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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 = L4P
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	7,765	6,530	5,235	1,290	1,240	955	285
Total families without children at home	2,510	2,510	1,850	660	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,250	4,015	3,390	625	1,235	950	285
1 child at home	2,065	1,340	1,070	265	725	565	155
2 children at home	2,310	1,900	1,665	235	410	310	95
3 or more children at home	875	770	645	125	105	75	30
Total children at home	9,520.0	7,645.0	6,515.0	1,130.0	1,875.0	1,430.0	445.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.9	1.5	1.5	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L4P, CodeL4P)