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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 6,390 5,645 5,010 635 745 605 140
Total families without children at home 2,885 2,885 2,635 250 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,505 2,760 2,375 385 745 605 135
1 child at home 1,905 1,350 1,115 235 550 435 120
2 children at home 1,255 1,090 975 115 165 150 15
3 or more children at home 345 320 285 35 25 20 0
Total children at home 5,535.0 4,575.0 3,990.0 585.0 960.0 805.0 155.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.3 1.3 1.1
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (A0H, CodeA0H)