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]
G4X
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) :
Total - Families by number of children at home 4,465 3,760 2,430 1,330 710 520 190
Total families without children at home 1,810 1,815 1,355 455 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,655 1,950 1,070 875 710 520 190
1 child at home 1,510 1,005 535 470 505 375 135
2 children at home 975 805 470 335 165 115 45
3 or more children at home 170 135 70 65 35 25 10
Total children at home 4,000.0 3,050.0 1,690.0 1,365.0 950.0 690.0 255.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.8 0.7 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G4X, CodeG4X)