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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 3,760 2,930 2,330 605 825 690 135
Total families without children at home 1,535 1,535 1,165 365 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,225 1,395 1,160 240 825 690 135
1 child at home 1,120 600 460 140 515 410 105
2 children at home 750 555 500 55 190 170 20
3 or more children at home 355 240 200 40 120 105 10
Total children at home 3,815.0 2,545.0 2,140.0 400.0 1,275.0 1,095.0 180.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.5 1.6 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N2C, CodeN2C)