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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 = S4N
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	8,035	5,980	4,880	1,095	2,055	1,675	380
Total families without children at home	2,900	2,895	2,275	620	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,145	3,080	2,605	475	2,055	1,675	380
1 child at home	2,455	1,260	1,045	215	1,195	970	230
2 children at home	1,830	1,265	1,100	165	565	450	115
3 or more children at home	850	560	460	95	295	265	30
Total children at home	8,910.0	5,605.0	4,735.0	870.0	3,305.0	2,740.0	560.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	0.9	1.0	0.8	1.6	1.6	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (S4N, CodeS4N)