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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 = L5N
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	23,465	20,190	18,680	1,510	3,275	2,725	550
Total families without children at home	5,340	5,335	4,555	780	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	18,130	14,855	14,120	730	3,275	2,725	550
1 child at home	6,435	4,715	4,380	340	1,720	1,410	305
2 children at home	8,480	7,255	6,960	295	1,220	1,020	205
3 or more children at home	3,210	2,880	2,785	100	330	295	30
Total children at home	33,810.0	28,570.0	27,320.0	1,245.0	5,240.0	4,420.0	825.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.4	1.5	0.8	1.6	1.6	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L5N, CodeL5N)