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Census families in private households by family structure and presence of children, by province and territory (2006 Census)
Related tables: Child care, Child development and behaviour, Family history, Family types.
| 2006 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada | N.B. | Que. | Ont. | |
| number | ||||
| All families | 8,896,840 | 217,795 | 2,121,610 | 3,422,320 |
| Without children at home | 3,420,850 | 91,300 | 853,895 | 1,217,845 |
| With children at home | 5,475,990 | 126,490 | 1,267,720 | 2,204,470 |
| Families of married couples | 6,105,910 | 151,210 | 1,156,930 | 2,530,560 |
| Without children at home | 2,662,135 | 73,435 | 555,885 | 1,008,550 |
| With children at home | 3,443,775 | 77,775 | 601,040 | 1,522,015 |
| Families of common-law couples | 1,376,870 | 31,000 | 611,850 | 351,040 |
| Without children at home | 758,715 | 17,865 | 298,005 | 209,300 |
| With children at home | 618,150 | 13,130 | 313,845 | 141,745 |
| Lone-parent families | 1,414,060 | 35,585 | 352,825 | 540,715 |
| Male parent | 281,775 | 6,435 | 77,940 | 99,605 |
| Female parent | 1,132,290 | 29,150 | 274,890 | 441,105 |
| Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2007-09-19. | ||||
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