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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 2,710 2,340 2,125 220 370 345 25
Total families without children at home 1,140 1,140 1,020 120 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,575 1,205 1,100 100 370 345 25
1 child at home 835 585 540 50 250 230 20
2 children at home 550 455 425 35 95 90 0
3 or more children at home 190 165 145 20 25 25 0
Total children at home 2,570.0 2,060.0 1,880.0 180.0 510.0 485.0 30.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.4 1.4 1.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (A2A, CodeA2A)