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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 3,570 3,380 3,330 45 190 165 25
Total families without children at home 1,140 1,140 1,130 0 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,425 2,235 2,200 35 190 160 30
1 child at home 680 560 545 10 125 110 10
2 children at home 760 720 705 15 40 30 15
3 or more children at home 980 960 950 10 20 20 0
Total children at home 5,860.0 5,575.0 5,510.0 70.0 285.0 235.0 45.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.8
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (R6W, CodeR6W)