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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

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Geography = K8A
Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
Number of children at home (8)	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	7,460	6,385	5,530	850	1,080	825	255
Total families without children at home	3,285	3,285	2,770	510	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,175	3,095	2,760	340	1,080	825	255
1 child at home	1,835	1,160	1,000	160	675	470	210
2 children at home	1,625	1,320	1,205	115	310	275	30
3 or more children at home	720	615	550	65	100	80	15
Total children at home	7,475.0	5,875.0	5,250.0	625.0	1,600.0	1,275.0	325.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	0.9	0.7	1.5	1.5	1.3

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K8A, CodeK8A)