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 Oxford

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	17,935	2,440	15,500	5,470	1,680	1,350	625	1,815	6,590	1,180	1,520	165	840	905	695	610	295	380	3,440	225	415	10	95	1,030	455	245	95	880	1.9
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	13,385	1,395	11,990	3,715	1,320	805	345	1,245	5,320	1,085	1,190	120	665	750	520	475	235	265	2,955	210	340	5	80	920	375	205	80	740	2.0
Intact families	11,250	1,190	10,060	3,075	1,250	615	245	965	4,605	1,045	1,050	100	590	610	430	395	205	170	2,380	205	295	5	75	735	300	180	65	515	2.0
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	2,135	200	1,935	645	65	195	100	280	715	35	140	20	75	145	90	80	35	100	575	5	50	0	5	180	75	20	10	220	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	1,245	195	1,055	645	65	190	100	285	335	5	90	20	50	15	50	60	25	20	70	0	15	0	0	15	15	5	0	10	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	890	5	885	0	0	0	0	0	380	30	50	5	20	125	40	20	10	75	505	5	35	0	0	170	60	15	10	210	2.9
Lone-parent census families	4,550	1,045	3,505	1,750	365	545	280	565	1,270	100	330	50	175	155	170	135	60	110	485	15	70	0	15	115	80	45	15	140	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	1,070	230	835	500	65	145	95	195	265	15	75	15	45	15	35	30	15	20	70	0	10	0	0	10	15	5	5	20	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	3,490	820	2,670	1,255	295	395	185	375	1,005	85	255	35	130	135	135	100	45	90	415	15	60	0	15	100	70	35	10	115	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) – Oxford

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%.
• 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.