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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 11,445 9,455 8,760 690 1,995 1,735 260
Total families without children at home 3,900 3,900 3,390 510 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 7,545 5,555 5,370 180 1,990 1,730 260
1 child at home 4,225 2,850 2,750 100 1,375 1,220 150
2 children at home 2,670 2,175 2,095 75 495 400 95
3 or more children at home 645 525 525 0 125 110 10
Total children at home 11,680.0 8,920.0 8,660.0 260.0 2,760.0 2,375.0 385.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 1.0 0.4 1.4 1.4 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (V6Y, CodeV6Y)