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2006 Census of Canada: Cumulative profile and release components

Profile of Marital Status, Common-law Status, Families, Dwellings and Households for Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census

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Note(s) :
  1. POPULATION, 2006 - 100% DATA
    These figures have not been subjected to random rounding.
  2. TOTAL POPULATION BY SEX AND AGE GROUPS - 100% DATA
    Includes institutional residents.
    Sex
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Not applicable
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to the gender of the respondent.
    Age
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Not applicable
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to the age at last birthday (as of the census reference date, May 16, 2006). This variable is derived from Date of birth.
  3. TOTAL POPULATION 15 YEARS AND OVER BY LEGAL MARITAL STATUS - 100% DATA
    Includes institutional residents.
    Legal marital status
    Part A - Plain language definition
    A person's conjugal status under the law (e.g., single, married, widowed). Legal marital status data are derived from the responses to Question 4 (Marital status) in the census questionnaires.
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to the legal conjugal status of a person. The various responses are defined as follows:
    Never legally married (single) - Persons who have never married (including all persons less than 15 years of age) and persons whose marriage has been annulled and who have not remarried.
    Legally married (and not separated) - Persons whose spouse is living, unless the couple is separated or a divorce has been obtained.
    Separated, but still legally married - Persons currently married, but who are no longer living with their spouse (for any reason other than illness or work) and have not obtained a divorce.
    Divorced - Persons who have obtained a legal divorce and who have not remarried.
    Widowed - Persons who have lost their spouse through death and who have not remarried.
  4. LEGALLY MARRIED (AND NOT SEPARATED)
    Since 1996, Aboriginal people married according to traditional customs were instructed to report themselves as legally married.
    In 2006, legally married same-sex couples are included in this category.
  5. TOTAL POPULATION 15 YEARS AND OVER BY COMMON-LAW STATUS - 100% DATA
    Includes institutional residents.
    Common-law status
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Not applicable
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to persons who live together as a couple but who are not legally married to each other. These persons can be of the opposite sex or of the same sex.
  6. TOTAL NUMBER OF CENSUS FAMILIES IN PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    Census family
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Not applicable
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to a married couple (with or without children of either or both spouses), a couple living common-law (with or without children of either or both partners) or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child living in the same dwelling. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.
  7. TOTAL NUMBER OF CENSUS FAMILIES IN PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    Census family structure
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Not applicable
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.
  8. TOTAL NUMBER OF CHILDREN AT HOME - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    Refers to the persons who are sons and daughters in census families.
  9. AVERAGE NUMBER OF CHILDREN AT HOME PER CENSUS FAMILY
    The average number of children at home per census family is calculated using the total number of children at home and the total number of census families.
  10. LIVING WITH RELATIVES
    Non-relatives may be present.
  11. LIVING WITH RELATIVES
    Non-relatives may be present.
  12. TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    Dwelling, occupied private
    Part A - Plain language definition
    A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to a private dwelling in which a person or a group of persons is permanently residing. Also included are private dwellings whose usual residents are temporarily absent on Census Day. Unless otherwise specified, all data in housing products are for occupied private dwellings, rather than for unoccupied private dwellings or dwellings occupied solely by foreign and/or temporary residents.
  13. AVERAGE NUMBER OF ROOMS PER DWELLING
    Rooms
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Not applicable
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to the number of rooms in a dwelling. A room is an enclosed area within a dwelling which is finished and suitable for year-round living.
  14. AVERAGE NUMBER OF BEDROOMS PER DWELLING
    Bedrooms
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Not applicable
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to all rooms designed and furnished as bedrooms and used mainly for sleeping purposes, even though the use may be occasional (e.g., spare bedroom).
  15. TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS BY HOUSING TENURE - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    Tenure
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Not applicable
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to whether some member of the household owns or rents the dwelling, or whether the dwelling is Band housing (on an Indian reserve or settlement).
  16. TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS BY CONDITION OF DWELLING - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    Condition of dwelling
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Not applicable
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to whether, in the judgment of the respondent, the dwelling requires any repairs (excluding desirable remodeling or additions).
  17. TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS BY PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    Period of construction
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Not applicable
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to the period in time during which the building or dwelling was originally constructed.
  18. PERIOD OF CONSTRUCTION, 2001 TO 2006
    Includes data up to May 16, 2006.
  19. TOTAL NUMBER OF OCCUPIED PRIVATE DWELLINGS BY STRUCTURAL TYPE OF DWELLING - 100% DATA
    Structural type of dwelling
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex.
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

    In 2006, improvements to the enumeration process and changes in structural type classification affect the historical comparability of the 'structural type of dwelling' variable. In 2006, 'apartment or flat in a duplex' replaces 'apartment or flat in a detached duplex' and includes duplexes attached to other dwellings or buildings. This is a change from the 2001 Census where duplexes attached to other dwellings or buildings were classified as an 'apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys'.
  20. MOVABLE DWELLING
    Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.
  21. TOTAL NUMBER OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD SIZE - 100% DATA
    Household size
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Number of persons occupying a private dwelling.
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to the number of persons in a private household.
    Household, private
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling.
    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.
  22. TOTAL NUMBER OF PRIVATE HOUSEHOLDS BY HOUSEHOLD TYPE - 20% SAMPLE DATA
    Household type
    Part A - Plain language definition
    Category to which a person living alone or a group of persons occupying the same dwelling belong. There are two categories: non-family households and family households.

    A non-family household consists either of one person living alone or of two or more persons who share a dwelling, but do not constitute a family.

    Family households are divided into two subcategories: one-family households and multiple-family households.

    A one-family household consists of a single family (e.g., a couple with or without children). A multiple-family household is made up of two or more families occupying the same dwelling.

    Part B - Detailed definition
    Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

    Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.
Population, 2006 - 100% data 1 12,538
Total population by sex and age groups - 100% data 2 12,535
Male, total 6,075
0 to 4 years 330
5 to 9 years 255
10 to 14 years 345
15 to 19 years 375
20 to 24 years 350
25 to 29 years 320
30 to 34 years 340
35 to 39 years 480
40 to 44 years 545
45 to 49 years 575
50 to 54 years 520
55 to 59 years 395
60 to 64 years 305
65 to 69 years 260
70 to 74 years 250
75 to 79 years 200
80 to 84 years 145
85 years and over 75
Female, total 6,465
0 to 4 years 260
5 to 9 years 295
10 to 14 years 365
15 to 19 years 355
20 to 24 years 340
25 to 29 years 355
30 to 34 years 440
35 to 39 years 450
40 to 44 years 590
45 to 49 years 605
50 to 54 years 525
55 to 59 years 430
60 to 64 years 330
65 to 69 years 290
70 to 74 years 270
75 to 79 years 250
80 to 84 years 190
85 years and over 110
Total population 15 years and over by legal marital status - 100% data 3 10,685
Never legally married (single) 3,400
Legally married (and not separated) 4 5,230
Separated, but still legally married 365
Divorced 940
Widowed 750
Total population 15 years and over by common-law status - 100% data 5 10,685
Not in a common-law relationship 9,875
In a common-law relationship 810
Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data 6 3,665
Size of census family: 2 persons 1,795
Size of census family: 3 persons 915
Size of census family: 4 persons 680
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 270
Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data 7 3,665
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 2,985
Married couples 2,565
Without children at home 1,065
With children at home 1,495
1 child 655
2 children 620
3 or more children 220
Common-law couples 410
Without children at home 255
With children at home 155
1 child 80
2 children 40
3 or more children 30
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 680
Female parent 595
1 child 415
2 children 140
3 or more children 35
Male parent 85
1 child 55
2 children 35
3 or more children 0
Total number of children at home - 20% sample data 8 3,860
Under six years of age 700
6 to 14 years 1,160
15 to 17 years 420
18 to 24 years 850
25 years and over 730
Average number of children at home per census family 9 1.1
Total number of persons in private households - 20% sample data 12,555
Number of persons not in census families 2,050
Living with relatives 10 350
Living with non-relatives only 325
Living alone 1,375
Number of census family persons 10,505
Average number of persons per census family 2.9
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over - 20% sample data 2,035
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 675
Living with relatives 11 150
Living with non-relatives only 10
Living alone 520
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 1,360
Total number of occupied private dwellings - 20% sample data 12 5,080
Average number of rooms per dwelling 13 6.3
Average number of bedrooms per dwelling 14 2.6
Total number of occupied private dwellings by housing tenure - 20% sample data 15 5,080
Owned 4,000
Rented 1,085
Band housing 0
Total number of occupied private dwellings by condition of dwelling - 20% sample data 16 5,080
Regular maintenance only 3,515
Minor repairs 1,190
Major repairs 370
Total number of occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 20% sample data 17 5,085
Period of construction, before 1946 345
Period of construction, 1946 to 1960 1,555
Period of construction, 1961 to 1970 800
Period of construction, 1971 to 1980 850
Period of construction, 1981 to 1985 225
Period of construction, 1986 to 1990 260
Period of construction, 1991 to 1995 290
Period of construction, 1996 to 2000 445
Period of construction, 2001 to 2006 18 305
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data 19 5,070
Single-detached house 2,410
Semi-detached house 150
Row house 440
Apartment, duplex 230
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 1,585
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 250
Other single-attached house 5
Movable dwelling 20 0
Total number of private households by household size - 100% data 21 5,070
1 person 1,370
2 persons 1,680
3 persons 865
4 to 5 persons 1,035
6 or more persons 125
Number of persons in private households 12,525
Average number of persons in private households 2.5
Total number of private households by household type - 20% sample data 22 5,085
One-family households 3,355
Multiple-family households 150
Non-family households 1,580
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 94-576-XCB2006003
Date Modified: 2010-07-29

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