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Families and Households Highlight Tables, 2011 Census

Couple families by presence of children in private households, 2011 counts, children (all ages), for Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations

Data table

Table Summary

This table presents couple families by presence of children in private households. The column headings are: geographic name, CMA/CA type, all couples and census family structure of couples. The census family structure of couples is divided into married couples and common-law couples which are further divided into with children and without children. The rows are: geographic names along with their corresponding values.

Couple families by presence of children in private households, 2011 counts, children (all ages), for Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations
Geographic name	CMA/CA type	All couples	Census family structure of couples ¹
			Married couples		Common-law couples
			With children	Without children	With children	Without children

Canada !		7,861,855	3,402,735	2,891,215	706,555	861,350
Abbotsford - Mission (B.C.)	CMA	40,245	20,055	15,820	1,945	2,425
Alma (Que.) !	CA	8,265	1,985	3,050	1,815	1,415
Amos (Que.) !	CA	4,140	830	1,325	1,165	820
Baie-Comeau (Que.) !	CA	7,415	1,375	2,525	1,965	1,550
Barrie (Ont.)	CMA	43,860	21,480	14,690	3,505	4,190
Bathurst (N.B.) !	CA	8,995	2,755	4,185	880	1,170
Bay Roberts (N.L.)	CA	2,995	1,365	1,315	155	165
Belleville (Ont.)	CA	22,455	8,490	9,725	1,955	2,285
Brandon (Man.)	CA	12,185	5,095	4,915	900	1,280
Brantford (Ont.) !	CMA	31,680	14,175	12,100	2,625	2,780
Brockville (Ont.)	CA	9,825	3,620	4,610	680	915
Brooks (Alta.)	CA	5,575	2,520	2,185	435	440
Calgary (Alta.)	CMA	284,010	146,870	95,715	13,880	27,550
Campbell River (B.C.) !	CA	9,170	3,055	4,400	685	1,030
Campbellton (N.B.) !	CA	4,080	1,225	1,800	585	480
Camrose (Alta.) !	CA	4,070	1,535	1,910	255	370
Canmore (Alta.)	CA	3,155	1,180	1,275	185	515
Cape Breton (N.S.)	CA	22,190	9,105	10,020	1,480	1,585
Centre Wellington (Ont.)	CA	6,995	3,240	2,915	370	475
Charlottetown (P.E.I.) !	CA	15,165	6,975	6,035	780	1,370
Chatham-Kent (Ont.)	CA	25,360	10,285	11,475	1,650	1,960
Chilliwack (B.C.) !	CA	22,075	8,990	9,825	1,395	1,860
Cobourg (Ont.)	CA	4,525	1,525	2,280	300	420
Cold Lake (Alta.)	CA	3,385	1,590	1,010	400	380
Collingwood (Ont.)	CA	4,505	1,580	2,115	320	485
Corner Brook (N.L.) !	CA	6,940	2,865	3,075	440	565
Cornwall (Ont.)	CA	13,955	4,935	6,330	1,275	1,425
Courtenay (B.C.) !	CA	13,995	4,295	7,200	930	1,570
Cowansville (Que.) !	CA	2,820	590	1,115	600	515
Cranbrook (B.C.)	CA	6,445	2,325	3,050	430	640
Dawson Creek (B.C.)	CA	2,425	985	855	265	320
Dolbeau-Mistassini (Que.) !	CA	3,985	890	1,610	860	630
Drummondville (Que.) !	CA	20,585	4,535	6,940	5,020	4,090
Duncan (B.C.) !	CA	10,360	3,480	5,000	805	1,075
Edmonton (Alta.)	CMA	266,220	129,135	95,745	15,060	26,280
Edmundston (N.B.) !	CA	5,735	1,595	2,525	810	805
Elliot Lake (Ont.)	CA	2,950	565	1,855	190	340
Estevan (Sask.) !	CA	3,190	1,380	1,260	240	310
Fort St. John (B.C.)	CA	6,275	2,695	1,990	715	875
Fredericton (N.B.) !	CA	23,330	9,795	9,660	1,440	2,435
Granby (Que.) !	CA	18,500	4,110	6,420	4,205	3,765
Grand Falls-Windsor (N.L.)	CA	3,620	1,395	1,735	230	260
Grande Prairie (Alta.) !	CA	12,370	5,375	3,715	1,465	1,805
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury (Ont.)	CMA	39,115	15,690	15,850	3,420	4,160
Guelph (Ont.) !	CMA	33,820	16,495	12,175	2,005	3,150
Halifax (N.S.)	CMA	91,400	39,025	35,445	5,550	11,375
Hamilton (Ont.)	CMA	167,460	83,525	61,960	8,875	13,105
Hawkesbury (Ont.) !	CA	2,695	625	1,230	380	460
High River (Alta.) !	CA	3,425	1,255	1,675	190	310
Ingersoll (Ont.)	CA	2,985	1,315	1,165	235	270
Joliette (Que.) !	CA	10,520	2,240	3,805	2,270	2,200
Kamloops (B.C.) !	CA	23,950	9,065	10,495	1,655	2,735
Kawartha Lakes (Ont.)	CA	19,485	6,990	9,500	1,235	1,750
Kelowna (B.C.)	CMA	44,935	16,530	21,370	2,335	4,695
Kenora (Ont.)	CA	3,590	1,360	1,535	335	360
Kentville (N.S.)	CA	6,495	2,370	2,970	515	640
Kingston (Ont.)	CMA	37,450	15,135	15,625	2,580	4,110
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo (Ont.)	CMA	112,595	57,375	39,330	6,485	9,410
Lachute (Que.)	CA	2,835	605	1,110	585	535
Lacombe (Alta.) !	CA	2,820	1,330	1,140	175	175
Leamington (Ont.)	CA	11,750	5,680	4,950	480	630
Lethbridge (Alta.)	CA	24,715	10,700	10,460	1,295	2,255
Lloydminster (Alta.)	CA	7,240	3,345	2,400	695	800
London (Ont.)	CMA	109,585	50,505	42,305	6,395	10,380
Matane (Que.) !	CA	4,690	825	1,875	1,020	965
Medicine Hat (Alta.)	CA	17,770	7,130	7,860	1,160	1,625
Midland (Ont.) !	CA	8,560	2,885	3,955	765	950
Miramichi (N.B.) !	CA	7,090	2,825	3,355	405	505
Moncton (N.B.)	CMA	34,200	13,015	13,905	2,720	4,560
Montréal (Que.) !	CMA	844,960	318,720	249,530	138,725	137,980
Moose Jaw (Sask.)	CA	7,845	3,050	3,570	535	695
Nanaimo (B.C.)	CA	23,470	8,050	11,005	1,595	2,825
New Glasgow (N.S.)	CA	8,680	3,315	3,965	655	750
Norfolk (Ont.)	CA	16,290	6,440	7,575	930	1,345
North Battleford (Sask.) !	CA	4,120	1,630	1,840	335	305
North Bay (Ont.)	CA	15,255	5,705	6,560	1,250	1,745
Okotoks (Alta.) !	CA	6,115	3,480	1,885	320	425
Orillia (Ont.)	CA	9,460	3,295	4,300	825	1,035
Oshawa (Ont.)	CMA	83,745	43,730	27,330	5,845	6,835
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ont.) !	CMA	284,145	128,715	96,225	24,775	34,435
Owen Sound (Ont.)	CA	7,940	2,940	3,760	510	730
Parksville (B.C.)	CA	8,070	1,725	5,430	285	635
Pembroke (Ont.)	CA	5,800	2,240	2,595	425	540
Penticton (B.C.) !	CA	10,360	3,090	5,600	540	1,130
Petawawa (Ont.)	CA	4,015	1,810	1,315	390	500
Peterborough (Ont.)	CMA	28,850	11,140	12,820	1,935	2,960
Port Alberni (B.C.) !	CA	6,190	1,970	3,130	475	620
Port Hope (Ont.)	CA	4,120	1,575	1,855	285	410
Portage la Prairie (Man.) !	CA	2,680	1,015	1,195	245	230
Powell River (B.C.)	CA	4,255	1,245	2,255	275	485
Prince Albert (Sask.) !	CA	8,695	3,595	3,470	835	795
Prince George (B.C.)	CA	19,650	7,980	7,760	1,765	2,145
Prince Rupert (B.C.)	CA	2,840	1,160	985	355	345
Quesnel (B.C.) !	CA	5,495	1,905	2,460	475	655
Québec (Que.) !	CMA	182,135	42,155	56,600	41,445	41,935
Red Deer (Alta.) !	CA	20,255	8,665	7,715	1,515	2,355
Regina (Sask.)	CMA	47,435	21,650	18,695	2,705	4,385
Rimouski (Que.) !	CA	12,330	2,390	4,155	2,875	2,915
Rivière-du-Loup (Que.) !	CA	6,870	1,380	2,395	1,630	1,470
Rouyn-Noranda (Que.) !	CA	10,160	1,985	3,335	2,660	2,185
Saguenay (Que.) !	CMA	39,970	9,480	14,435	8,390	7,665
Saint John (N.B.)	CMA	30,375	13,010	12,685	1,945	2,735
Saint-Georges (Que.) !	CA	8,290	2,150	2,695	1,815	1,630
Saint-Hyacinthe (Que.) !	CA	12,985	2,715	4,750	2,755	2,765
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu (Que.)	CA	21,725	5,275	6,670	5,500	4,280
Salaberry-de-Valleyfield (Que.)	CA	9,200	1,890	3,425	2,000	1,880
Salmon Arm (B.C.)	CA	4,420	1,575	2,265	230	350
Sarnia (Ont.)	CA	21,840	8,605	10,095	1,320	1,820
Saskatoon (Sask.)	CMA	58,560	27,380	22,625	3,175	5,380
Sault Ste. Marie (Ont.) !	CA	19,045	7,540	8,430	1,445	1,630
Sept-Îles (Que.) !	CA	6,745	1,290	2,095	1,975	1,385
Shawinigan (Que.) !	CA	12,755	2,335	5,255	2,595	2,570
Sherbrooke (Que.) !	CMA	46,425	10,540	15,645	10,175	10,065
Sorel-Tracy (Que.) !	CA	12,090	2,390	4,810	2,405	2,485
Squamish (B.C.) !	CA	4,200	1,870	1,340	380	610
St. Catharines - Niagara (Ont.)	CMA	92,780	39,905	39,760	5,430	7,690
St. John's (N.L.)	CMA	46,985	22,125	16,725	2,990	5,150
Steinbach (Man.) !	CA	3,350	1,625	1,510	110	115
Stratford (Ont.) !	CA	7,190	2,895	3,080	485	735
Strathmore (Alta.) !	CA	3,005	1,395	1,135	220	260
Summerside (P.E.I.)	CA	3,910	1,490	1,780	295	345
Swift Current (Sask.)	CA	4,410	1,800	2,075	200	330
Sylvan Lake (Alta.) !	CA	3,010	1,370	980	340	320
Temiskaming Shores (Ont.) !	CA	3,405	1,205	1,565	305	325
Terrace (B.C.) !	CA	3,500	1,365	1,350	400	385
Thetford Mines (Que.) !	CA	6,910	1,395	3,175	1,230	1,110
Thompson (Man.) !	CA	2,760	1,190	780	440	345
Thunder Bay (Ont.)	CMA	28,100	11,595	11,760	1,970	2,770
Tillsonburg (Ont.)	CA	3,830	1,345	1,945	220	320
Timmins (Ont.)	CA	10,565	4,140	4,010	1,200	1,220
Toronto (Ont.)	CMA	1,256,910	746,400	385,825	46,470	78,220
Trois-Rivières (Que.) !	CMA	35,000	7,195	12,490	7,820	7,490
Truro (N.S.) !	CA	11,310	4,205	5,065	865	1,165
Val-d'Or (Que.)	CA	7,900	1,525	2,345	2,275	1,745
Vancouver (B.C.)	CMA	535,180	282,035	185,300	19,705	48,140
Vernon (B.C.)	CA	14,525	5,040	7,195	835	1,450
Victoria (B.C.) !	CMA	80,790	29,790	35,985	4,405	10,615
Victoriaville (Que.) !	CA	10,950	2,265	4,025	2,550	2,110
Wetaskiwin (Alta.) !	CA	2,770	1,010	1,260	235	260
Whitehorse (Y.T.)	CA	5,715	2,255	1,805	680	970
Williams Lake (B.C.)	CA	4,465	1,535	1,910	470	550
Windsor (Ont.)	CMA	72,230	36,500	27,390	3,475	4,870
Winnipeg (Man.) !	CMA	162,385	79,265	59,860	9,245	14,020
Wood Buffalo (Alta.)	CA	15,985	7,370	4,460	1,560	2,590
Woodstock (Ont.) !	CA	8,955	3,635	3,650	720	955
Yellowknife (N.W.T.)	CA	4,245	1,935	1,045	575	690
Yorkton (Sask.)	CA	4,380	1,705	2,080	250	345
Note(s): Footnote 1 Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners) and lone-parent families by sex of parent. Return to footnote 1 referrer