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 = J6E
| 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 |
10,965
|
8,790
|
5,505
|
3,290
|
2,170
|
1,730
|
435
|
| Total families without children at home |
4,725
|
4,730
|
3,140
|
1,580
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
6,240
|
4,070
|
2,360
|
1,705
|
2,170
|
1,735
|
440
|
| 1 child at home |
3,275
|
1,860
|
1,015
|
840
|
1,420
|
1,095
|
325
|
| 2 children at home |
2,210
|
1,610
|
980
|
630
|
595
|
505
|
90
|
| 3 or more children at home |
750
|
600
|
365
|
230
|
155
|
130
|
25
|
| Total children at home |
10,175.0
|
7,055.0
|
4,205.0
|
2,850.0
|
3,115.0
|
2,540.0
|
575.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
1.4
|
1.5
|
1.3
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(J6E, CodeJ6E)