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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 = L5V
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	12,935	11,220	10,785	440	1,710	1,465	245
Total families without children at home	2,390	2,385	2,130	255	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	10,545	8,835	8,650	185	1,710	1,465	250
1 child at home	3,410	2,580	2,480	95	835	665	165
2 children at home	4,885	4,290	4,235	50	595	535	65
3 or more children at home	2,250	1,970	1,930	35	280	260	15
Total children at home	20,625.0	17,670.0	17,360.0	310.0	2,950.0	2,600.0	345.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.6	1.6	1.6	0.7	1.7	1.8	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L5V, CodeL5V)