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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 3,480 2,965 2,530 440 510 385 125
Total families without children at home 1,470 1,475 1,200 275 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,005 1,500 1,330 160 510 385 125
1 child at home 860 565 485 75 295 205 90
2 children at home 815 620 550 70 195 160 35
3 or more children at home 330 310 295 15 15 20 0
Total children at home 3,535.0 2,785.0 2,520.0 265.0 750.0 585.0 165.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.6 1.5 1.5 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K7S, CodeK7S)