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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 = L3P
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	11,365	10,010	9,525	480	1,355	1,080	280
Total families without children at home	3,100	3,100	2,855	245	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	8,265	6,910	6,670	240	1,355	1,080	275
1 child at home	3,080	2,315	2,205	110	765	640	125
2 children at home	3,750	3,325	3,235	90	425	340	90
3 or more children at home	1,435	1,270	1,230	45	165	100	65
Total children at home	15,210.0	13,060.0	12,645.0	415.0	2,150.0	1,635.0	515.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.3	1.3	1.3	0.9	1.6	1.5	1.8

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L3P, CodeL3P)