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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 = L5L
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	13,270	10,950	10,225	725	2,320	2,000	320
Total families without children at home	3,215	3,215	2,825	385	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	10,055	7,740	7,400	340	2,320	2,005	315
1 child at home	3,850	2,610	2,445	160	1,245	1,015	220
2 children at home	4,310	3,545	3,420	120	770	685	85
3 or more children at home	1,895	1,585	1,525	60	310	300	10
Total children at home	18,670.0	14,905.0	14,310.0	600.0	3,765.0	3,345.0	415.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.8	1.6	1.7	1.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L5L, CodeL5L)