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Household size, by census metropolitan area (2006 Census)
(St. John's, Halifax, Moncton, Saint John)
  2006
  St. John's (N.L.) Halifax (N.S.) Moncton (N.B.) Saint John (N.B.)
  number
Total households1 70,660 155,125 51,595 49,120
1-person households 15,780 43,025 12,590 12,520
2-person households 24,135 55,145 19,925 17,525
3-person households 14,140 25,720 8,885 8,245
4-person households 12,055 21,735 7,255 7,355
5-person households 3,525 7,325 2,220 2,690
6-or-more person households 1,025 2,175 715 785
Total persons in households 178,715 367,975 123,725 120,175
Average number of persons in household 2.5 2.4 2.4 2.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population.
Last modified: 2007-10-23.

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