Table 7 Private households and persons in private households, by type of household and age of the oldest person in the household. 3 November 2001. Numbers and per cent

7	Private households and persons in private households, by type of household and age of the oldest person in the household. 3 November 2001. Numbers and per cent

Type of household	Numbers		Per cent

Type of household	Persons	Private households	Persons	Private households

Total	4 485 945	1 961 548	100.0	100.0

One-person households	739 563	739 563	16.5	37.7

Age
-24	55 528	55 528	1.2	2.8
25-34	143 616	143 616	3.2	7.3
35-44	95 885	95 885	2.1	4.9
45-69	220 921	220 921	4.9	11.3
70-79	113 936	113 936	2.5	5.8
-80	109 677	109 677	2.4	5.6

Two or more-person households	3 746 382	1 221 985	83.5	62.3

Age of the oldest person
-24	41 362	17 943	0.9	0.9
25-34	585 919	191 477	13.1	9.8
35-44	1 105 968	291 497	24.7	14.9
45-69	1 640 905	552 200	36.6	28.2
70-79	251 183	114 309	5.6	5.8
-80	121 045	54 559	2.7	2.8