The Parry Sound Area Development Community's most common family structure is married couples, which compose 77% of all families. In married and common law couple households, 49% have children. The higher than provincial instance of married or common law couple households without children is due to the large older population where the children have left home.
| Family Structure | Development Community | Ontario |
|---|---|---|
| Total Number of Families | 3805 | 3,422,315 |
| Average number of persons in all census families | 2.8 | 3 |
| Number of married-couple families | 2910 | 2,530,560 |
| Average number of persons in married-couple families | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| Number of common-law-couple families | 415 | 351,045 |
| Average number of persons in common-law-couple families | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| Number of lone-parent families | 470 | 540,715 |
| Average number of persons in lone-parent families | 2.4 | 2.5 |
| Number of female lone-parent families | 355 | 441,105 |
| Average number of persons in female lone-parent families | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| Number of male lone-parent families | 120 | 99,605 |
| Average number of persons in male lone-parent families | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| Household Structure | Development Community | Ontario |
| Total number of Private Households | 5255 | 4,555,025 |
| Households containing a couple (married or common-law) with children | 1355 | 1,420,515 |
| Households containing a couple (married or common-law) without children | 1880 | 1,288,140 |
| One-person households | 1400 | 1,104,865 |
| Other household types | 620 | 741,505 |
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.6 |
| * Source: Statistics Canada 2006 Census | ||
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