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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 = L6A
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	14,655	13,155	12,545	605	1,500	1,175	325
Total families without children at home	3,000	3,000	2,710	290	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	11,655	10,150	9,830	320	1,500	1,170	325
1 child at home	3,695	2,865	2,715	155	825	640	180
2 children at home	5,560	5,065	4,935	130	495	385	105
3 or more children at home	2,395	2,215	2,185	35	180	140	35
Total children at home	22,575.0	20,140.0	19,625.0	520.0	2,430.0	1,900.0	530.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.5	1.5	1.6	0.9	1.6	1.6	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L6A, CodeL6A)