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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 = H9B
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	5,725	4,735	4,325	410	985	820	165
Total families without children at home	1,615	1,615	1,375	240	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,110	3,120	2,950	175	985	820	170
1 child at home	1,580	1,045	955	85	545	455	85
2 children at home	1,655	1,360	1,305	60	290	240	50
3 or more children at home	870	715	690	30	155	125	30
Total children at home	7,785.0	6,125.0	5,825.0	295.0	1,660.0	1,370.0	285.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.3	1.3	0.7	1.7	1.7	1.7

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H9B, CodeH9B)