Census families in private households by family structure and presence of children, by census metropolitan area (2006 Census)

Census families in private households by family structure and presence of children, by census metropolitan area (2006 Census)
(St. John's, Halifax, Moncton, Saint John)
	2006
	St. John's (N.L.)	Halifax (N.S.)	Moncton (N.B.)	Saint John (N.B.)
	number
All families	52,525	105,200	37,130	35,565
Without children at home	18,105	42,445	15,930	13,740
With children at home	34,420	62,755	21,205	21,825
Families of married couples	36,695	72,885	25,310	25,010
Without children at home	14,250	32,335	11,970	11,395
With children at home	22,445	40,550	13,335	13,615
Families of common-law couples	6,060	14,950	6,010	3,795
Without children at home	3,860	10,110	3,955	2,345
With children at home	2,200	4,835	2,055	1,445
Lone-parent families	9,775	17,365	5,815	6,765
Male parent	1,650	2,900	975	1,135
Female parent	8,125	14,470	4,845	5,625
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population. Last modified: 2007-10-19.

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