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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 4,730 4,290 3,725 565 435 265 170
Total families without children at home 1,925 1,925 1,645 285 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,805 2,365 2,080 285 440 265 170
1 child at home 1,065 770 690 80 295 185 110
2 children at home 1,155 1,050 920 130 105 65 40
3 or more children at home 580 540 465 75 35 15 20
Total children at home 5,295.0 4,660.0 4,085.0 570.0 635.0 375.0 260.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.5 1.4 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L0B, CodeL0B)