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 = V3V
| 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 |
11,870
|
9,995
|
9,145
|
850
|
1,875
|
1,445
|
425
|
| Total families without children at home |
3,555
|
3,555
|
3,075
|
480
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
8,315
|
6,440
|
6,070
|
370
|
1,870
|
1,445
|
425
|
| 1 child at home |
3,350
|
2,225
|
2,055
|
170
|
1,125
|
830
|
295
|
| 2 children at home |
3,295
|
2,735
|
2,600
|
135
|
560
|
465
|
95
|
| 3 or more children at home |
1,670
|
1,480
|
1,410
|
70
|
190
|
155
|
30
|
| Total children at home |
15,350.0
|
12,475.0
|
11,820.0
|
650.0
|
2,880.0
|
2,280.0
|
595.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
1.3
|
1.2
|
1.3
|
0.8
|
1.5
|
1.6
|
1.4
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(V3V, CodeV3V)