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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 = L6S
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	15,230	12,660	11,600	1,060	2,570	2,025	545
Total families without children at home	3,960	3,960	3,470	490	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	11,270	8,700	8,130	570	2,565	2,020	545
1 child at home	4,625	3,080	2,795	285	1,545	1,160	385
2 children at home	4,550	3,755	3,550	205	795	670	125
3 or more children at home	2,095	1,865	1,785	80	230	195	35
Total children at home	20,545.0	16,665.0	15,715.0	955.0	3,875.0	3,135.0	740.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.9	1.5	1.5	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L6S, CodeL6S)