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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 = E3A
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	9,530	7,920	6,685	1,235	1,610	1,360	250
Total families without children at home	3,835	3,835	3,095	740	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,700	4,090	3,590	495	1,610	1,365	245
1 child at home	2,810	1,825	1,580	240	985	820	165
2 children at home	2,125	1,645	1,485	155	480	420	60
3 or more children at home	765	620	525	95	140	120	25
Total children at home	9,535.0	7,130.0	6,260.0	875.0	2,405.0	2,050.0	350.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.7	1.5	1.5	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E3A, CodeE3A)