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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 1,220 1,090 970 120 130 100 35
Total families without children at home 430 430 370 60 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 785 655 600 55 130 95 35
1 child at home 360 285 270 15 75 50 25
2 children at home 350 300 260 35 50 40 10
3 or more children at home 80 75 65 10 10 10 0
Total children at home 1,320.0 1,125.0 1,010.0 115.0 195.0 145.0 45.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B4G, CodeB4G)