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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

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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Number of children at home (8) Census family structure (7)
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 14,510 13,005 11,435 1,575 1,500 1,250 255
Total families without children at home 5,000 4,995 4,070 925 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 9,515 8,010 7,360 645 1,500 1,245 250
1 child at home 3,970 3,140 2,830 315 825 635 190
2 children at home 3,940 3,405 3,210 195 535 495 40
3 or more children at home 1,605 1,460 1,325 140 140 115 25
Total children at home 17,110.0 14,750.0 13,590.0 1,160.0 2,360.0 2,015.0 340.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.6 1.6 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L9T, CodeL9T)