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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 3,855 3,520 3,035 485 335 245 85
Total families without children at home 1,325 1,325 1,085 245 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 2,530 2,190 1,950 245 335 250 85
1 child at home 940 725 610 115 210 160 50
2 children at home 1,095 1,020 935 85 75 55 20
3 or more children at home 490 445 405 35 50 40 10
Total children at home 4,740.0 4,225.0 3,810.0 415.0 520.0 390.0 130.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.2 1.3 0.9 1.5 1.5 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (V2W, CodeV2W)