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 Peterborough

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	20,920	3,585	17,335	6,890	2,145	1,670	755	2,320	7,395	1,190	1,690	195	960	1,150	705	680	415	405	3,050	180	385	5	115	880	370	225	140	750	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	14,430	1,930	12,505	4,285	1,565	900	385	1,440	5,775	1,040	1,315	150	725	930	505	530	315	270	2,440	155	295	5	90	740	275	180	105	590	1.8
Intact families	12,230	1,630	10,605	3,640	1,480	725	285	1,150	5,065	990	1,180	135	640	800	435	455	265	175	1,890	150	255	5	85	545	230	165	100	360	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	2,200	300	1,905	645	80	180	95	290	705	50	125	15	85	135	75	70	55	90	555	5	40	0	5	195	50	20	5	230	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	1,350	285	1,060	645	85	180	95	290	345	15	80	15	65	25	40	55	30	25	75	0	10	0	5	10	15	5	0	25	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	850	10	840	0	0	0	0	0	365	35	50	0	25	110	30	20	30	70	475	0	30	5	5	185	35	15	0	200	2.9
Lone-parent census families	6,490	1,650	4,835	2,605	590	765	375	880	1,615	150	380	40	235	220	200	155	95	140	610	25	90	0	20	140	95	40	35	170	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	1,395	390	1,005	620	95	175	120	230	300	15	80	10	65	30	35	25	25	25	85	5	25	0	5	10	15	5	10	10	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	5,100	1,265	3,830	1,990	495	590	260	650	1,320	135	300	35	175	195	165	130	70	120	525	20	65	0	15	135	75	35	25	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) – Peterborough

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.6%.
• 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.