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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 = K2J
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	11,430	10,070	9,135	935	1,360	1,125	235
Total families without children at home	3,150	3,155	2,580	575	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	8,275	6,920	6,555	365	1,355	1,125	235
1 child at home	3,080	2,380	2,175	200	700	590	110
2 children at home	3,830	3,310	3,180	130	520	410	110
3 or more children at home	1,365	1,230	1,195	30	135	120	15
Total children at home	15,185.0	13,020.0	12,450.0	570.0	2,160.0	1,785.0	370.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.3	1.4	0.6	1.6	1.6	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K2J, CodeK2J)