Household Size
As age increases, household size decreases
Almost all senior households consisted of one or two individuals (90.2%), while 41.3% of all Alberta households consisted of more than two people. In 2006, the average senior household was made up of 1.7 people, compared to 2.6 in the average Alberta household.
Household size declined with age. Among senior women, the decline occurred more rapidly at younger ages. Almost four out of every five women aged 75 years and older lived alone (78.8%).
In rural areas, there was a higher percentage (56.5%) of two-person senior households compared to urban areas (47.4%).
