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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 7,115 6,295 5,880 415 825 690 135
Total families without children at home 2,265 2,265 2,005 255 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 4,855 4,030 3,875 160 820 685 135
1 child at home 1,785 1,300 1,205 95 485 385 100
2 children at home 2,055 1,785 1,745 40 275 250 20
3 or more children at home 1,015 945 920 25 65 50 15
Total children at home 9,205.0 7,935.0 7,690.0 240.0 1,270.0 1,070.0 200.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.6 1.5 1.6 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N8N, CodeN8N)