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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 1,440 1,260 745 520 175 135 40
Total families without children at home 545 545 330 210 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 895 715 410 305 175 135 40
1 child at home 370 290 170 120 80 60 20
2 children at home 365 280 150 125 90 70 25
3 or more children at home 155 145 85 60 10 10 0
Total children at home 1,635.0 1,350.0 775.0 575.0 285.0 220.0 65.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.6 1.6 1.5
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (J1Z, CodeJ1Z)