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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 = J5W
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	5,940	4,995	2,885	2,110	945	690	255
Total families without children at home	2,140	2,140	1,320	820	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,800	2,855	1,560	1,290	945	690	255
1 child at home	1,780	1,220	625	590	560	400	155
2 children at home	1,470	1,170	660	510	300	230	70
3 or more children at home	550	460	275	190	85	55	30
Total children at home	6,500.0	5,065.0	2,845.0	2,225.0	1,430.0	1,045.0	385.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.0	1.1	1.5	1.5	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J5W, CodeJ5W)