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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 2,595 1,960 1,705 245 635 490 150
Total families without children at home 990 990 845 145 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,605 965 865 105 640 485 150
1 child at home 875 475 430 45 400 285 110
2 children at home 500 340 315 25 160 135 20
3 or more children at home 225 150 115 35 80 65 10
Total children at home 2,630.0 1,660.0 1,425.0 230.0 980.0 775.0 205.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.5 1.6 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B2A, CodeB2A)