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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 9,630 7,695 6,325 1,365 1,940 1,505 430
Total families without children at home 3,845 3,845 3,030 810 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 5,785 3,845 3,295 550 1,940 1,510 430
1 child at home 2,880 1,640 1,415 220 1,240 940 300
2 children at home 2,180 1,635 1,400 230 540 435 110
3 or more children at home 730 570 475 95 155 135 25
Total children at home 9,610.0 6,720.0 5,720.0 1,000.0 2,885.0 2,290.0 600.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.7 1.5 1.5 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T2K, CodeT2K)