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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 4,045 3,645 2,615 1,025 405 280 125
Total families without children at home 1,250 1,250 845 405 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,795 2,390 1,770 620 405 280 130
1 child at home 1,085 835 595 235 245 165 80
2 children at home 1,220 1,085 840 240 135 105 30
3 or more children at home 495 475 330 145 20 10 15
Total children at home 5,185.0 4,575.0 3,365.0 1,205.0 610.0 410.0 200.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J7A, CodeJ7A)