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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 4,435 4,025 3,835 190 405 300 105
Total families without children at home 1,660 1,660 1,530 130 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,770 2,365 2,310 60 410 300 105
1 child at home 965 720 695 25 245 175 65
2 children at home 1,000 860 850 15 135 105 35
3 or more children at home 810 785 765 20 30 25 0
Total children at home 5,820.0 5,220.0 5,105.0 115.0 600.0 450.0 150.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.6 1.5 1.5 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (R5G, CodeR5G)