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 Hamilton

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	94,600	17,655	76,950	27,725	9,010	6,690	2,820	9,200	33,510	4,945	7,265	720	4,565	4,635	3,210	3,160	2,765	2,250	15,715	645	1,675	25	675	3,970	1,675	1,250	1,150	4,650	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	65,960	9,610	56,355	17,450	6,805	3,680	1,500	5,470	26,330	4,400	5,690	515	3,495	3,745	2,420	2,400	2,075	1,585	12,565	565	1,350	20	525	3,300	1,320	1,015	915	3,565	1.9
Intact families	58,225	8,495	49,730	15,275	6,585	3,085	1,175	4,430	23,880	4,280	5,330	450	3,155	3,375	2,160	2,165	1,855	1,115	10,570	540	1,220	15	455	2,830	1,115	905	820	2,665	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	7,740	1,115	6,625	2,180	215	590	325	1,045	2,445	120	360	60	345	370	265	240	220	475	2,000	25	130	0	65	470	215	110	95	895	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	4,760	1,065	3,695	2,175	215	590	330	1,045	1,210	40	255	55	280	60	155	160	120	80	310	5	25	0	30	40	45	35	30	95	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	2,975	50	2,930	0	0	0	0	0	1,240	80	100	10	65	310	110	75	95	395	1,690	15	105	0	30	435	170	70	65	800	2.9
Lone-parent census families	28,635	8,050	20,590	10,265	2,210	3,010	1,315	3,735	7,175	545	1,575	205	1,070	885	785	760	695	660	3,145	80	325	5	150	665	350	235	240	1,085	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	5,550	1,590	3,955	2,365	360	650	330	1,025	1,220	75	295	40	220	100	140	120	125	100	370	5	45	0	30	50	45	25	55	115	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	23,085	6,455	16,630	7,900	1,850	2,360	985	2,710	5,960	470	1,275	165	850	780	640	645	565	560	2,770	75	280	5	120	620	305	210	185	975	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) – Hamilton

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.8%.
• 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.