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2006 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations
Topic-based tabulation: 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
Data table
| Number of children at home (8) | Census family structure (7) | |||||||
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| Total - Census family structure | Total couple families | Married couple families | Common-law couple families | Total lone-parent families | Female parent families | Male parent families | ||
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Note(s) :
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| Total - Families by number of children at home | 5,455 | 4,955 | 4,710 | 250 | 495 | 420 | 75 | |
| Total families without children at home | 1,605 | 1,610 | 1,475 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Total families with children at home | 3,850 | 3,350 | 3,235 | 115 | 495 | 425 | 75 | |
| 1 child at home | 1,580 | 1,345 | 1,295 | 50 | 240 | 215 | 25 | |
| 2 children at home | 1,740 | 1,565 | 1,510 | 50 | 175 | 135 | 40 | |
| 3 or more children at home | 520 | 445 | 430 | 15 | 75 | 70 | 0 | |
| Total children at home | 6,680.0 | 5,850.0 | 5,650.0 | 195.0 | 835.0 | 705.0 | 125.0 | |
| Average number of children at home per family | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 1.7 | |
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008
(L6E, CodeL6E)
