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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 4,270 3,675 3,330 340 595 465 130
Total families without children at home 1,450 1,450 1,215 235 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,820 2,220 2,115 105 595 465 130
1 child at home 1,145 765 705 60 385 275 110
2 children at home 1,235 1,085 1,045 40 150 130 20
3 or more children at home 440 375 370 0 65 65 0
Total children at home 4,985.0 4,110.0 3,950.0 160.0 875.0 725.0 145.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.5 1.5 1.6 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (V7N, CodeV7N)