Family Characteristics (22), Aboriginal Identity (9), Registered or Treaty Indian Status (3), Age (8A) and Sex (3) for the Population in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 Census - 25% Sample Data

• Registered or Treaty Indian status (3): Total - Population by Registered or Treaty Indian status
• Age (8A): Total - Age
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details family characteristics , aboriginal identity , registered or treaty indian status , age and sex for the population in private households in St. Catharines - Niagara

Family characteristics (22)	Aboriginal identity (9)
	Total - Aboriginal identity^Footnote 2	Aboriginal identity^Footnote 3	Single Aboriginal responses^Footnote 4	First Nations (North American Indian)^Footnote 5	Métis	Inuk (Inuit)	Multiple Aboriginal responses^Footnote 6	Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere ^Footnote 7	Non-Aboriginal identity
Total - Family characteristics^Footnote 8	396,865	11,645	11,080	6,815	4,165	105	265	295	385,220
Married spouses and common-law partners	191,095	4,045	3,840	2,205	1,600	25	100	110	187,045
Married spouses	160,725	2,865	2,710	1,525	1,175	20	80	65	157,860
Common-law partners	30,375	1,185	1,120	690	425	10	20	45	29,190
Lone parents (in lone-parent census families)	21,430	960	925	540	375	10	25	15	20,470
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	113,715	4,430	4,200	2,645	1,500	55	110	115	109,290
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 9	70,770	2,020	1,895	1,195	685	20	60	70	68,750
In an intact family^Footnote 10	67,970	1,800	1,690	1,065	605	20	60	50	66,175
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 11	2,805	220	205	135	75	0	0	20	2,575
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	9,795	565	535	305	220	10	10	15	9,230
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 12	5,835	290	265	150	100	10	10	15	5,550
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 13	3,960	280	275	155	115	0	0	10	3,680
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 14	31,850	1,740	1,670	1,065	580	25	35	35	30,115
With a male lone parent	5,815	330	330	225	100	0	0	0	5,485
With a female lone parent	26,040	1,410	1,340	835	475	25	30	35	24,630
Living with grandparents without parents present	1,295	100	95	80	15	0	10	0	1,190
With two grandparents without parents present	665	35	30	20	10	0	10	0	630
With one grandparent without parents present	630	70	65	60	10	0	0	0	560
Persons not in census families	70,625	2,205	2,120	1,410	690	15	35	55	68,420
Living with other relatives	7,635	395	390	280	105	10	0	0	7,235
Foster children	420	75	75	60	20	0	0	0	340
Living with non-relatives only or alone	62,575	1,730	1,650	1,070	565	10	30	50	60,845

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too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the Census of Population.

For more information on Aboriginal variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, please refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 2

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 2016 Census of Population. For more information on Aboriginal variables, including information on their classifications, the questions from which they are derived, data quality and their comparability with other sources of data, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016 and the Aboriginal Peoples Technical Report, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 3

'Aboriginal identity' includes persons who are First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit) and/or those who are Registered or Treaty Indians (that is, registered under the Indian Act of Canada) and/or those who have membership in a First Nation or Indian band. Aboriginal peoples of Canada are defined in the Constitution Act, 1982, section 35 (2) as including the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.

Footnote 4

'Single Aboriginal responses' includes persons who are in only one Aboriginal group, that is First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

Footnote 5

Users should be aware that the estimates associated with this variable are more affected than most by the incomplete enumeration of certain Indian reserves and Indian settlements in the 2016 Census of Population. For additional information, refer to the Aboriginal Peoples Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016.

Footnote 6

'Multiple Aboriginal responses' includes persons who are any two or all three of the following: First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit).

Footnote 7

'Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere' includes persons who are not First Nations (North American Indian), Métis or Inuk (Inuit), but who have Registered or Treaty Indian status and/or Membership in a First Nation or Indian band.

Footnote 8

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family; Stepfamily status of couple family with children; and Relationship structure of stepfamily.

Footnote 9

One or more grandparents of the child may also be present in the household.

Footnote 10

In an intact family, all children are the biological or adopted children of both persons in the couple. This category also includes children living in census families for whom it cannot be determined whether it is an intact family or a stepfamily.

Footnote 11

In a complex stepfamily, some or all of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 12

In a simple stepfamily, none of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 13

In a complex stepfamily, some or all of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 14

One or more grandparents of the child may also be present in the household.

Data quality note(s) – St. Catharines - Niagara

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Default. Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate lower than 10%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016162.