Statistics Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

(Note: Content area on this page may be wider than usual.)

2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Number of Children at Home (8) and Census Family Structure (7) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

Select data categories for this product
[Geographic index]
B1H Warning
Number of children at home (8) Census family structure (7)
Total - Census family structure Total couple families Married couple families Common-law couple families Total lone-parent families Female parent families Male parent families
Note(s) :
Warning Data quality note(s)
  • Data quality index showing, for the short census questionnaire (100% data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
Total - Families by number of children at home 3,185 2,285 2,065 215 905 775 125
Total families without children at home 1,100 1,100 1,015 85 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,085 1,185 1,055 130 905 780 125
1 child at home 1,070 480 425 60 585 485 100
2 children at home 710 465 420 45 245 220 25
3 or more children at home 305 235 205 30 70 70 0
Total children at home 3,480.0 2,180.0 1,935.0 250.0 1,295.0 1,145.0 155.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 0.9 1.2 1.4 1.5 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B1H, CodeB1H)