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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Household Type (11), Number of Rooms (12) and Number of Bedrooms (6) for Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Household type (11) Number of rooms (12)
Total - Number of rooms 1 room 2 rooms 3 rooms 4 rooms 5 rooms 6 rooms 7 rooms 8 rooms 9 rooms 10 or more rooms Average number of rooms
Note(s) :
  1. Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations crossing provincial boundaries
    There is one census metropolitan area (Ottawa - Gatineau) and three census agglomerations (Campbellton, Hawkesbury and Lloydminster) that cross provincial boundaries. The data for their respective provincial parts are included with the appropriate census metropolitan area or census agglomeration, with data for the census metropolitan area or census agglomeration within the province of the provincial part that contributes the majority of the population to the area. For example, Ottawa - Gatineau can be found in Ontario, Campbellton in New Brunswick, Hawkesbury in Ontario and Lloydminster in Alberta.
  1. TOTAL - HOUSEHOLD TYPE
    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.
  2. ONE FAMILY ONLY HOUSEHOLDS
    Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons. In 2001, this category was called 'One-family households' and also included census families with additional persons.
  3. COUPLE FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
    Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.
  4. OTHER FAMILY HOUSEHOLDS
    Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons. In 2001, this category was called 'Multiple-family households' and did not include one-family households with additional persons.
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
Total - Household type 1 12,437,470 111,275 194,785 1,077,470 1,786,120 1,988,225 1,795,035 1,591,955 1,496,535 924,310 1,471,760 6.4
Family households 8,651,330 18,645 56,075 287,630 896,095 1,319,150 1,352,935 1,296,950 1,276,205 812,605 1,335,035 7.0
One family only households 2 7,920,410 17,480 52,405 273,245 844,450 1,221,165 1,245,670 1,187,820 1,157,325 731,590 1,189,260 7.0
Couple family households 3 6,806,185 14,490 42,340 227,790 644,380 978,055 1,057,535 1,041,590 1,037,060 664,740 1,098,210 7.1
Without children 3,122,715 9,930 25,680 160,910 415,290 542,275 528,450 458,785 409,820 236,100 335,480 6.5
With children 3,683,470 4,560 16,655 66,880 229,085 435,780 529,080 582,805 627,240 428,640 762,730 7.6
Lone-parent family households 1,114,225 2,990 10,060 45,460 200,075 243,105 188,135 146,230 120,265 66,850 91,045 6.2
Other family households 4 730,925 1,165 3,680 14,380 51,645 97,990 107,265 109,130 118,880 81,015 145,775 7.5
Non-family households 3,786,135 92,625 138,710 789,840 890,025 669,075 442,100 295,000 220,325 111,705 136,720 4.9
One person households 3,327,050 89,975 130,570 754,165 772,340 566,785 374,195 249,750 184,825 92,240 112,205 4.8
Two or more person households 459,085 2,655 8,140 35,680 117,690 102,290 67,905 45,255 35,500 19,465 24,510 5.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-554-XCB2006008 (Canada, Code01)
Date Modified: 2011-04-07

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