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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 = L0R
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	22,475	20,385	18,565	1,820	2,085	1,535	550
Total families without children at home	8,570	8,570	7,555	1,015	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	13,900	11,815	11,010	800	2,085	1,535	555
1 child at home	4,865	3,690	3,285	405	1,170	780	390
2 children at home	5,795	5,125	4,810	310	670	535	135
3 or more children at home	3,245	3,000	2,920	80	245	215	25
Total children at home	27,715.0	24,370.0	23,065.0	1,305.0	3,345.0	2,600.0	745.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.7	1.6	1.7	1.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L0R, CodeL0R)