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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 650 575 565 10 75 40 35
Total families without children at home 205 200 195 10 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 445 370 370 0 75 40 35
1 child at home 120 85 85 0 30 20 10
2 children at home 225 185 185 0 40 20 20
3 or more children at home 100 95 100 0 0 0 0
Total children at home 900.0 785.0 780.0 0 115.0 60.0 55.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.4 1.4 1.4 0 1.6 1.5 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N9K, CodeN9K)