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 = M1E
| 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 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 |
12,455
|
9,280
|
8,390
|
890
|
3,175
|
2,750
|
425
|
| Total families without children at home |
3,455
|
3,455
|
3,030
|
430
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
8,995
|
5,820
|
5,360
|
460
|
3,175
|
2,745
|
425
|
| 1 child at home |
3,920
|
2,135
|
1,945
|
190
|
1,785
|
1,515
|
265
|
| 2 children at home |
3,275
|
2,320
|
2,150
|
170
|
955
|
835
|
125
|
| 3 or more children at home |
1,795
|
1,365
|
1,265
|
100
|
430
|
395
|
35
|
| Total children at home |
16,465.0
|
11,355.0
|
10,510.0
|
845.0
|
5,110.0
|
4,460.0
|
645.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
1.3
|
1.2
|
1.3
|
0.9
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(M1E, CodeM1E)