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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 1,485 1,355 1,225 130 125 95 30
Total families without children at home 625 625 545 80 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 860 730 680 55 125 95 35
1 child at home 340 275 255 20 65 45 20
2 children at home 295 235 215 20 55 45 15
3 or more children at home 225 220 210 10 0 10 0
Total children at home 1,825.0 1,635.0 1,540.0 100.0 195.0 145.0 45.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.8 1.6 1.5 1.7
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (R5H, CodeR5H)