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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 6,995 5,775 5,035 745 1,215 1,000 215
Total families without children at home 2,335 2,335 1,950 385 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 4,655 3,440 3,085 360 1,215 1,000 215
1 child at home 2,030 1,295 1,120 180 730 580 150
2 children at home 1,755 1,410 1,275 130 345 300 50
3 or more children at home 870 730 685 45 135 115 20
Total children at home 8,430.0 6,525.0 5,940.0 585.0 1,905.0 1,575.0 330.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.8 1.6 1.6 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N8W, CodeN8W)