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 = V5R
| 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 |
12,160
|
9,855
|
9,070
|
785
|
2,310
|
1,915
|
390
|
| Total families without children at home |
3,460
|
3,465
|
2,955
|
510
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
| Total families with children at home |
8,700
|
6,395
|
6,120
|
270
|
2,310
|
1,915
|
390
|
| 1 child at home |
3,950
|
2,570
|
2,415
|
160
|
1,380
|
1,125
|
250
|
| 2 children at home |
3,405
|
2,755
|
2,670
|
85
|
650
|
545
|
110
|
| 3 or more children at home |
1,355
|
1,070
|
1,040
|
30
|
285
|
250
|
35
|
| Total children at home |
15,160.0
|
11,565.0
|
11,140.0
|
425.0
|
3,600.0
|
3,025.0
|
565.0
|
| Average number of children at home per family |
1.2
|
1.2
|
1.2
|
0.5
|
1.6
|
1.6
|
1.5
|
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(V5R, CodeV5R)