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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 1,870 1,610 1,415 190 260 215 45
Total families without children at home 885 885 750 135 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 985 725 665 55 260 215 45
1 child at home 315 215 205 15 100 75 20
2 children at home 435 305 285 25 125 110 20
3 or more children at home 235 200 180 20 35 30 0
Total children at home 1,970.0 1,485.0 1,370.0 115.0 485.0 420.0 65.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 0.9 1.0 0.6 1.8 1.9 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T9C, CodeT9C)