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 Shawinigan

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	6,330	1,015	5,315	2,450	680	570	305	895	2,125	370	495	65	235	315	240	200	80	120	740	55	85	0	20	260	90	40	15	170	1.6
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	3,870	470	3,390	1,375	485	225	140	525	1,450	295	320	30	155	235	140	145	60	70	565	45	65	0	15	215	65	25	10	125	1.7
Intact families	2,970	385	2,585	1,070	455	155	95	365	1,145	275	255	20	130	170	105	120	45	30	370	40	50	0	10	140	45	15	10	60	1.7
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	895	90	805	305	30	70	50	160	305	20	60	10	25	65	40	25	15	40	195	5	20	0	0	80	15	10	0	65	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	565	90	475	305	30	70	50	155	150	5	45	10	20	15	20	20	5	5	15	0	0	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	1.3
Complex stepfamilies	335	0	335	0	0	0	0	0	155	15	20	0	5	45	20	10	10	30	175	5	15	0	0	70	15	10	0	60	2.8
Lone-parent census families	2,460	540	1,925	1,075	195	345	165	370	675	75	180	35	85	80	100	55	20	50	170	10	25	5	5	45	25	15	5	50	1.4
Male lone-parent census families	630	125	505	305	35	105	50	125	165	15	50	10	20	20	20	10	5	10	30	0	5	5	0	10	0	5	0	5	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	1,835	415	1,420	770	160	240	115	250	510	60	130	25	65	65	75	45	15	40	140	10	20	0	5	35	25	10	0	40	1.5

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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) – Shawinigan

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• 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.