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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 10,195 8,980 7,865 1,110 1,220 1,010 210
Total families without children at home 2,735 2,740 2,125 610 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 7,455 6,240 5,740 500 1,220 1,010 215
1 child at home 2,800 2,135 1,925 205 660 575 90
2 children at home 3,415 2,985 2,780 200 425 340 85
3 or more children at home 1,250 1,115 1,030 90 130 95 35
Total children at home 13,650.0 11,725.0 10,815.0 915.0 1,930.0 1,560.0 365.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.8 1.6 1.5 1.7
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K4A, CodeK4A)