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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 7,750 6,910 6,035 870 840 680 155
Total families without children at home 3,080 3,080 2,480 600 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 4,670 3,830 3,555 275 835 680 160
1 child at home 1,690 1,225 1,105 125 465 355 110
2 children at home 2,130 1,825 1,700 130 305 265 40
3 or more children at home 845 780 765 15 65 55 0
Total children at home 8,720.0 7,430.0 6,995.0 440.0 1,290.0 1,075.0 215.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.5 1.5 1.6 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T4R, CodeT4R)