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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 1,680 1,420 700 720 260 195 65
Total families without children at home 645 645 360 285 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,030 775 335 440 260 195 65
1 child at home 565 400 140 260 160 110 50
2 children at home 345 280 130 150 65 55 10
3 or more children at home 120 90 60 30 30 25 0
Total children at home 1,640.0 1,250.0 595.0 655.0 390.0 310.0 80.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.5 1.6 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G4S, CodeG4S)