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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 1,075 915 830 90 165 130 30
Total families without children at home 570 570 495 70 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 510 340 330 15 165 130 30
1 child at home 270 155 145 10 115 85 30
2 children at home 190 140 135 0 50 45 0
3 or more children at home 45 45 45 0 0 0 0
Total children at home 790.0 575.0 555.0 20.0 215.0 175.0 40.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.2 1.3 1.4 1.0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E4A, CodeE4A)