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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 = T2Z
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	12,230	11,015	9,605	1,415	1,215	940	275
Total families without children at home	4,220	4,220	3,315	905	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	8,010	6,795	6,285	505	1,215	945	275
1 child at home	3,225	2,535	2,245	285	690	530	155
2 children at home	3,565	3,160	3,005	155	405	315	90
3 or more children at home	1,220	1,100	1,035	60	125	95	25
Total children at home	14,350.0	12,435.0	11,630.0	805.0	1,920.0	1,470.0	440.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.6	1.6	1.6	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T2Z, CodeT2Z)