2006 Census Area Profiles
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Profile of Marital Status, Common-law Status, Families, Dwellings and Households for Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions, Census Subdivisions and Dissemination Areas, 2006 Census
About this variable: Profile of Dissemination Areas (139)
Definition
No definition is available for this variable.
Values
- Population, 2006 - 100% data Footnote 1
- Total population by sex and age groups - 100% data Footnote 2
- Male, total
- 0 to 4 years
- 5 to 9 years
- 10 to 14 years
- 15 to 19 years
- 20 to 24 years
- 25 to 29 years
- 30 to 34 years
- 35 to 39 years
- 40 to 44 years
- 45 to 49 years
- 50 to 54 years
- 55 to 59 years
- 60 to 64 years
- 65 to 69 years
- 70 to 74 years
- 75 to 79 years
- 80 to 84 years
- 85 years and over
- Female, total
- 0 to 4 years
- 5 to 9 years
- 10 to 14 years
- 15 to 19 years
- 20 to 24 years
- 25 to 29 years
- 30 to 34 years
- 35 to 39 years
- 40 to 44 years
- 45 to 49 years
- 50 to 54 years
- 55 to 59 years
- 60 to 64 years
- 65 to 69 years
- 70 to 74 years
- 75 to 79 years
- 80 to 84 years
- 85 years and over
- Total population 15 years and over by legal marital status - 100% data Footnote 41
- Never legally married (single)
- Legally married (and not separated) Footnote 43
- Separated, but still legally married
- Divorced
- Widowed
- Total population 15 years and over by common-law status - 100% data Footnote 47
- Not in a common-law relationship
- In a common-law relationship
- Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data Footnote 50
- Size of census family: 2 persons
- Size of census family: 3 persons
- Size of census family: 4 persons
- Size of census family: 5 or more persons
- Total number of census families in private households - 20% sample data Footnote 55
- Total couple families by family structure and number of children
- Married couples
- Without children at home
- With children at home
- 1 child
- 2 children
- 3 or more children
- Common-law couples
- Without children at home
- With children at home
- 1 child
- 2 children
- 3 or more children
- Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children
- Female parent
- 1 child
- 2 children
- 3 or more children
- Male parent
- 1 child
- 2 children
- 3 or more children
- Total number of children at home - 20% sample data Footnote 78
- Under six years of age
- 6 to 14 years
- 15 to 17 years
- 18 to 24 years
- 25 years and over
- Average number of children at home per census family Footnote 84
- Total number of persons in private households - 20% sample data
- Number of persons not in census families
- Living with relatives Footnote 87
- Living with non-relatives only
- Living alone
- Number of census family persons
- Average number of persons per census family
- Total number of persons aged 65 years and over - 20% sample data
- Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over
- Living with relatives Footnote 94
- Living with non-relatives only
- Living alone
- Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over
- Total number of occupied private dwellings - 20% sample data Footnote 98
- Average number of rooms per dwelling Footnote 99
- Average number of bedrooms per dwelling Footnote 100
- Total number of occupied private dwellings by housing tenure - 20% sample data Footnote 101
- Owned
- Rented
- Band housing
- Total number of occupied private dwellings by condition of dwelling - 20% sample data Footnote 105
- Regular maintenance only
- Minor repairs
- Major repairs
- Total number of occupied private dwellings by period of construction - 20% sample data Footnote 109
- Period of construction, before 1946
- Period of construction, 1946 to 1960
- Period of construction, 1961 to 1970
- Period of construction, 1971 to 1980
- Period of construction, 1981 to 1985
- Period of construction, 1986 to 1990
- Period of construction, 1991 to 1995
- Period of construction, 1996 to 2000
- Period of construction, 2001 to 2006 Footnote 118
- Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling - 100% data Footnote 119
- Single-detached house
- Semi-detached house
- Row house
- Apartment, duplex
- Apartment, building that has five or more storeys
- Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys
- Other single-attached house
- Movable dwelling Footnote 127
- Total number of private households by household size - 100% data Footnote 128
- 1 person
- 2 persons
- 3 persons
- 4 to 5 persons
- 6 or more persons
- Number of persons in private households
- Average number of persons in private households
- Total number of private households by household type - 20% sample data Footnote 136
- One-family households
- Multiple-family households
- Non-family households
Footnotes
- Footnote 1
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These figures have not been subjected to random rounding.
- Footnote 2
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Includes institutional residents.
Sex
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the gender of the respondent.Age
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the age at last birthday (as of the census reference date, May 16, 2006). This variable is derived from Date of birth. - Footnote 41
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Includes institutional residents.
Legal marital status
Part A - Plain language definition
A person's conjugal status under the law (e.g., single, married, widowed). Legal marital status data are derived from the responses to Question 4 (Marital status) in the census questionnaires.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the legal conjugal status of a person. The various responses are defined as follows:
Never legally married (single) - Persons who have never married (including all persons less than 15 years of age) and persons whose marriage has been annulled and who have not remarried.
Legally married (and not separated) - Persons whose spouse is living, unless the couple is separated or a divorce has been obtained.
Separated, but still legally married - Persons currently married, but who are no longer living with their spouse (for any reason other than illness or work) and have not obtained a divorce.
Divorced - Persons who have obtained a legal divorce and who have not remarried.
Widowed - Persons who have lost their spouse through death and who have not remarried. - Footnote 43
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Since 1996, Aboriginal people married according to traditional customs were instructed to report themselves as legally married.
In 2006, legally married same-sex couples are included in this category.
- Footnote 47
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Includes institutional residents.
Common-law status
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to persons who live together as a couple but who are not legally married to each other. These persons can be of the opposite sex or of the same sex. - Footnote 50
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Census family
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a married couple (with or without children of either or both spouses), a couple living common-law (with or without children of either or both partners) or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child living in the same dwelling. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present. - Footnote 55
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Census family structure
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present. - Footnote 78
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Refers to the persons who are sons and daughters in census families.
- Footnote 84
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The average number of children at home per census family is calculated using the total number of children at home and the total number of census families.
- Footnote 87
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Non-relatives may be present.
- Footnote 94
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Non-relatives may be present.
- Footnote 98
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Dwelling, occupied private
Part A - Plain language definition
A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a private dwelling in which a person or a group of persons is permanently residing. Also included are private dwellings whose usual residents are temporarily absent on Census Day. Unless otherwise specified, all data in housing products are for occupied private dwellings, rather than for unoccupied private dwellings or dwellings occupied solely by foreign and/or temporary residents. - Footnote 99
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Rooms
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of rooms in a dwelling. A room is an enclosed area within a dwelling which is finished and suitable for year-round living. - Footnote 100
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Bedrooms
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to all rooms designed and furnished as bedrooms and used mainly for sleeping purposes, even though the use may be occasional (e.g., spare bedroom). - Footnote 101
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Tenure
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to whether some member of the household owns or rents the dwelling, or whether the dwelling is Band housing (on an Indian reserve or settlement). - Footnote 105
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Condition of dwelling
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to whether, in the judgment of the respondent, the dwelling requires any repairs (excluding desirable remodeling or additions). - Footnote 109
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Period of construction
Part A - Plain language definition
Not applicable
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the period in time during which the building or dwelling was originally constructed. - Footnote 118
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Includes data up to May 16, 2006.
- Footnote 119
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Structural type of dwelling
Part A - Plain language definition
Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.
In 2006, improvements to the enumeration process and changes in structural type classification affect the historical comparability of the 'structural type of dwelling' variable. In 2006, 'apartment or flat in a duplex' replaces 'apartment or flat in a detached duplex' and includes duplexes attached to other dwellings or buildings. This is a change from the 2001 Census where duplexes attached to other dwellings or buildings were classified as an 'apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys'. - Footnote 127
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Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.
- Footnote 128
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Household, private
Part A - Plain language definition
Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.Household size
Part A - Plain language definition
Number of persons occupying a private dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the number of persons in a private household. - Footnote 136
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Household type
Part A - Plain language definition
Category to which a person living alone or a group of persons occupying the same dwelling belong. There are two categories: non-family households and family households.
A non-family household consists either of one person living alone or of two or more persons who share a dwelling, but do not constitute a family.
Family households are divided into two subcategories: one-family households and multiple-family households.
A one-family household consists of a single family (e.g., a couple with or without children). A multiple-family household is made up of two or more families occupying the same dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition
Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.
Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.