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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 = L3C
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	8,965	7,515	6,670	850	1,450	1,195	250
Total families without children at home	3,545	3,540	3,080	460	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,420	3,975	3,590	385	1,450	1,200	250
1 child at home	2,340	1,445	1,225	220	895	705	190
2 children at home	2,285	1,850	1,745	105	430	395	35
3 or more children at home	800	675	620	60	120	95	25
Total children at home	9,455.0	7,305.0	6,680.0	630.0	2,150.0	1,790.0	355.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.0	0.7	1.5	1.5	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L3C, CodeL3C)