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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Number of Children at Home (8) and Census Family Structure (7) for the Census Families in Private Households of Canada, Provinces, Territories and Forward Sortation Areas, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Number of children at home (8) Census family structure (7)
Total - Census family structure Total couple families Married couple families Common-law couple families Total lone-parent families Female parent families Male parent families
Note(s) :
Total - Families by number of children at home 3,060 2,650 2,270 375 410 345 65
Total families without children at home 1,230 1,230 1,050 175 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,835 1,420 1,220 200 410 345 65
1 child at home 910 650 545 100 260 215 50
2 children at home 760 625 555 75 130 110 20
3 or more children at home 165 145 120 25 15 15 0
Total children at home 2,950.0 2,365.0 2,030.0 330.0 585.0 505.0 85.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.4 1.4 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (A1V, CodeA1V)