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Topic-based tabulation: 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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Geography = L3T
Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
Number of children at home (8)	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	13,885	11,945	11,365	580	1,935	1,620	320
Total families without children at home	4,330	4,330	3,990	340	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	9,555	7,615	7,370	240	1,935	1,615	320
1 child at home	4,125	2,960	2,820	145	1,160	930	230
2 children at home	4,130	3,470	3,405	70	660	585	80
3 or more children at home	1,295	1,180	1,155	25	115	100	10
Total children at home	16,550.0	13,700.0	13,325.0	385.0	2,850.0	2,420.0	425.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.1	1.2	0.6	1.5	1.5	1.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L3T, CodeL3T)