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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 2,145 1,840 1,090 750 300 235 70
Total families without children at home 730 730 475 260 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,415 1,110 615 495 300 235 70
1 child at home 570 400 175 220 170 125 45
2 children at home 655 540 300 235 110 90 20
3 or more children at home 190 170 135 35 15 15 0
Total children at home 2,470.0 2,020.0 1,220.0 805.0 450.0 355.0 90.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.5 1.5 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G6K, CodeG6K)