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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 = G6W
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	6,020	5,130	2,925	2,205	895	710	185
Total families without children at home	2,765	2,770	1,595	1,175	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,255	2,365	1,335	1,030	895	710	185
1 child at home	1,620	1,055	560	490	565	460	110
2 children at home	1,220	970	535	425	250	190	60
3 or more children at home	420	345	235	110	75	60	15
Total children at home	5,400.0	4,090.0	2,385.0	1,705.0	1,305.0	1,025.0	280.0
Average number of children at home per family	0.9	0.8	0.8	0.8	1.5	1.4	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G6W, CodeG6W)