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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 10,725 9,885 9,295 590 840 585 255
Total families without children at home 4,655 4,655 4,320 335 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 6,070 5,230 4,975 260 840 585 255
1 child at home 2,110 1,560 1,420 140 545 405 145
2 children at home 2,175 1,955 1,880 80 210 120 95
3 or more children at home 1,790 1,710 1,675 35 75 60 15
Total children at home 12,920.0 11,665.0 11,245.0 420.0 1,250.0 860.0 390.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.2 0.7 1.5 1.5 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (R0G, CodeR0G)