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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 5,160 4,005 3,350 660 1,155 1,005 150
Total families without children at home 1,735 1,730 1,355 375 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,425 2,275 1,990 285 1,155 1,005 150
1 child at home 1,545 870 735 135 675 585 90
2 children at home 1,230 865 765 95 365 320 45
3 or more children at home 650 540 485 55 110 95 15
Total children at home 6,105.0 4,340.0 3,830.0 505.0 1,770.0 1,540.0 230.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.1 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K1B, CodeK1B)