Table 1
Distribution (number and percentage) and percentage change of census families by family structure, Canada, 2001 to 2011

Table 1
Distribution (number and percentage) and percentage change of census families by family structure, Canada, 2001 to 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of distribution (number and percentage) and percentage change of census families by family structure. The information is grouped by census family (appearing as row headers), 2001, 2006, 2011 and percentage change 2006 to 2011 , calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Census family	2001		2006		2011		Percentage change 2006 to 2011
Census family	number	percentage	number	percentage	number	percentage	Percentage change 2006 to 2011
Sources: Statistics Canada, censuses of population, 2001 to 2011.
Total census families	8,371,020	100.0	8,896,840	100.0	9,389,700	100.0	5.5
Couple families	7,059,830	84.3	7,482,775	84.1	7,861,860	83.7	5.1
Married	5,901,420	70.5	6,105,910	68.6	6,293,950	67.0	3.1
Common-law	1,158,410	13.8	1,376,865	15.5	1,567,910	16.7	13.9
Lone-parent families	1,311,190	15.7	1,414,060	15.9	1,527,840	16.3	8.0
Female parents	1,065,360	12.7	1,132,290	12.7	1,200,295	12.8	6.0
Male parents	245,825	2.9	281,775	3.2	327,545	3.5	16.2