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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 = T3K
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	16,930	14,645	12,910	1,740	2,280	1,810	465
Total families without children at home	5,390	5,390	4,255	1,140	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	11,540	9,255	8,650	605	2,280	1,810	465
1 child at home	4,845	3,550	3,260	295	1,295	1,025	265
2 children at home	4,880	4,085	3,850	240	790	615	170
3 or more children at home	1,815	1,615	1,550	70	200	170	30
Total children at home	20,565.0	17,060.0	16,075.0	980.0	3,505.0	2,805.0	695.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.2	0.6	1.5	1.6	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T3K, CodeT3K)