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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 = J2W
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	7,580	6,620	3,820	2,800	955	715	245
Total families without children at home	2,600	2,595	1,545	1,055	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,985	4,025	2,275	1,750	960	715	245
1 child at home	2,125	1,555	765	790	570	420	145
2 children at home	2,090	1,775	1,130	645	315	240	70
3 or more children at home	765	695	380	310	70	50	25
Total children at home	8,765.0	7,335.0	4,220.0	3,115.0	1,430.0	1,070.0	360.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.1	1.1	1.5	1.5	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J2W, CodeJ2W)