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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 7,180 5,360 4,260 1,100 1,815 1,530 285
Total families without children at home 2,295 2,295 1,705 590 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 4,880 3,065 2,555 510 1,820 1,530 285
1 child at home 2,525 1,335 1,065 265 1,195 980 215
2 children at home 1,665 1,205 1,050 155 460 395 60
3 or more children at home 695 530 440 90 160 150 10
Total children at home 8,210.0 5,530.0 4,630.0 895.0 2,685.0 2,310.0 375.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N5Z, CodeN5Z)