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 Sherbrooke

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	23,000	2,070	20,930	8,175	2,620	1,950	1,005	2,595	8,800	1,625	2,135	220	970	1,455	905	810	225	450	3,955	225	510	10	110	1,325	510	260	75	930	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	15,700	960	14,735	4,845	2,050	895	465	1,440	6,660	1,485	1,505	145	710	1,160	625	565	160	305	3,230	205	400	10	85	1,160	380	210	55	730	1.9
Intact families	12,935	815	12,120	3,955	1,955	640	290	1,070	5,705	1,390	1,315	120	600	975	515	470	145	175	2,455	195	325	5	75	915	270	160	50	465	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	2,765	145	2,620	890	95	250	175	365	950	95	190	25	105	180	110	95	20	130	780	15	75	5	10	245	110	40	10	265	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	1,650	145	1,500	890	95	255	175	370	495	40	140	15	90	60	60	65	10	25	115	0	15	0	5	25	25	15	0	25	1.5
Complex stepfamilies	1,115	0	1,115	0	0	0	0	0	455	60	50	10	20	125	45	30	10	110	660	15	55	5	5	215	95	30	5	240	2.9
Lone-parent census families	7,305	1,105	6,195	3,330	570	1,055	545	1,160	2,140	140	630	70	260	295	275	245	65	140	725	15	115	0	30	165	125	60	20	195	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	1,980	270	1,705	945	125	295	160	370	585	30	200	25	80	75	65	70	20	25	165	0	35	0	5	35	30	15	5	40	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	5,325	830	4,490	2,385	445	765	390	790	1,550	115	430	50	185	215	210	170	45	115	555	15	80	0	15	125	95	40	15	155	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) – Sherbrooke

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.2%.
• 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.