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 Perth

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	11,965	1,585	10,385	3,485	1,105	820	395	1,170	4,220	700	1,025	105	540	585	455	395	200	210	2,685	170	280	5	100	780	335	220	85	695	2.0
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	9,140	925	8,210	2,400	875	485	225	815	3,450	655	805	80	440	495	350	305	160	160	2,360	170	235	5	85	715	275	195	75	600	2.1
Intact families	7,895	810	7,080	2,035	830	375	160	665	3,060	635	715	70	405	425	310	280	140	85	1,995	160	210	5	80	600	225	180	70	455	2.1
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,245	120	1,125	365	45	105	65	155	395	20	95	10	30	70	40	30	20	75	365	5	25	0	5	110	50	15	5	145	2.1
Simple stepfamilies	745	120	625	370	45	105	60	150	200	5	70	10	30	15	20	15	15	20	60	0	10	0	0	15	15	5	0	5	1.5
Complex stepfamilies	505	5	500	0	0	0	0	0	195	15	25	5	5	55	20	10	10	55	305	5	20	0	0	95	40	10	5	140	3.0
Lone-parent census families	2,830	660	2,175	1,085	230	330	170	350	765	50	220	20	105	90	105	90	35	50	325	5	45	0	15	70	65	25	10	90	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	660	160	500	295	45	75	55	115	160	5	45	5	30	15	20	25	10	10	45	0	10	0	0	10	10	0	0	10	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	2,165	495	1,675	785	180	255	110	235	605	45	170	20	70	75	85	65	30	40	280	10	30	0	15	60	50	25	5	80	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) – Perth

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.9%.
• 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.