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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 = L9S
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	6,975	6,085	5,130	960	885	635	250
Total families without children at home	2,690	2,690	2,180	510	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,285	3,395	2,945	445	885	635	250
1 child at home	1,660	1,120	925	195	540	365	170
2 children at home	1,910	1,635	1,440	200	275	205	70
3 or more children at home	715	645	585	55	70	65	10
Total children at home	7,860.0	6,515.0	5,745.0	770.0	1,345.0	1,000.0	345.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.8	1.5	1.6	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L9S, CodeL9S)