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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 1,670 1,525 980 550 140 105 35
Total families without children at home 755 750 450 300 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 915 775 525 245 140 105 30
1 child at home 405 340 200 140 65 55 10
2 children at home 370 310 225 85 60 40 20
3 or more children at home 135 120 105 20 15 15 0
Total children at home 1,585.0 1,350.0 975.0 375.0 235.0 175.0 60.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.7 1.6 1.7 1.7
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G7N, CodeG7N)