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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 4,750 4,100 3,660 440 655 470 180
Total families without children at home 1,620 1,615 1,340 275 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,135 2,485 2,320 160 655 475 180
1 child at home 1,300 930 850 75 370 250 120
2 children at home 1,375 1,140 1,085 60 230 175 55
3 or more children at home 465 415 385 30 55 45 0
Total children at home 5,555.0 4,550.0 4,245.0 300.0 1,005.0 755.0 245.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.5 1.6 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K1E, CodeK1E)