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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 = L4G
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	13,250	11,455	10,455	995	1,795	1,495	300
Total families without children at home	3,430	3,430	2,895	535	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	9,815	8,020	7,555	465	1,800	1,495	305
1 child at home	3,555	2,605	2,360	245	950	760	185
2 children at home	4,405	3,780	3,625	150	630	545	85
3 or more children at home	1,855	1,635	1,565	65	220	190	30
Total children at home	18,305.0	15,410.0	14,625.0	785.0	2,895.0	2,445.0	450.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.8	1.6	1.6	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L4G, CodeL4G)