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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 = R0A
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	9,140	8,290	7,665	620	855	635	215
Total families without children at home	3,350	3,350	3,020	330	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	5,785	4,940	4,640	295	850	635	215
1 child at home	1,835	1,375	1,270	105	455	320	135
2 children at home	2,160	1,870	1,730	140	285	235	55
3 or more children at home	1,795	1,685	1,635	50	110	85	30
Total children at home	12,760.0	11,370.0	10,800.0	570.0	1,390.0	1,065.0	330.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.9	1.6	1.7	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (R0A, CodeR0A)