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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 5,895 5,150 4,555 595 745 585 155
Total families without children at home 1,965 1,960 1,580 375 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,930 3,190 2,970 215 745 585 155
1 child at home 1,255 900 825 75 350 255 90
2 children at home 1,805 1,520 1,415 105 285 235 55
3 or more children at home 870 765 735 30 110 95 10
Total children at home 7,800.0 6,515.0 6,115.0 400.0 1,280.0 1,045.0 235.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.7 1.7 1.8 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T1S, CodeT1S)