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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 3,200 2,765 2,185 580 430 305 125
Total families without children at home 1,105 1,105 785 320 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,095 1,660 1,400 260 435 305 125
1 child at home 775 540 455 85 235 155 80
2 children at home 930 765 645 115 170 125 40
3 or more children at home 390 355 300 60 30 25 0
Total children at home 3,885.0 3,225.0 2,685.0 540.0 665.0 485.0 180.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.9 1.5 1.6 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T7S, CodeT7S)