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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 4,275 3,855 3,515 340 420 335 80
Total families without children at home 1,200 1,195 970 225 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,075 2,660 2,545 115 415 340 80
1 child at home 1,080 840 770 70 235 185 50
2 children at home 1,515 1,365 1,330 35 150 125 25
3 or more children at home 485 450 445 10 30 25 0
Total children at home 5,715.0 5,065.0 4,905.0 160.0 650.0 525.0 125.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 1.6 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T6T, CodeT6T)