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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 4,465 3,830 3,295 540 630 495 145
Total families without children at home 1,915 1,915 1,560 350 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,550 1,915 1,730 185 630 490 145
1 child at home 1,200 760 640 125 440 320 125
2 children at home 935 785 745 40 150 135 15
3 or more children at home 410 370 350 25 40 35 0
Total children at home 4,415.0 3,535.0 3,255.0 280.0 880.0 710.0 170.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.5 1.4 1.4 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L7T, CodeL7T)