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Topic-based tabulation: 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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Geography = G2B
Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
Number of children at home (8)	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	6,360	5,245	3,235	2,010	1,110	815	295
Total families without children at home	2,570	2,565	1,640	925	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,790	2,680	1,595	1,085	1,110	815	295
1 child at home	1,950	1,250	705	545	700	535	165
2 children at home	1,405	1,120	685	440	285	190	95
3 or more children at home	435	310	210	105	125	90	35
Total children at home	6,165.0	4,525.0	2,765.0	1,755.0	1,640.0	1,180.0	460.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.9	1.5	1.4	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G2B, CodeG2B)