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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 3,325 2,945 1,975 970 380 300 80
Total families without children at home 1,340 1,345 795 545 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,980 1,600 1,180 425 375 295 80
1 child at home 840 585 400 185 250 180 70
2 children at home 810 700 500 205 110 105 0
3 or more children at home 330 310 275 35 20 10 10
Total children at home 3,515.0 2,985.0 2,285.0 705.0 525.0 425.0 100.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.2 0.7 1.4 1.4 1.2
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (G6E, CodeG6E)