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 = M8V
| 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 |
8,375
|
6,615
|
5,205
|
1,405
|
1,755
|
1,510
|
245
|
| Total families without children at home |
3,605
|
3,605
|
2,535
|
1,070
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
4,765
|
3,010
|
2,670
|
335
|
1,760
|
1,510
|
250
|
| 1 child at home |
2,705
|
1,490
|
1,255
|
235
|
1,215
|
1,035
|
180
|
| 2 children at home |
1,565
|
1,125
|
1,045
|
80
|
440
|
385
|
50
|
| 3 or more children at home |
495
|
385
|
370
|
20
|
105
|
95
|
15
|
| Total children at home |
7,450.0
|
5,010.0
|
4,555.0
|
460.0
|
2,440.0
|
2,110.0
|
330.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
0.9
|
0.8
|
0.9
|
0.3
|
1.4
|
1.4
|
1.3
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(M8V, CodeM8V)