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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 755 710 675 40 45 40 10
Total families without children at home 195 190 165 25 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 560 515 510 10 40 40 0
1 child at home 210 190 185 10 20 20 0
2 children at home 250 240 235 10 10 10 10
3 or more children at home 95 90 90 0 10 10 0
Total children at home 1,015.0 940.0 925.0 15.0 70.0 65.0 0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.4 0.3 1.8 1.8 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (S4Y, CodeS4Y)