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 = L8H
| 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 |
7,535
|
5,505
|
4,270
|
1,230
|
2,035
|
1,595
|
435
|
| Total families without children at home |
2,620
|
2,620
|
1,935
|
690
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
4,915
|
2,880
|
2,335
|
545
|
2,030
|
1,595
|
435
|
| 1 child at home |
2,400
|
1,185
|
915
|
265
|
1,215
|
910
|
305
|
| 2 children at home |
1,625
|
1,080
|
885
|
200
|
540
|
450
|
85
|
| 3 or more children at home |
890
|
610
|
535
|
75
|
280
|
235
|
50
|
| Total children at home |
8,630.0
|
5,415.0
|
4,475.0
|
940.0
|
3,220.0
|
2,590.0
|
625.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
1.1
|
1.0
|
1.0
|
0.8
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(L8H, CodeL8H)