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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 = J7T
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	6,815	6,155	4,335	1,815	660	490	165
Total families without children at home	2,310	2,310	1,480	830	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	4,505	3,845	2,855	990	655	495	165
1 child at home	1,660	1,290	905	390	365	260	100
2 children at home	2,005	1,790	1,335	455	215	170	40
3 or more children at home	845	760	615	145	85	60	25
Total children at home	8,325.0	7,275.0	5,535.0	1,745.0	1,050.0	780.0	270.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.2	1.2	1.3	1.0	1.6	1.6	1.6

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J7T, CodeJ7T)