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 Cape Breton

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	16,890	3,925	12,960	5,745	1,450	1,450	715	2,125	5,015	585	1,075	110	610	700	550	495	345	555	2,195	95	225	5	45	630	275	125	100	710	1.6
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	9,400	1,985	7,420	2,900	715	660	340	1,185	3,185	360	685	60	445	400	325	350	250	315	1,335	65	130	5	40	370	145	95	80	420	1.7
Intact families	8,050	1,755	6,295	2,515	665	570	280	995	2,760	345	615	50	405	335	275	310	215	210	1,015	55	105	5	35	275	110	85	70	280	1.7
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,350	220	1,125	385	45	85	65	190	425	20	70	10	40	65	50	40	30	100	315	5	25	0	5	90	35	10	5	140	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	840	215	625	385	45	85	60	190	195	5	40	10	30	10	30	25	20	25	40	0	10	0	5	5	5	5	0	15	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	510	5	505	0	0	0	0	0	230	10	25	0	10	55	25	15	10	75	270	5	15	0	0	85	30	5	5	125	2.8
Lone-parent census families	7,485	1,950	5,540	2,840	735	790	375	940	1,835	225	385	50	160	300	220	145	100	235	865	25	95	0	10	260	125	30	25	290	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	1,305	375	925	570	110	165	80	210	270	25	65	10	35	35	25	20	20	35	85	5	10	0	0	20	10	5	5	30	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	6,185	1,570	4,615	2,270	620	625	290	730	1,560	195	325	45	130	265	195	130	80	200	780	25	85	0	5	235	110	25	20	265	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) – Cape Breton

• 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.