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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 8,475 7,725 6,870 855 750 585 160
Total families without children at home 3,220 3,220 2,750 470 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 5,260 4,510 4,120 385 750 585 160
1 child at home 1,890 1,480 1,305 180 405 325 80
2 children at home 1,860 1,645 1,485 155 215 160 55
3 or more children at home 1,505 1,385 1,335 45 125 105 20
Total children at home 11,280.0 9,990.0 9,320.0 670.0 1,290.0 1,010.0 280.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.8 1.7 1.7 1.7
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N0J, CodeN0J)