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Topic-based tabulation: Household Type (11) and Age Groups of Primary Household Maintainer (8) for Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-554-XCB2006035
Release date :September 12, 2007
Topic :Housing and shelter costs
Data dimensions :

Note

Note: Household universe

The household universe pertains to the person or the group of persons (other than temporary or foreign residents) who occupy a dwelling. Household variables are distinct from dwelling variables, in that the latter ones pertain to dwelling characteristics, not to persons occupying dwellings. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

Note: Impact of municipal restructuring

The boundaries and names of municipalities (census subdivisions) can change from one census to the next because of annexations, dissolutions and incorporations. To bridge the impact of these municipal changes on data dissemination, the 2006 Census team is producing a profile for dissolved census subdivisions. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

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This table details household type and age groups of primary household maintainer for private households in CanadaFootnote 1
Household type (11) Age groups of primary household maintainer (8)
Total - Age groups of primary household maintainerFootnote 2 Under 25 years 25 to 34 years 35 to 44 years 45 to 54 years 55 to 64 years 65 to 74 years 75 years and over
Total - Household typeFootnote 3 12,437,470 456,625 1,782,270 2,591,890 2,829,775 2,130,820 1,387,285 1,258,805
Family households 8,651,335 205,165 1,217,350 2,058,220 2,190,290 1,513,995 884,350 581,960
One family only householdsFootnote 4 7,920,410 181,475 1,113,305 1,872,040 1,995,955 1,383,430 825,015 549,180
Couple family householdsFootnote 5 6,806,185 146,445 966,180 1,550,840 1,673,630 1,253,720 757,460 457,905
Without children 3,122,715 100,875 386,360 269,355 494,800 819,185 643,315 408,820
With children 3,683,470 45,565 579,820 1,281,485 1,178,825 434,535 114,150 49,085
Lone-parent family households 1,114,220 35,035 147,125 321,200 322,325 129,710 67,550 91,275
Other family householdsFootnote 6 730,925 23,690 104,040 186,180 194,335 130,570 59,335 32,780
Non-family households 3,786,135 251,460 564,920 533,665 639,490 616,820 502,930 676,845
One person households 3,327,045 149,420 433,370 471,520 576,140 567,930 473,880 654,790
Two or more person households 459,085 102,040 131,550 62,150 63,345 48,895 29,055 22,055

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

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Footnote 2

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.

Primary household maintainer
Part A - Plain language definition
First person in the household identified as the one who pays the rent or the mortgage, or the taxes, or the electricity bill, and so on, for the dwelling.
Part B - Detailed definition
The first person in the household identified as being the household maintainer.

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Footnote 3

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.

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Footnote 4

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons. In 2001, this category was called 'One-family households' and also included census families with additional persons.

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Footnote 5

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 6

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons. In 2001, this category was called 'Multiple-family households' and did not include one-family households with additional persons.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-554-XCB2006035.

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Footnote d

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