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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 4,815 4,325 3,655 670 490 330 160
Total families without children at home 1,845 1,845 1,460 385 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,970 2,485 2,200 285 495 330 160
1 child at home 1,185 845 675 170 340 230 105
2 children at home 1,180 1,055 985 70 130 75 50
3 or more children at home 610 580 540 45 30 25 0
Total children at home 5,530.0 4,840.0 4,400.0 445.0 685.0 460.0 225.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.4 1.4 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T9V, CodeT9V)