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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 6,145 5,475 4,950 525 665 470 190
Total families without children at home 2,390 2,390 2,085 305 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,745 3,085 2,865 220 665 475 190
1 child at home 1,365 980 860 125 385 290 95
2 children at home 1,620 1,430 1,360 65 190 135 55
3 or more children at home 760 670 640 30 90 50 40
Total children at home 7,125.0 6,055.0 5,705.0 355.0 1,065.0 725.0 340.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.6 1.5 1.8
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L4A, CodeL4A)