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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 765 695 625 70 70 40 30
Total families without children at home 255 250 205 45 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 515 440 420 25 70 40 30
1 child at home 170 140 130 15 30 10 15
2 children at home 240 210 200 0 30 15 15
3 or more children at home 105 90 90 0 10 15 0
Total children at home 965.0 835.0 805.0 30.0 125.0 75.0 50.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.2 1.3 0.4 1.8 2.0 1.7
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (R5A, CodeR5A)