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 Nelson

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	17,955	885	840	375	460	15	30	10	17,075
Married spouses and common-law partners	8,480	290	285	115	165	0	0	0	8,185
Married spouses	6,395	175	170	70	90	0	0	10	6,215
Common-law partners	2,085	115	115	40	75	0	0	0	1,970
Lone parents (in lone-parent census families)	905	80	70	55	20	0	0	10	825
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	4,370	355	340	155	190	0	15	0	4,020
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 9	2,710	185	180	65	120	0	10	0	2,525
In an intact family^Footnote 10	2,570	140	140	45	95	0	0	0	2,430
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 11	135	45	40	20	20	0	0	0	90
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	385	40	45	20	20	0	0	0	345
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 12	185	15	15	0	10	0	0	0	170
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 13	200	25	30	20	15	0	0	0	175
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 14	1,265	130	125	65	55	0	0	0	1,130
With a male lone parent	360	30	25	15	10	0	0	0	335
With a female lone parent	905	110	100	50	50	0	10	0	795
Living with grandparents without parents present	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	15
With two grandparents without parents present	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
With one grandparent without parents present	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10
Persons not in census families	4,195	155	140	55	80	10	10	0	4,040
Living with other relatives	225	15	20	0	15	0	0	0	210
Foster children	20	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	15
Living with non-relatives only or alone	3,960	135	120	55	60	0	10	0	3,820

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not available for a specific reference period

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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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) – Nelson

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Long-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 8.2%.
• Long-form income data quality flag
  Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

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