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]
T8R Warning
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) :
Warning 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 3,060 2,610 2,240 370 445 310 140
Total families without children at home 970 970 810 155 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,090 1,640 1,425 210 445 305 140
1 child at home 775 515 410 100 255 140 120
2 children at home 840 755 690 70 85 70 15
3 or more children at home 470 370 325 45 105 100 0
Total children at home 4,065.0 3,265.0 2,875.0 390.0 800.0 625.0 170.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.1 1.8 2.0 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T8R, CodeT8R)