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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 = N7S
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	8,005	6,750	6,090	660	1,250	1,060	195
Total families without children at home	3,000	2,995	2,610	385	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,005	3,755	3,480	275	1,250	1,055	195
1 child at home	2,220	1,430	1,300	135	785	670	115
2 children at home	1,900	1,555	1,485	70	345	275	70
3 or more children at home	885	765	700	65	120	115	10
Total children at home	8,890.0	7,040.0	6,550.0	490.0	1,850.0	1,570.0	280.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.0	1.1	0.8	1.5	1.5	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N7S, CodeN7S)