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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 2,575 2,420 2,295 125 155 105 50
Total families without children at home 870 865 815 50 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,705 1,545 1,475 70 155 105 50
1 child at home 485 405 390 20 80 45 35
2 children at home 745 700 660 35 45 35 10
3 or more children at home 475 445 430 15 30 30 10
Total children at home 3,525.0 3,255.0 3,100.0 150.0 270.0 200.0 75.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.8 1.9 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T3Z, CodeT3Z)