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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 2,615 2,280 2,015 260 330 240 90
Total families without children at home 845 850 670 175 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,760 1,435 1,345 85 330 240 90
1 child at home 725 495 450 40 230 170 60
2 children at home 765 700 655 45 65 40 20
3 or more children at home 275 240 240 0 35 25 10
Total children at home 3,180.0 2,705.0 2,575.0 130.0 480.0 335.0 140.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.5 1.5 1.4 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L9N, CodeL9N)