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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 13,570 10,800 9,215 1,585 2,770 2,390 380
Total families without children at home 4,855 4,855 3,775 1,075 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 8,715 5,945 5,440 505 2,770 2,390 380
1 child at home 3,815 2,215 1,980 230 1,605 1,345 255
2 children at home 3,165 2,400 2,205 190 765 665 100
3 or more children at home 1,735 1,330 1,250 80 400 375 25
Total children at home 16,315.0 11,765.0 10,875.0 885.0 4,560.0 4,025.0 535.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.6 1.6 1.7 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K1V, CodeK1V)