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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 1,975 1,780 1,340 430 195 165 30
Total families without children at home 740 740 560 180 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,230 1,035 785 250 195 165 30
1 child at home 455 350 265 85 100 85 15
2 children at home 575 500 375 125 75 65 10
3 or more children at home 205 180 145 40 25 15 0
Total children at home 2,275.0 1,955.0 1,490.0 465.0 320.0 270.0 50.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.6 1.7 1.7
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J9B, CodeJ9B)