Families and Children, 2001 Census

Children Living at Home by Age

	Peel Region		Brampton		Caledon		Mississauga
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total number of children at home	379,945	100.0%	127,290	100.0%	19,050	100.0%	233,605	100.0%
Under six years of age	83,030	21.9%	29,620	23.3%	4,445	23.3%	48,960	21.0%
6 to 14 years	133,785	35.2%	45,240	35.5%	7,110	37.3%	81,430	34.9%
15 to 17 years	41,800	11.0%	13,665	10.7%	2120	11.1%	26,010	11.1%
18 to 24 years	77,410	20.4%	25,205	19.8%	3575	18.8%	48,635	20.8%
25 years and over	43,930	11.6%	13,565	10.7%	1795	9.4%	28,570	12.2%

	Peel Region		Brampton		Caledon		Mississauga
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total couple families	236,140	100.00%	76,890	100.00%	13,330	100.00%	145,920	100.00%
Total families of married couples	217,290	92.02%	69,965	90.99%	12,230	91.75%	135,095	92.58%
Total without children at home	62,760	28.88%	19,880	28.41%	3,995	29.97%	38,885	28.78%
Total with children at home	154,530	71.12%	50,085	71.59%	8,230	67.29%	96,215	71.22%
1 Child	50,350	23.17%	16,090	23.00%	2,675	21.87%	31,585	23.38%
2 Children	70,660	32.52%	22,625	32.34%	3,770	30.83%	44,265	32.77%
3+ Children	33,515	15.42%	11,370	16.25%	1,785	14.60%	20,360	15.07%
Total families of common law couples	18,850	7.98%	6,925	9.01%	1,105	8.29%	10,825	7.42%
without children at home	10,205	54.14%	3,555	51.34%	650	58.82%	6,005	55.47%
with children at home	8,645	45.86%	3,370	48.66%	455	41.18%	4,820	44.53%
1 Child	4,090	21.70%	1,560	22.53%	215	19.46%	2,310	21.34%
2 Children	3,135	16.63%	1,185	17.11%	160	14.48%	1,795	16.58%
3+ Children	1,425	7.56%	630	9.10%	75	6.79%	715	6.61%
Total lone - parent families	39,945	100.00%	13,925	100.00%	1,375	100.00%	24,645	100.00%
Male parent	7,205	18.04%	2810	20.18%	300	21.82%	4,100	16.64%
1 Child	4,360	60.51%	1760	62.63%	205	68.33%	2,400	58.54%
2 Children	2,210	30.67%	800	28.47%	90	30.00%	1,315	32.07%
3+ Children	635	8.81%	245	8.72%	10	3.33%	380	9.27%
Female Parent	32,740	81.96%	11115	79.82%	1,080	78.55%	20,545	83.36%
1 Child	18,585	56.77%	5885	52.95%	565	52.31%	12,140	59.09%
2 Children	10,095	30.83%	3620	32.57%	350	32.41%	6,120	29.79%
3+ Children	4,055	12.39%	1610	14.48%	165	15.28%	2,285	11.12%

* Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census

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