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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 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)