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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 Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2006 Census - 20% Sample Data

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Catalogue number :97-553-XCB2006006
Release date :February 19, 2008
Topic :Families and households
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Note: Census family

A census family refers to a married couple (with or without children of either or both spouses), a couple living common-law (with or without children of either or both partners) or a lone parent of any marital status, with at least one child living in the same dwelling. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. 'Children' in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present. For additional information, please refer to the 2006 Census Dictionary, catalogue number 92-566-XWE or 92-566-XPE.

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This table details number of children at home and census family structure for the census families in private households in St. John's
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
Total - Families by number of children at home 52,525 42,755 36,695 6,060 9,770 8,125 1,650
Total families without children at home 18,110 18,105 14,245 3,860 0 0 0
Total families with children at home 34,415 24,645 22,445 2,200 9,775 8,130 1,650
1 child at home 16,785 10,675 9,355 1,320 6,110 4,900 1,210
2 children at home 13,695 10,815 10,165 655 2,880 2,525 355
3 or more children at home 3,935 3,155 2,925 220 780 700 85
Total children at home 56,740.0 42,380.0 39,000.0 3,375.0 14,360.0 12,185.0 2,170.0
Average number of children at home per family 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.6 1.5 1.5 1.3

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 97-553-XCB2006006.

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