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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 = L6M
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	13,250	11,830	11,035	800	1,420	1,230	190
Total families without children at home	3,345	3,345	2,835	505	0	0	0
Total families with children at home	9,905	8,485	8,200	290	1,415	1,225	185
1 child at home	3,535	2,725	2,570	155	805	710	100
2 children at home	4,505	4,050	3,955	95	455	400	55
3 or more children at home	1,865	1,710	1,675	35	155	125	30
Total children at home	18,550.0	16,350.0	15,880.0	475.0	2,195.0	1,880.0	320.0
Average number of children at home per family	1.4	1.4	1.4	0.6	1.5	1.5	1.7

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006008 (L6M, CodeL6M)