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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 1,495 1,305 1,165 140 190 145 50
Total families without children at home 635 640 595 50 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 860 670 575 95 190 145 45
1 child at home 465 340 290 50 120 85 35
2 children at home 275 230 205 30 45 35 10
3 or more children at home 120 95 80 15 25 25 0
Total children at home 1,415.0 1,115.0 960.0 155.0 295.0 240.0 60.0
Average number of children at home per family 0.9 0.9 0.8 1.1 1.6 1.7 1.1
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (E6L, CodeE6L)