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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 6,170 5,375 5,080 295 790 645 145
Total families without children at home 2,215 2,210 2,005 210 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,955 3,160 3,080 85 790 645 150
1 child at home 1,620 1,130 1,075 55 490 380 110
2 children at home 1,555 1,335 1,310 20 220 190 30
3 or more children at home 775 695 685 0 80 70 10
Total children at home 7,350.0 6,135.0 6,010.0 130.0 1,210.0 1,025.0 190.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.4 1.5 1.6 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N9E, CodeN9E)