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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 4,355 3,735 3,190 545 625 455 165
Total families without children at home 1,865 1,865 1,565 295 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,495 1,865 1,620 245 625 455 165
1 child at home 1,105 720 610 110 385 275 105
2 children at home 955 790 690 105 165 130 35
3 or more children at home 435 350 315 35 80 50 30
Total children at home 4,490.0 3,500.0 3,050.0 445.0 990.0 730.0 255.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.6 1.6 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L9R, CodeL9R)