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]
H9P
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 1,105 910 735 180 195 170 20
Total families without children at home 335 340 240 95 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 765 575 495 80 195 170 25
1 child at home 355 230 190 45 115 95 25
2 children at home 295 235 205 30 60 60 0
3 or more children at home 120 105 95 0 15 15 0
Total children at home 1,345.0 1,055.0 935.0 120.0 290.0 270.0 25.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.7 1.5 1.6 0.8
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H9P, CodeH9P)