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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 2,990 2,430 1,335 1,095 560 480 75
Total families without children at home 1,225 1,225 635 585 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,765 1,205 705 500 560 485 80
1 child at home 895 500 275 225 395 345 50
2 children at home 695 550 320 235 145 120 25
3 or more children at home 175 155 110 45 20 15 0
Total children at home 2,850.0 2,105.0 1,275.0 830.0 745.0 635.0 110.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.8 1.3 1.3 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J4G, CodeJ4G)