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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 1,325 935 495 445 395 300 90
Total families without children at home 195 195 90 105 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,130 745 405 340 390 300 90
1 child at home 400 185 85 95 215 160 60
2 children at home 305 200 115 90 100 75 25
3 or more children at home 430 355 205 155 75 65 10
Total children at home 2,610.0 1,920.0 1,085.0 830.0 695.0 550.0 140.0
Average number of children at home per family 2.0 2.0 2.2 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (X0B, CodeX0B)