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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 = L6H
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	15,420	13,505	12,540	960	1,920	1,665	255
Total families without children at home	4,190	4,190	3,695	495	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	11,230	9,310	8,845	465	1,920	1,665	250
1 child at home	3,970	2,925	2,755	175	1,045	880	160
2 children at home	5,250	4,545	4,350	195	705	645	60
3 or more children at home	2,005	1,835	1,745	90	165	135	25
Total children at home	20,940.0	17,940.0	17,060.0	875.0	3,000.0	2,630.0	370.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.3	1.4	0.9	1.6	1.6	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L6H, CodeL6H)