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 Brantford, CY

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	17,265	2,760	14,505	5,715	1,785	1,535	675	1,715	6,040	935	1,380	140	680	990	630	550	300	425	2,750	110	335	10	85	810	325	175	105	790	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	11,315	1,480	9,840	3,365	1,250	760	325	1,025	4,390	780	985	80	505	730	420	395	225	265	2,090	100	250	5	65	630	240	135	85	580	1.8
Intact families	9,390	1,260	8,130	2,810	1,175	605	240	790	3,810	745	880	65	445	625	350	335	190	170	1,510	85	220	0	60	445	185	105	65	335	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,930	210	1,710	555	75	155	90	235	580	30	105	15	60	110	70	65	35	90	580	10	30	5	10	185	60	30	20	240	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	1,075	205	875	550	80	155	85	235	255	10	65	10	40	20	35	45	20	15	65	0	10	0	5	15	5	5	10	15	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	850	10	835	0	0	0	0	0	325	25	35	0	20	85	35	25	20	80	515	5	20	0	5	175	50	25	15	230	2.9
Lone-parent census families	5,950	1,280	4,665	2,355	540	775	345	690	1,650	160	390	65	180	260	210	150	75	160	660	15	90	5	20	180	80	35	25	210	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	1,220	265	950	575	100	175	110	195	280	15	85	15	35	30	35	20	20	25	90	0	20	5	0	15	10	5	5	30	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	4,730	1,015	3,715	1,780	435	600	240	500	1,365	145	305	45	145	225	175	130	55	140	565	15	70	0	20	160	70	35	15	185	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) – Brantford, CY

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%.
• 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.