7. FAMILIES BY TYPE, 1971 - 2011 CENSUSES
  Censuses
1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Total 1.203.240 1.307.423 1.367.106 1.252.025 1.215.865
% 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0 100,0
Couple without children 24,8 26,9 27,1 27,0 28,6
Couple with children 63,8 62,4 60,5 58,0 54,3
Lone mother with children 9,3 9,1 10,2 12,5 14,4
Lone father with children 2,1 1,6 2,2 2,5 2,7