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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 = N8W
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	6,995	5,775	5,035	745	1,215	1,000	215
Total families without children at home	2,335	2,335	1,950	385	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,655	3,440	3,085	360	1,215	1,000	215
1 child at home	2,030	1,295	1,120	180	730	580	150
2 children at home	1,755	1,410	1,275	130	345	300	50
3 or more children at home	870	730	685	45	135	115	20
Total children at home	8,430.0	6,525.0	5,940.0	585.0	1,905.0	1,575.0	330.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.8	1.6	1.6	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N8W, CodeN8W)