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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 5,545 4,940 2,820 2,120 600 430 175
Total families without children at home 2,025 2,025 1,130 900 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,515 2,915 1,695 1,220 600 430 175
1 child at home 1,520 1,180 675 505 340 225 110
2 children at home 1,440 1,250 700 550 195 150 40
3 or more children at home 555 490 320 165 70 45 20
Total children at home 6,215.0 5,270.0 3,135.0 2,140.0 945.0 690.0 255.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G7A, CodeG7A)