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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 3,915 3,410 3,100 310 500 405 95
Total families without children at home 1,255 1,255 1,105 150 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,655 2,155 1,990 165 500 405 95
1 child at home 1,085 750 680 70 330 250 80
2 children at home 1,105 990 920 70 115 100 10
3 or more children at home 465 410 395 20 55 45 10
Total children at home 4,830.0 4,070.0 3,790.0 280.0 760.0 640.0 120.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.5 1.6 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B2V, CodeB2V)