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 = L5A
| 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 |
13,045
|
10,740
|
9,710
|
1,030
|
2,305
|
1,900
|
405
|
| Total families without children at home |
4,200
|
4,200
|
3,530
|
665
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
8,850
|
6,545
|
6,175
|
365
|
2,305
|
1,905
|
405
|
| 1 child at home |
4,125
|
2,640
|
2,480
|
165
|
1,485
|
1,205
|
280
|
| 2 children at home |
3,400
|
2,755
|
2,630
|
125
|
645
|
535
|
105
|
| 3 or more children at home |
1,320
|
1,140
|
1,070
|
75
|
175
|
160
|
15
|
| Total children at home |
15,345.0
|
11,965.0
|
11,305.0
|
660.0
|
3,380.0
|
2,835.0
|
545.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
1.2
|
1.1
|
1.2
|
0.6
|
1.5
|
1.5
|
1.4
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(L5A, CodeL5A)