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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 = L8G
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	6,490	5,555	5,075	480	930	715	220
Total families without children at home	2,595	2,600	2,305	290	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,895	2,965	2,765	195	935	710	220
1 child at home	1,745	1,150	1,080	75	590	475	115
2 children at home	1,595	1,305	1,220	85	285	195	85
3 or more children at home	555	505	470	30	55	40	10
Total children at home	6,700.0	5,365.0	5,015.0	345.0	1,340.0	1,005.0	335.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.7	1.4	1.4	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L8G, CodeL8G)