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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 1,810 1,505 1,030 475 305 220 80
Total families without children at home 745 745 550 195 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,070 760 480 280 305 220 80
1 child at home 530 320 180 135 210 145 65
2 children at home 385 315 205 105 70 50 15
3 or more children at home 155 125 90 35 30 30 0
Total children at home 1,800.0 1,360.0 895.0 465.0 445.0 340.0 100.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G5X, CodeG5X)