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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 2,900 2,540 2,355 190 360 270 85
Total families without children at home 695 695 585 110 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,205 1,850 1,770 80 360 275 85
1 child at home 850 645 605 35 205 165 40
2 children at home 990 880 855 25 110 70 40
3 or more children at home 370 325 310 10 40 35 10
Total children at home 4,100.0 3,525.0 3,390.0 135.0 570.0 435.0 135.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.4 1.4 1.4 0.7 1.6 1.6 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (V6V, CodeV6V)