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 = J7Z
| 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 |
7,905
|
6,010
|
3,475
|
2,530
|
1,895
|
1,530
|
365
|
| Total families without children at home |
3,295
|
3,290
|
2,050
|
1,240
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
4,610
|
2,715
|
1,425
|
1,290
|
1,895
|
1,530
|
365
|
| 1 child at home |
2,480
|
1,240
|
610
|
630
|
1,240
|
1,010
|
230
|
| 2 children at home |
1,615
|
1,075
|
595
|
480
|
540
|
420
|
125
|
| 3 or more children at home |
510
|
400
|
220
|
180
|
115
|
100
|
10
|
| Total children at home |
7,375.0
|
4,705.0
|
2,500.0
|
2,200.0
|
2,670.0
|
2,160.0
|
510.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.9
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(J7Z, CodeJ7Z)