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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 = L4N
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	25,440	21,435	17,880	3,555	4,000	3,240	765
Total families without children at home	8,110	8,110	6,240	1,870	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	17,325	13,325	11,635	1,690	4,000	3,235	760
1 child at home	6,860	4,590	3,830	760	2,275	1,860	415
2 children at home	7,355	6,080	5,435	645	1,280	1,020	255
3 or more children at home	3,110	2,655	2,365	290	450	360	90
Total children at home	31,785.0	25,460.0	22,525.0	2,940.0	6,325.0	5,110.0	1,215.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.3	0.8	1.6	1.6	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L4N, CodeL4N)