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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 1,670 1,430 1,225 200 245 215 35
Total families without children at home 720 720 650 65 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 955 705 570 135 245 215 35
1 child at home 440 280 220 55 160 140 20
2 children at home 380 310 275 35 70 55 10
3 or more children at home 130 115 75 40 10 10 0
Total children at home 1,625.0 1,285.0 1,010.0 280.0 335.0 290.0 45.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (P5E, CodeP5E)