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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 2,085 1,655 1,045 605 435 350 80
Total families without children at home 955 950 675 285 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,135 700 375 325 435 355 85
1 child at home 665 345 185 160 320 260 60
2 children at home 385 285 130 155 100 80 15
3 or more children at home 85 70 60 10 15 15 0
Total children at home 1,710.0 1,140.0 635.0 510.0 565.0 460.0 105.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J5V, CodeJ5V)