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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 = L5C
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	8,670	7,395	6,925	470	1,275	1,025	250
Total families without children at home	2,280	2,280	2,065	210	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	6,390	5,115	4,860	255	1,275	1,025	250
1 child at home	2,695	1,885	1,770	110	810	645	165
2 children at home	2,550	2,210	2,115	95	340	270	70
3 or more children at home	1,145	1,020	975	45	125	110	15
Total children at home	11,555.0	9,680.0	9,215.0	465.0	1,875.0	1,525.0	350.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.3	1.3	1.0	1.5	1.5	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L5C, CodeL5C)