Table 1.3
Type of Household, 1983 to 2007-08
All households Percentages
Type of Household 1983 1991-92 1997-98 1998-99 1999-00 2000-01 2001-02 2002-03 2003-04 2004-05 2005-06 2006-07 2007-08
1 person only 20 22 26 25 26 26 26 28 26 25 28 27 28
2 or more adults 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Married/cohabiting couple
   with dependant children1 38 34 30 29 29 29 27 27 27 25 25 25 25
   with non-dependant children only 8 8 7 8 7 8 8 7 7 8 7 7 8
   no children 19 21 20 21 22 20 22 23 23 25 24 24 25
Lone parent
   with dependant children1 4 7 8 9 8 10 10 8 9 10 9 10 7
   with non-dependant children only 6 4 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
Two or more families 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 <1 <1 <1
Base=100% 2,940 3,107 3,024 2,809 3,039 2,800 2,805 2,782 2,718 2,772 2,594 2,656 2,562
Source:  Continuous Household Survey
Notes:
1 May also include non-dependant children.