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 = M6S
| 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 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 |
8,290
|
6,700
|
5,790
|
910
|
1,590
|
1,385
|
210
|
| Total families without children at home |
2,930
|
2,935
|
2,295
|
635
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
5,360
|
3,770
|
3,490
|
270
|
1,595
|
1,380
|
210
|
| 1 child at home |
2,595
|
1,580
|
1,440
|
135
|
1,015
|
865
|
145
|
| 2 children at home |
2,120
|
1,675
|
1,580
|
95
|
440
|
385
|
55
|
| 3 or more children at home |
650
|
505
|
470
|
35
|
140
|
130
|
10
|
| Total children at home |
8,935.0
|
6,580.0
|
6,135.0
|
445.0
|
2,355.0
|
2,075.0
|
280.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
1.1
|
1.0
|
1.1
|
0.5
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.3
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(M6S, CodeM6S)