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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 2,175 1,845 1,560 285 330 265 65
Total families without children at home 990 990 800 195 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,185 855 765 95 330 270 60
1 child at home 645 420 355 70 225 160 65
2 children at home 425 340 315 20 90 85 0
3 or more children at home 110 95 90 0 15 15 0
Total children at home 1,930.0 1,475.0 1,350.0 125.0 455.0 390.0 65.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.4 1.4 1.5 1.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E4S, CodeE4S)