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]
T7E 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 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 3,380 2,955 2,400 555 425 315 110
Total families without children at home 1,360 1,360 1,060 305 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,015 1,590 1,335 250 430 315 110
1 child at home 840 565 465 100 275 190 85
2 children at home 780 675 580 95 105 80 25
3 or more children at home 395 350 290 55 45 45 0
Total children at home 3,730.0 3,085.0 2,610.0 475.0 645.0 510.0 140.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.9 1.5 1.6 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T7E, CodeT7E)