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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 2,610 2,335 2,115 225 275 185 90
Total families without children at home 715 715 560 150 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,895 1,625 1,555 70 275 185 90
1 child at home 675 520 490 25 155 95 65
2 children at home 775 700 665 40 75 50 25
3 or more children at home 445 405 395 0 45 40 0
Total children at home 3,670.0 3,220.0 3,100.0 120.0 450.0 325.0 125.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.4 1.4 1.5 0.5 1.7 1.8 1.4
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T4X, CodeT4X)