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Topic-based tabulation: 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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Geography = L8W
Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
Number of children at home (8)	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	7,150	5,720	5,270	455	1,430	1,210	220
Total families without children at home	1,620	1,620	1,425	190	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,535	4,105	3,840	265	1,430	1,215	215
1 child at home	1,940	1,290	1,205	85	650	510	140
2 children at home	2,490	1,930	1,820	110	560	505	55
3 or more children at home	1,100	880	815	65	220	200	20
Total children at home	10,620.0	8,100.0	7,570.0	530.0	2,520.0	2,195.0	320.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.5	1.4	1.4	1.2	1.8	1.8	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L8W, CodeL8W)