Table 2
Distribution (number and percentage) and percentage change of census families by family structure, Canada, provinces and territories, 2011

Table 2
Distribution (number and percentage) and percentage change of census families by family structure, Canada, provinces and territories, 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 region (appearing as row headers), total families, married couples, common-law couples, lone-parent families and percentage change for census families 2006 to 2011 , calculated using number and percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
Region	Total census families	Married couples		Common-law couples		Lone-parent families		Percentage change for census families 2006 to 2011
Region	number	number	percentage	number	percentage	number	percentage	Percentage change for census families 2006 to 2011
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2011.
Canada	9,389,700	6,293,950	67.0	1,567,910	16.7	1,527,840	16.3	5.5
Newfoundland and Labrador	159,385	114,335	71.7	20,630	12.9	24,420	15.3	2.3
Prince Edward Island	40,850	29,695	72.7	4,570	11.2	6,580	16.1	4.2
Nova Scotia	270,065	184,870	68.5	38,460	14.2	46,730	17.3	1.0
New Brunswick	224,590	152,460	67.9	35,945	16.0	36,185	16.1	3.1
Quebec	2,203,630	1,143,365	51.9	694,750	31.5	365,510	16.6	3.9
Ontario	3,612,205	2,612,895	72.3	394,670	10.9	604,640	16.7	5.5
Manitoba	327,875	232,635	71.0	39,060	11.9	56,185	17.1	4.8
Saskatchewan	285,370	202,765	71.1	35,785	12.5	46,820	16.4	6.7
Alberta	999,530	719,360	72.0	135,660	13.6	144,510	14.5	10.5
British Columbia	1,238,155	887,990	71.7	160,360	13.0	189,805	15.3	6.6
Yukon	9,330	5,080	54.4	2,340	25.1	1,915	20.5	11.9
Northwest Territories	10,930	5,465	50.0	3,135	28.7	2,330	21.3	0.5
Nunavut	7,780	3,040	39.1	2,545	32.7	2,195	28.2	10.6