Statistics Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

(Note: Content area on this page may be wider than usual.)

2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

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

Select data categories for this product
[Geographic index]
R8N
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) :
Total - Families by number of children at home 3,810 2,980 2,210 775 825 650 180
Total families without children at home 1,190 1,190 810 380 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,620 1,790 1,400 390 825 650 175
1 child at home 1,005 620 445 180 375 255 120
2 children at home 1,030 770 650 120 260 235 30
3 or more children at home 585 395 305 90 185 155 25
Total children at home 5,085.0 3,470.0 2,740.0 730.0 1,615.0 1,340.0 275.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.9 2.1 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (R8N, CodeR8N)