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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 27,445 24,865 21,160 3,700 2,585 1,840 745
Total families without children at home 10,530 10,530 8,410 2,120 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 16,910 14,330 12,750 1,580 2,585 1,835 740
1 child at home 6,545 5,020 4,285 735 1,525 1,095 430
2 children at home 7,435 6,615 5,975 645 815 555 260
3 or more children at home 2,935 2,695 2,490 205 240 190 50
Total children at home 31,040.0 27,125.0 24,460.0 2,665.0 3,920.0 2,795.0 1,125.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.5 1.5 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (K0A, CodeK0A)