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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 9,200 7,115 5,995 1,125 2,090 1,775 310
Total families without children at home 2,905 2,905 2,340 565 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 6,295 4,210 3,650 560 2,090 1,775 310
1 child at home 2,650 1,590 1,330 260 1,065 845 220
2 children at home 2,530 1,755 1,590 160 775 700 75
3 or more children at home 1,115 870 735 135 245 230 15
Total children at home 11,515.0 8,055.0 7,015.0 1,035.0 3,455.0 3,040.0 415.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.1 1.2 0.9 1.7 1.7 1.3
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N5V, CodeN5V)