVING ARRANGEMENTS

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

HOUSEHOLD SIZE

PRIVATE DWELLINGS BY STRUCTURAL TYPE

PRIVATE DWELLINGS BY STRUCTURAL TYPE