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 Clarington, MU

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	17,655	2,225	15,430	5,375	1,735	1,325	525	1,795	7,315	1,100	1,620	160	1,080	1,025	695	720	465	445	2,745	115	300	5	150	705	360	250	140	715	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	13,515	1,350	12,165	3,760	1,405	840	310	1,210	6,100	1,045	1,325	125	885	890	545	575	355	355	2,305	110	250	0	130	630	300	205	115	570	1.9
Intact families	11,580	1,140	10,440	3,255	1,365	685	235	960	5,410	1,015	1,210	105	790	795	470	500	310	215	1,780	100	210	0	110	505	240	165	90	350	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,930	210	1,725	505	40	150	75	245	695	25	115	20	90	100	75	75	50	140	525	0	40	0	20	125	55	30	25	220	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	1,105	195	905	510	40	150	75	245	330	15	80	15	70	20	40	50	30	15	70	0	10	0	5	0	15	10	5	25	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	830	10	820	0	0	0	0	0	360	15	35	0	25	75	40	25	25	120	455	0	30	0	15	125	45	30	15	195	2.8
Lone-parent census families	4,140	875	3,265	1,610	330	485	215	585	1,210	55	295	30	195	135	150	150	110	90	440	10	50	0	20	75	60	50	25	145	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	945	210	735	415	70	105	50	195	250	10	60	5	45	25	25	40	20	15	65	0	5	0	5	5	15	5	5	25	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	3,195	665	2,525	1,190	260	380	160	390	965	45	235	25	150	105	125	110	85	75	370	10	40	0	10	65	55	40	25	120	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) – Clarington, MU

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 2.8%.
• 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.