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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
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
Data table
| Number of children at home (8) | Census family structure (7) | |||||||
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| Total - Census family structure | Total couple families | Married couple families | Common-law couple families | Total lone-parent families | Female parent families | Male parent families | ||
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Note(s) :
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| Total - Families by number of children at home | 2,760 | 2,460 | 2,270 | 185 | 300 | 275 | 30 | |
| Total families without children at home | 1,030 | 1,030 | 920 | 110 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total families with children at home | 1,730 | 1,425 | 1,350 | 75 | 300 | 275 | 30 | |
| 1 child at home | 740 | 545 | 510 | 30 | 195 | 165 | 25 | |
| 2 children at home | 720 | 650 | 620 | 30 | 70 | 70 | 0 | |
| 3 or more children at home | 270 | 230 | 210 | 20 | 40 | 35 | 0 | |
| Total children at home | 3,035.0 | 2,585.0 | 2,440.0 | 140.0 | 450.0 | 420.0 | 25.0 | |
| Average number of children at home per family | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.0 | |
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(N8P, CodeN8P)
