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Household size, by census metropolitan area (2006 Census)

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Household size, by census metropolitan area (2006 Census)
(Ottawa-Gatineau, Kingston, Peterborough, Oshawa, Toronto)
  2006
  Ottawa-Gatineau (Ont.-Que.) Kingston (Ont.) Peterborough (Ont.) Oshawa (Ont.) Toronto (Ont.)
  number
Total households1 449,300 62,045 46,680 119,015 1,801,255
1-person households 121,305 17,105 11,805 23,875 412,450
2-person households 148,150 22,525 17,620 36,825 489,105
3-person households 74,215 9,550 6,960 21,530 320,940
4-person households 70,110 8,810 6,670 23,910 338,385
5-person households 25,565 3,145 2,640 9,365 151,335
6-or-more person households 9,950 910 980 3,510 89,035
Total persons in households 1,112,595 147,480 114,015 327,040 5,057,775
Average number of persons in household 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.7 2.8

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