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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 3,515 3,130 2,770 360 380 300 85
Total families without children at home 1,785 1,785 1,505 280 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,730 1,350 1,265 85 385 295 85
1 child at home 765 505 455 50 260 210 50
2 children at home 705 615 590 30 85 60 25
3 or more children at home 265 230 220 10 35 30 0
Total children at home 3,035.0 2,485.0 2,355.0 130.0 550.0 425.0 130.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.4 1.5 1.4 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N7A, CodeN7A)