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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 3,140 2,820 2,585 235 320 260 60
Total families without children at home 1,480 1,480 1,330 145 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,660 1,340 1,255 90 320 260 60
1 child at home 555 385 355 25 170 140 30
2 children at home 785 660 605 55 120 95 30
3 or more children at home 330 300 295 10 25 25 0
Total children at home 3,205.0 2,690.0 2,535.0 160.0 515.0 420.0 95.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 1.6 1.6 1.6
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (V4P, CodeV4P)