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Population and Housing Census 2001

20   Private households and persons in private households, by size of household and type of household1. 3 November 2001. Numbers and per cent
  Numbers Per cent
  Persons Private households Persons Private households
Total 4 485 000 1 955 000 100,0 100,0
         
Size of household        
1 person 717 000 717 000 16,0 36,7
2 persons 1 094 000 547 000 24,4 28,0
3 persons 822 000 274 000 18,3 14,0
4 persons 1 085 000 271 000 24,2 13,9
5 or more persons 767 000 145 000 17,1 7,4
         
Type of household1        
One person households 717 000 717 000 16,0 36,7
Age        
-24 46 000 46 000 1,0 2,4
25-34 136 000 136 000 3,0 7,0
35-44 80 000 80 000 1,8 4,1
45-69 232 000 232 000 5,2 11,8
70-79 115 000 115 000 2,6 5,9
80- 108 000 108 000 2,4 5,5
         
Two or more persons households without children 1 500 000 645 000 33,4 33,0
Age of the oldest person        
-24 16 000 8 000 0,4 0,4
25-34 124 000 61 000 2,8 3,1
35-44 73 000 33 000 1,6 1,7
45-69 950 000 384 000 21,2 19,6
70-79 231 000 109 000 5,1 5,6
80- 107 000 50 000 2,4 2,6
         
Two or more persons households with children 2 268 000 592 000 50,6 30,3
Age of the youngest child        
0-5 years 1 054 000 270 000 23,5 13,8
6-17 years 1 213 000 322 000 27,1 16,5
         
Number of children in the household        
1 child 777 000 253 000 17,3 12,9
2 children 957 000 237 000 21,4 12,1
3 children 433 000 86 000 9,7 4,4
4 children or more 100 000 16 000 2,2 0,8
1  Children (unmarried resident) 18 years and older are not taken into account when grouping the households by type. Households with children aged at least 18 years, are counted as two or more family households without any children.

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