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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 4,550 4,045 3,050 995 505 330 175
Total families without children at home 1,370 1,370 950 420 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,180 2,675 2,100 570 505 330 170
1 child at home 1,235 960 715 240 270 150 120
2 children at home 1,330 1,175 935 240 155 135 20
3 or more children at home 615 540 455 90 75 45 30
Total children at home 5,925.0 5,110.0 4,100.0 1,010.0 815.0 560.0 255.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.6 1.7 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J9J, CodeJ9J)