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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 = C0A
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	12,690	10,805	9,570	1,235	1,880	1,480	400
Total families without children at home	4,810	4,810	4,190	620	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	7,880	6,000	5,380	620	1,880	1,485	395
1 child at home	3,390	2,255	1,945	310	1,130	885	245
2 children at home	2,890	2,340	2,140	200	550	420	130
3 or more children at home	1,600	1,405	1,300	105	195	175	20
Total children at home	14,345.0	11,475.0	10,430.0	1,045.0	2,865.0	2,275.0	590.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.1	1.1	1.1	0.8	1.5	1.5	1.5

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (C0A, CodeC0A)