2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
Topic-based tabulation: 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
Data table
Geography = H3W
| 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) :
 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%.
- Data quality index showing, for the long census questionnaire (20% sample data), a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
|
| Total - Families by number of children at home |
7,410
|
5,730
|
5,020
|
710
|
1,675
|
1,460
|
215
|
| Total families without children at home |
2,035
|
2,035
|
1,495
|
540
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
5,370
|
3,695
|
3,525
|
175
|
1,675
|
1,455
|
215
|
| 1 child at home |
2,465
|
1,420
|
1,325
|
95
|
1,045
|
915
|
125
|
| 2 children at home |
1,985
|
1,525
|
1,470
|
55
|
460
|
380
|
75
|
| 3 or more children at home |
920
|
750
|
725
|
25
|
170
|
160
|
10
|
| Total children at home |
9,805.0
|
7,250.0
|
6,965.0
|
285.0
|
2,555.0
|
2,210.0
|
345.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
0.4
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(H3W, CodeH3W)