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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 = L6Z
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	8,920	7,635	7,035	600	1,285	1,080	205
Total families without children at home	1,960	1,960	1,690	265	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	6,965	5,680	5,350	330	1,285	1,080	210
1 child at home	2,455	1,765	1,615	150	690	565	120
2 children at home	3,135	2,690	2,555	140	445	360	80
3 or more children at home	1,375	1,220	1,175	40	160	150	10
Total children at home	13,250.0	11,135.0	10,575.0	560.0	2,115.0	1,810.0	300.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.5	1.5	1.5	0.9	1.6	1.7	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L6Z, CodeL6Z)