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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 1,845 1,665 1,390 275 175 155 20
Total families without children at home 695 695 485 210 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 1,150 970 905 65 180 155 20
1 child at home 565 440 405 35 120 105 15
2 children at home 425 375 365 10 40 40 10
3 or more children at home 165 155 135 20 10 10 0
Total children at home 1,970.0 1,715.0 1,580.0 135.0 255.0 225.0 30.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.5 1.4 1.5 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (T6X, CodeT6X)