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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 750 675 575 100 75 70 0
Total families without children at home 315 315 245 65 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 430 350 325 25 75 70 0
1 child at home 210 160 150 10 50 45 0
2 children at home 160 140 135 0 20 20 0
3 or more children at home 55 50 40 10 0 0 0
Total children at home 710.0 605.0 555.0 50.0 100.0 100.0 0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.5 1.3 1.4 0
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (B2R, CodeB2R)