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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 4,895 4,275 3,755 520 620 510 110
Total families without children at home 1,885 1,880 1,565 315 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 3,010 2,385 2,185 205 620 515 110
1 child at home 1,175 810 710 100 365 305 60
2 children at home 1,145 975 915 60 170 145 25
3 or more children at home 690 605 555 45 85 60 30
Total children at home 5,740.0 4,765.0 4,385.0 380.0 975.0 780.0 190.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.2 1.1 1.2 0.7 1.6 1.5 1.7
Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (N7G, CodeN7G)