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 Nanaimo

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	20,530	3,075	17,455	7,680	2,175	2,095	1,030	2,380	7,265	1,135	1,855	160	670	1,195	810	720	255	465	2,510	115	340	10	70	795	340	155	55	635	1.6
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	13,750	1,545	12,200	4,725	1,560	1,145	555	1,460	5,495	985	1,365	130	505	940	575	525	170	300	1,980	105	270	10	65	660	245	120	35	475	1.7
Intact families	11,435	1,285	10,150	3,940	1,480	905	395	1,155	4,775	950	1,230	105	440	780	500	440	150	185	1,435	95	225	5	55	490	165	90	30	280	1.7
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	2,315	260	2,045	785	80	240	160	305	720	35	130	20	60	160	75	85	25	120	545	10	45	5	10	170	75	30	5	195	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	1,475	250	1,225	785	75	245	160	305	355	15	90	25	45	40	40	55	20	30	85	5	10	5	5	15	15	5	5	25	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	835	15	825	0	0	0	0	0	370	20	45	5	15	125	40	30	10	90	455	5	35	5	5	150	60	25	0	170	2.8
Lone-parent census families	6,780	1,525	5,255	2,955	610	945	475	920	1,765	150	485	35	165	260	235	195	80	165	530	10	70	0	10	135	90	35	25	160	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	1,535	315	1,225	790	125	285	105	280	345	25	100	5	35	35	55	45	15	25	85	0	10	0	0	10	20	5	10	25	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	5,250	1,215	4,030	2,160	485	665	370	640	1,425	120	385	25	130	225	185	150	65	135	450	5	55	0	5	125	70	30	15	135	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) – Nanaimo

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 5.0%.
• 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.