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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 = N5A
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	8,665	7,245	6,195	1,055	1,415	1,080	335
Total families without children at home	3,615	3,620	3,010	605	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,050	3,635	3,185	450	1,415	1,085	335
1 child at home	2,255	1,320	1,150	170	935	695	245
2 children at home	1,890	1,540	1,355	185	350	270	80
3 or more children at home	900	775	680	90	130	115	15
Total children at home	9,010.0	6,955.0	6,100.0	855.0	2,050.0	1,595.0	455.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	1.0	1.0	0.8	1.4	1.5	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N5A, CodeN5A)