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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 = L1S
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	11,155	9,165	7,945	1,220	1,990	1,590	400
Total families without children at home	3,425	3,420	2,725	690	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	7,735	5,745	5,210	530	1,990	1,590	400
1 child at home	3,025	1,900	1,665	230	1,120	840	285
2 children at home	3,460	2,780	2,585	195	685	585	100
3 or more children at home	1,250	1,065	965	105	185	165	15
Total children at home	13,940.0	10,860.0	9,920.0	940.0	3,075.0	2,540.0	535.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.8	1.5	1.6	1.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L1S, CodeL1S)