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Topic-based tabulation: 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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Geography = N5P
Number of children at home (8)	Census family structure (7)
Number of children at home (8)	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	5,525	4,600	3,830	770	920	735	185
Total families without children at home	2,255	2,255	1,800	455	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	3,270	2,345	2,035	315	920	740	185
1 child at home	1,425	895	730	160	535	400	130
2 children at home	1,275	990	895	95	290	245	40
3 or more children at home	570	465	405	60	100	85	15
Total children at home	5,785.0	4,345.0	3,800.0	550.0	1,435.0	1,180.0	260.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.0	0.9	1.0	0.7	1.6	1.6	1.4

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N5P, CodeN5P)