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 = G1E
| 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 |
6,640
|
5,335
|
3,370
|
1,970
|
1,305
|
950
|
355
|
| Total families without children at home |
3,160
|
3,160
|
2,065
|
1,095
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
3,480
|
2,175
|
1,295
|
875
|
1,305
|
950
|
355
|
| 1 child at home |
1,970
|
1,065
|
670
|
395
|
910
|
695
|
210
|
| 2 children at home |
1,235
|
880
|
480
|
400
|
355
|
220
|
130
|
| 3 or more children at home |
270
|
230
|
150
|
80
|
40
|
25
|
10
|
| Total children at home |
5,310.0
|
3,560.0
|
2,120.0
|
1,445.0
|
1,740.0
|
1,235.0
|
510.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
0.8
|
0.7
|
0.6
|
0.7
|
1.3
|
1.3
|
1.4
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(G1E, CodeG1E)