Census Family Structure Including Stepfamily Status (9) and Number and Age Combinations of Children (29) for Census Families with Children in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 and 2011 Censuses - 100% Data

• Census year (2): 2016

This table details census family structure including stepfamily status and number and age combinations of children for census families with children in private households in Canada

Census family structure including stepfamily status (9)	Number and age combinations of children (29)
	Total - Census families with children	Families with children aged 25 and over only	Families with at least one child aged 0 to 24 years	1 child (aged 0 to 24 years)	0 to 5 years	6 to 14 years	15 to 17 years	18 to 24 years	2 children, of which at least one is aged 0 to 24 years	Both aged 0 to 5 years	Both aged 6 to 14 years	Both aged 15 to 17 years	Both aged 18 to 24 years	One aged 0 to 5 years and one aged 6 to 14 years	One aged 6 to 14 years and one aged 15 to 17 years	One aged 15 to 17 years and one aged 18 to 24 years	One aged 18 to 24 years and one aged 25 years and over	Other age combinations of children	3 or more children, of which at least one is aged 0 to 24 years	All aged 0 to 5 years	All aged 6 to 14 years	All aged 15 to 17 years	All aged 18 to 24 years	Some aged 0 to 5 years and some aged 6 to 14 years	Some aged 6 to 14 years and some aged 15 to 17 years	Some aged 15 to 17 years and some aged 18 to 24 years	Some aged 18 to 24 years and some aged 25 years and over	Other age combinations of children	Average number of children, all ages
Total - Census family structure^Footnote 1	5,816,420	878,325	4,938,095	1,885,545	609,205	474,575	210,080	591,690	2,124,620	332,810	492,645	44,575	247,720	328,610	215,775	194,350	124,880	143,265	927,930	42,470	109,315	1,605	30,940	266,770	108,505	64,415	49,400	254,515	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	4,203,615	482,365	3,721,250	1,248,200	474,105	277,985	119,495	376,615	1,711,330	300,090	392,050	32,810	193,705	275,755	166,215	150,835	95,075	104,805	761,715	38,210	89,995	1,235	25,325	228,550	87,160	52,630	38,920	199,690	1.9
Intact families	3,686,105	427,740	3,258,370	1,089,545	454,630	233,720	92,925	308,270	1,539,635	289,150	361,560	28,760	175,230	244,020	145,690	134,880	85,495	74,860	629,185	36,345	79,120	960	22,540	190,910	71,420	46,765	35,470	145,660	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	517,510	54,635	462,880	158,650	19,475	44,270	26,575	68,340	171,695	10,940	30,485	4,040	18,475	31,735	20,525	15,960	9,580	29,945	132,530	1,865	10,880	275	2,785	37,640	15,735	5,865	3,450	54,025	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	317,020	52,435	264,585	158,655	19,475	44,270	26,575	68,340	85,210	5,175	21,730	3,135	14,165	6,990	11,600	10,955	5,460	5,995	20,720	405	3,145	70	1,070	3,520	3,540	2,075	1,240	5,660	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	200,490	2,195	198,295	0	0	0	0	0	86,490	5,770	8,760	905	4,315	24,745	8,925	5,005	4,120	23,950	111,805	1,460	7,730	205	1,715	34,120	12,200	3,790	2,215	48,365	2.8
Lone-parent census families	1,612,805	395,960	1,216,840	637,345	135,100	196,590	90,580	215,075	413,285	32,725	100,595	11,765	54,015	52,860	49,560	43,510	29,805	38,460	166,220	4,260	19,315	370	5,615	38,220	21,345	11,780	10,485	54,825	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	350,470	81,550	268,920	159,515	25,505	47,300	24,720	61,995	84,075	5,200	23,850	2,770	12,475	8,385	10,070	9,140	5,990	6,195	25,325	530	4,015	85	1,170	4,225	3,680	2,175	1,885	7,565	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	1,262,340	314,410	947,925	477,825	109,590	149,295	65,865	153,080	329,210	27,525	76,740	8,995	41,540	44,470	39,485	34,370	23,815	32,265	140,890	3,735	15,300	280	4,440	33,995	17,670	9,605	8,600	47,260	1.6

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family structure.

Footnote 2

For more information about intact families and stepfamilies, refer to the Census Dictionary: Stepfamily status of couple family with children.

Footnote 3

For more information about simple and complex stepfamilies, refer to the Census Dictionary: Relationship structure of stepfamily.

Data quality note(s) – Canada

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%.
• Short-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016025.