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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 = J6X
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	6,780	5,750	3,500	2,250	1,035	755	280
Total families without children at home	2,175	2,175	1,245	940	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,600	3,570	2,255	1,310	1,035	755	275
1 child at home	1,885	1,310	790	515	580	420	160
2 children at home	2,140	1,755	1,080	680	380	280	95
3 or more children at home	580	505	390	115	70	50	20
Total children at home	7,995.0	6,420.0	4,180.0	2,240.0	1,580.0	1,150.0	425.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	1.0	1.5	1.5	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J6X, CodeJ6X)