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Topic-based tabulation: 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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Geography = H9J
Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
Number of children at home (8)	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	6,205	5,435	4,805	635	770	660	115
Total families without children at home	1,700	1,700	1,395	305	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,505	3,735	3,405	330	775	655	115
1 child at home	1,520	1,110	975	135	405	365	45
2 children at home	2,250	1,955	1,805	150	295	235	55
3 or more children at home	735	670	620	45	65	55	10
Total children at home	8,385.0	7,170.0	6,585.0	585.0	1,220.0	1,025.0	195.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.9	1.6	1.5	1.7

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (H9J, CodeH9J)