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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 4,215 3,715 3,015 705 495 360 135
Total families without children at home 1,735 1,730 1,330 400 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,485 1,985 1,680 300 500 365 135
1 child at home 1,060 770 620 155 290 220 65
2 children at home 990 870 770 95 120 70 50
3 or more children at home 430 345 295 50 85 70 15
Total children at home 4,440.0 3,610.0 3,100.0 505.0 830.0 595.0 235.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.7 1.6 1.7
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T1R, CodeT1R)