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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 = J5C
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	4,800	3,985	2,240	1,750	815	650	165
Total families without children at home	1,560	1,560	865	700	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,245	2,425	1,375	1,050	815	650	165
1 child at home	1,525	1,005	530	475	515	385	135
2 children at home	1,240	1,040	585	450	200	195	10
3 or more children at home	470	380	255	120	95	70	25
Total children at home	5,520.0	4,300.0	2,520.0	1,780.0	1,215.0	985.0	230.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.0	1.5	1.5	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J5C, CodeJ5C)