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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 = L7M
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	10,255	8,985	8,175	810	1,265	1,060	215
Total families without children at home	3,280	3,280	2,730	550	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	6,975	5,705	5,445	260	1,265	1,060	210
1 child at home	2,535	1,765	1,625	145	765	615	150
2 children at home	3,230	2,825	2,755	75	405	345	55
3 or more children at home	1,210	1,110	1,070	40	100	90	10
Total children at home	12,845.0	10,950.0	10,530.0	420.0	1,895.0	1,605.0	285.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.2	1.3	0.5	1.5	1.5	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L7M, CodeL7M)