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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 5,020 4,175 3,670 505 845 715 125
Total families without children at home 1,965 1,960 1,575 385 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,055 2,210 2,095 115 845 720 130
1 child at home 1,405 870 785 85 535 445 85
2 children at home 1,080 850 825 25 225 190 30
3 or more children at home 575 490 485 10 85 80 10
Total children at home 5,465.0 4,165.0 4,025.0 145.0 1,300.0 1,130.0 170.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.3 1.5 1.6 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K2E, CodeK2E)