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 Division No. 2

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	3,295	680	2,615	1,285	280	335	210	460	1,050	85	255	25	95	170	140	105	55	115	280	5	35	0	10	85	30	25	10	90	1.5
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	2,400	420	1,980	900	180	225	145	355	850	70	200	20	80	140	120	95	45	85	225	5	30	0	5	65	25	20	5	70	1.6
Intact families	2,100	380	1,720	805	175	195	125	305	750	65	190	15	70	115	100	90	45	60	165	0	20	0	10	45	10	15	5	45	1.6
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	300	35	260	100	5	30	15	45	105	0	15	0	10	25	20	5	5	25	55	0	5	0	0	15	10	0	0	20	1.8
Simple stepfamilies	180	35	140	100	5	30	15	45	30	0	5	0	0	5	5	5	0	5	10	0	5	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	1.3
Complex stepfamilies	120	0	120	0	0	0	0	0	75	0	10	5	10	20	10	0	0	25	50	0	5	0	0	15	5	0	0	20	2.5
Lone-parent census families	900	265	635	380	100	110	65	110	195	15	55	5	15	35	25	15	5	35	55	0	5	0	0	15	5	0	0	20	1.4
Male lone-parent census families	210	70	135	100	20	30	20	40	35	5	15	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	1.2
Female lone-parent census families	695	195	495	280	80	80	50	70	160	15	40	5	10	30	20	10	5	30	50	0	5	0	0	15	5	5	0	20	1.4

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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) – Division No. 2

• 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.