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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 10,670 9,090 8,405 685 1,580 1,375 205
Total families without children at home 2,120 2,120 1,835 285 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 8,555 6,970 6,570 400 1,585 1,375 205
1 child at home 2,770 1,890 1,755 135 875 755 120
2 children at home 3,830 3,355 3,175 185 475 410 65
3 or more children at home 1,955 1,725 1,640 80 225 210 20
Total children at home 16,875.0 14,265.0 13,505.0 760.0 2,610.0 2,280.0 330.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.1 1.7 1.7 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L1T, CodeL1T)