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Table 1
Distribution and growth of census families, Canada, 2001 and 2006
Census families	2001		2006		Percentage growth 2001 to 2006
Census families	Number	Percentage	Number	Percentage	Percentage growth 2001 to 2006
Sources : Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2001 and 2006.
Total	8,371,020	100.0	8,896,840	100.0	6.3
Couple families	7,059,830	84.3	7,482,775	84.1	6.0
Married	5,901,420	70.5	6,105,910	68.6	3.5
Common-law	1,158,410	13.8	1,376,865	15.5	18.9
Lone-parent families	1,311,190	15.7	1,414,060	15.9	7.8
Female parent	1,065,360	12.7	1,132,290	12.7	6.3
Male parent	245,825	2.9	281,775	3.2	14.6