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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 1,315 1,085 875 210 225 190 35
Total families without children at home 555 555 455 100 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 755 525 415 110 225 190 35
1 child at home 535 355 270 80 185 155 35
2 children at home 195 160 130 30 35 30 0
3 or more children at home 20 20 20 0 10 10 0
Total children at home 1,020.0 755.0 615.0 140.0 275.0 230.0 40.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.2 1.1
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E4N, CodeE4N)