Table A.4.1
DistributionNote 1 of the school-age populationNote 2, by age group and living arrangementsNote 3, Canada and jurisdictions, 2006 and 2011

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Table A.4.1
Distribution of the school-age population, by age group and living arrangements, Canada and jurisdictions, 2006 and 2011
Table summary
This table displays the results of Distribution of the school-age population 2006, 2011, 5 to 24, 5 to 14, 15 to 19, 20 to 24 and 5 to 24 , calculated using percentage units of measure (appearing as column headers).
  2006 2011
5 to 24 5 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24 5 to 24 5 to 14 15 to 19 20 to 24
percentage
Canada  
Living with parentsNote 4 87 99 93 59 87 99 93 60
Married parents 60 66 64 44 57 64 60 41
Common-law parents 9 13 8 3 10 14 10 4
Lone parent 19 20 21 13 20 21 24 14
Not living with parentsNote 4 13 1 7 41 13 1 7 40
Living as part of a couple 5 0 2 18 5 0 1 16
Living as lone parent 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 2
Other living arrangements 7 1 5 20 8 1 5 22
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 8,067.0 3,878.1 2,127.8 2,061.1 8,048.0 3,717.8 2,162.4 2,167.7
Newfoundland and Labrador  
Living with parentsNote 4 90 99 95 68 87 99 93 60
Married parents 64 68 68 54 59 64 63 45
Common-law parents 7 10 7 3 9 12 8 4
Lone parent 18 21 20 11 20 23 22 12
Not living with parentsNote 4 10 1 5 32 13 1 7 40
Living as part of a couple 4 0 1 13 4 0 1 15
Living as lone parent 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 4
Other living arrangements 5 1 4 14 7 1 4 20
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 120.7 55.4 34.1 31.2 111.5 52.1 29.5 29.9
Prince Edward Island  
Living with parentsNote 4 89 99 94 61 88 100 94 59
Married parents 65 71 70 49 62 68 66 45
Common-law parents 5 7 5 2 6 9 6 2
Lone parent 18 22 20 11 20 23 22 12
Not living with parentsNote 4 11 1 6 38 12 0 6 41
Living as part of a couple 4 0 1 17 4 0 1 16
Living as lone parent 1 0 0 4 1 0 1 4
Other living arrangements 5 1 4 17 7 0 4 21
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 35.9 17.4 9.9 8.6 34.1 15.8 9.6 8.7
Nova Scotia  
Living with parentsNote 4 86 99 93 55 84 99 92 52
Married parents 59 66 63 41 54 62 58 36
Common-law parents 7 10 7 2 8 11 8 3
Lone parent 21 24 23 12 22 26 26 13
Not living with parentsNote 4 14 1 7 45 16 1 8 48
Living as part of a couple 5 0 1 18 5 0 1 16
Living as lone parent 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 4
Other living arrangements 7 1 4 23 10 1 6 28
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 221.8 104.4 61.3 56.2 210.2 94.1 57.1 59.0
New Brunswick  
Living with parentsNote 4 86 99 93 55 85 99 92 52
Married parents 59 64 65 42 54 61 59 37
Common-law parents 8 12 7 3 10 14 9 4
Lone parent 19 23 22 10 21 25 24 11
Not living with parentsNote 4 14 1 7 45 15 1 8 48
Living as part of a couple 6 0 2 21 6 0 2 21
Living as lone parent 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 4
Other living arrangements 7 1 4 20 8 1 5 23
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 175.4 83.8 47.6 43.9 166.6 77.0 45.6 44.1
Quebec  
Living with parentsNote 4 87 99 94 57 86 99 93 57
Married parents 46 48 52 37 41 44 45 33
Common-law parents 20 29 17 6 23 32 22 9
Lone parent 21 22 24 14 22 23 27 15
Not living with parentsNote 4 13 1 6 43 14 1 7 43
Living as part of a couple 6 0 2 21 6 0 2 20
Living as lone parent 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2
Other living arrangements 7 1 4 20 8 1 5 22
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 1,818.8 875.9 473.5 469.4 1,793.6 816.7 490.2 486.8
Ontario  
Living with parentsNote 4 90 99 95 68 90 99 94 68
Married parents 67 73 69 52 64 72 66 49
Common-law parents 5 7 5 2 6 7 6 3
Lone parent 18 19 20 14 20 20 23 16
Not living with parentsNote 4 10 1 5 32 10 1 6 32
Living as part of a couple 4 0 1 14 3 0 1 12
Living as lone parent 1 0 1 3 1 0 1 2
Other living arrangements 5 1 3 16 6 1 4 18
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 3,157.3 1,538.1 827.9 791.3 3,178.0 1,474.6 857.2 846.2
Manitoba  
Living with parentsNote 4 85 98 91 53 85 98 91 56
Married parents 60 67 66 40 58 66 62 41
Common-law parents 6 8 5 2 7 9 6 2
Lone parent 19 22 20 11 20 22 22 13
Not living with parentsNote 4 15 2 9 47 15 2 9 44
Living as part of a couple 6 0 2 20 5 0 2 19
Living as lone parent 1 0 1 5 1 0 1 4
Other living arrangements 8 2 6 22 8 2 6 21
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 313.4 154.9 82.2 76.3 317.4 151.4 84.8 81.3
Saskatchewan  
Living with parentsNote 4 82 98 89 44 81 98 89 45
Married parents 56 65 63 32 54 64 60 31
Common-law parents 6 9 6 2 7 11 7 2
Lone parent 19 24 21 10 20 24 22 11
Not living with parentsNote 4 18 2 11 56 19 2 11 55
Living as part of a couple 6 0 3 23 6 0 2 21
Living as lone parent 2 0 2 5 2 0 2 5
Other living arrangements 10 2 7 28 11 2 8 29
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 269.6 129.2 74.3 66.1 269.4 127.6 70.5 71.3
Alberta  
Living with parentsNote 4 82 99 90 45 83 99 91 48
Married parents 60 73 66 34 60 72 65 35
Common-law parents 5 8 5 2 6 8 6 2
Lone parent 16 18 19 10 17 18 20 11
Not living with parentsNote 4 18 1 10 55 17 1 9 52
Living as part of a couple 7 0 3 24 6 0 2 21
Living as lone parent 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 2
Other living arrangements 10 1 7 29 10 1 7 28
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 908.1 424.9 235.7 247.5 925.8 435.7 235.5 254.6
British Columbia  
Living with parentsNote 4 86 99 92 58 86 99 92 58
Married parents 62 71 65 43 60 70 62 42
Common-law parents 6 8 5 2 6 8 6 3
Lone parent 19 20 22 13 20 21 24 14
Not living with parentsNote 4 14 1 8 42 14 1 8 42
Living as part of a couple 5 0 2 17 4 0 1 15
Living as lone parent 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 2
Other living arrangements 8 1 6 23 9 1 6 25
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 1,012.6 476.9 272.3 263.3 1,008.5 457.0 273.9 277.5
Yukon  
Living with parentsNote 4 85 98 88 53 84 98 89 53
Married parents 47 54 50 28 44 50 47 29
Common-law parents 14 17 11 10 13 18 13 6
Lone parent 24 27 27 15 26 29 30 18
Not living with parentsNote 4 15 2 12 47 16 2 11 47
Living as part of a couple 5 0 2 19 6 0 2 19
Living as lone parent 1 0 1 4 1 0 1 4
Other living arrangements 9 2 10 24 9 2 8 24
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 8.1 4.0 2.3 1.8 8.2 3.9 2.2 2.2
Northwest Territories  
Living with parentsNote 4 82 97 86 45 82 97 89 50
Married parents 44 49 48 28 41 46 46 28
Common-law parents 18 25 16 6 19 27 17 7
Lone parent 20 23 22 11 22 24 26 15
Not living with parentsNote 4 18 3 14 55 18 3 11 50
Living as part of a couple 7 0 3 25 7 0 3 24
Living as lone parent 2 0 3 5 2 0 1 5
Other living arrangements 9 3 8 24 9 3 7 21
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 13.3 6.7 3.6 3.1 12.3 5.7 3.4 3.3
Nunavut  
Living with parentsNote 4 83 98 81 42 81 97 81 45
Married parents 43 47 46 26 38 42 41 24
Common-law parents 20 28 15 6 22 32 17 7
Lone parent 20 22 21 11 21 23 22 14
Not living with parentsNote 4 17 2 18 58 19 3 19 56
Living as part of a couple 9 0 8 36 10 0 6 34
Living as lone parent 3 0 4 10 3 0 5 9
Other living arrangements 5 2 6 13 6 3 8 12
All living arrangements 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100
Population (number in thousands) 12.1 6.6 3.1 2.4 12.4 6.4 3.0 2.9
Note 1.

To ensure the confidentiality of responses collected for the census, a random rounding process is used to alter the values reported in individual cells. As a result, when these data are summed or grouped, the total value may not match the sum of the individual values, since the total and subtotals are independently and randomly rounded. However, apart from discrepancies due to simple rounding, the percentages are calculated to add up to 100%, as recommended by the census methodology group.

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Note 2.

The total population includes non-permanent residents.

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Note 3.

Children living with same sex married parents are grouped together with those living with same sex common-law parents in CAPSS (a special software for census data extraction). Therefore, the category of children living with "common-law parents" includes those of opposite sex common-law, same sex common-law and same sex married parents.

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Note 4.

Also refers to grandparent(s) when there are no parents present in the household.

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Note: For a brief description of this indicator, including the methodology, please see the Handbook for the Pan-Canadian Education Indicators Program.
Data source: 2006 and 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada
Updated March 25, 2015
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