Table 1 Distribution and growth of census families, Canada, 2001 and 2006

Table 2 Distribution of couples by conjugal status, Canada, 2001 and 2006

Table 3 Distribution by age groups and census family status of mothers of children aged 4 years and under, Canada, 2001 and 2006

Table 4 Distribution of census families by family structure, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

Table 5 Distribution of households by household structure, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

Table 6 Growth rate of census families by family structure, Canada, provinces and territories, 2001 to 2006

Table 7 Growth rate of population in private households by household structure, Canada, provinces and territories, 2001 to 2006

Table 8 Proportion of common-law couples in Quebec higher than in Canada and in other selected countries

Table 9 Distribution of same-sex couples by conjugal status, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

Table 10 Distribution of children aged 14 and under by family structure, Canada, provinces and territories, 2006

Table 11 Distribution of census families by family structure, census metropolitan areas, 2006

Table 12 Number and proportion of same-sex couples, by census metropolitan

Table 13 Municipalities with 5,000 persons or more in private households having the highest and lowest proportions of lone-parent families, 2006

Table 14 Distribution of households by household structure, metropolitan and non-metropolitan areas, 2006

Table 15 Municipalities with 5,000 persons or more in private households having the highest and lowest proportions of households containing couples with children aged 24 and under at home, 2006

Table 16 Proportion of young adults aged 20 to 29 living in the parental home, census metropolitan areas, 2001 and 2006

Table 17 Proportion of young adults aged 20 to 29 living with their parents, mid-size urban areas, 2006

Figure 1 Married-couple families with children aged 24 and under is largest family structure, but declining

Figure 2 The proportion of lone-parent families has been increasing since 1966

Figure 3 More never-married, fewer widowed lone parents

Figure 4 More one-person households, fewer large households

Figure 5 Proportion of one-person households in Canada similar to the United States but lower than some European countries

Figure 6 One-person households and households containing couples without children are growing the fastest

Figure 7 For the first time, legally married population aged 15 and over falls below 50%

Figure 8 Persons in common-law couples increasing for all age groups

Figure 9 Growth rate for persons in common-law couples is more rapid for older age groups, 2001 to 2006

Figure 10 By their early fifties, more common-law partners had been previously married

Figure 11 In 2006, living as part of a couple peaks for women in their late thirties

Figure 12 In 2006, more senior women than senior men lived alone

Figure 13 Proportion of children aged 14 and under living with married parents continues to decrease

Figure 14 Decreasing proportion of young adults living as couples

Figure 15 More young adults in their twenties live in the parental home in 2006

Figure 16 Newfoundland and Labrador has the highest proportion of young adults aged 20 to 29 in the parental home

Figure 17 Census families are growing rapidly in Alberta

Figure 18 The proportion of households with couples and children1 generally growing most rapidly in fast growing census metropolitan areas, 2001 to 2006

Canada. Percentage of couples who are common-law by 2006 Census Division (CD)

Canada. Percentage change in the number of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home, 2001 to 2006 by Census Division (CD)

Montréal CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Subdivision (CSD)

Greater Golden Horseshoe. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Subdivision (CSD)

Vancouver CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Subdivision (CSD)

Abbotsford CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Barrie CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Brantford CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Calgary CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Edmonton CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Greater Sudbury CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Guelph CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Halifax CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Hamilton CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Kelowna CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Kingston CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Kitchener CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

London CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Moncton CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Montréal CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT). Map 1 of 2

Montréal CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT). Map 2 of 2

Oshawa CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Ottawa - Gatineau CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Peterborough CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Québec CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Regina CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Saguenay CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Saint John CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Saskatoon CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Sherbrooke CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

St. Catharines - Niagara CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

St. John’s CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Thunder Bay CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Toronto CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT). Map 1 of 2

Toronto CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT). Map 2 of 2

Trois-Rivières CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Vancouver CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Victoria CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Windsor CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Winnipeg CMA. Percentage of census families who are lone parent by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Montréal CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Subdivision (CSD)

Greater Golden Horseshoe. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Subdivision (CSD)

Vancouver CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Subdivision (CSD)

Abbotsford CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Barrie CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Brantford CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Calgary CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Edmonton CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Greater Sudbury CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Guelph CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Halifax CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Hamilton CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Kelowna CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Kingston CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Kitchener CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

London CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Moncton CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Montréal CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT). Map 1 of 2

Montréal CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT). Map 2 of 2

Oshawa CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Ottawa - Gatineau CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Peterborough CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Québec CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Regina CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Saguenay CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Saint John CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Saskatoon CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Sherbrooke CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

St. Catharines - Niagara CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

St. John’s CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Thunder Bay CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Toronto CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT). Map 1 of 2

Toronto CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT). Map 2 of 2

Trois-Rivières CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Vancouver CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Victoria CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Windsor CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Winnipeg CMA. Percentage of private households containing couples with children under age 25 at home by 2006 Census Tract (CT)

Census families, 1921 to 2006 (Alternate format)