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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 2,245 2,015 1,125 890 225 165 65
Total families without children at home 835 835 480 355 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,405 1,180 645 535 225 165 60
1 child at home 680 525 255 270 155 130 25
2 children at home 475 425 220 200 50 25 25
3 or more children at home 250 230 165 65 20 10 10
Total children at home 2,440.0 2,125.0 1,235.0 885.0 320.0 215.0 105.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.4 1.3 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G5N, CodeG5N)