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Census Families in Private Households by Family Structure, Showing Structural Type of Dwelling, for Ontario, 1996 Census (20% Sample Data)

Family structure Total -
Structural
type of
dwelling
Single-
detached
house
Apartment,
five or
more
storeys
Movable
dwelling
(1)
Other
dwelling
(2)
           
Ontario          
Total - Family structure 2,932,725 1,927,030 320,045 10,235 675,415
  Total families of now-married
  couples
2,283,115 1,638,895 211,575 7,555 425,090
    Without never-married sons
    and/or daughters at home
865,870 597,530 110,420 4,805 153,110
    With never-married sons and/or
    daughters at home
1,417,240 1,041,365 101,150 2,745 271,985
  Total families of common-law
  couples
227,910 112,525 31,165 1,550 82,660
    Without never-married sons
    and/or daughters at home
130,860 58,695 23,185 900 48,085
    With never-married sons and/or
    daughters at home
97,050 53,830 7,985 650 34,580
  Total lone-parent families 421,700 175,610 77,305 1,130 167,655
    Male parent 66,665 36,300 9,120 235 21,005
      One never-married son
      or daughter at home
43,050 22,345 6,740 165 13,790
      Two or more never-married sons
      and/or daughters at home
23,615 13,950 2,385 70 7,215
    Female parent 355,035 139,310 68,180 895 146,650
      One never-married son
      or daughter at home
200,365 76,385 43,620 630 79,730
      Two or more never-married sons
      and/or daughters at home
154,670 62,920 24,560 265 66,925


(1) Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.
(2) Includes semi-detached houses, row houses, other single-attached houses, apartments or flats in a detached duplex and apartments in a building that has less than five storeys.

This table contains data selected from Catalogue No. 93F0030XDB96001 in the Nation Series.

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