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 Durham

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	125,700	20,375	105,325	36,260	11,250	9,160	3,695	12,145	48,520	6,425	10,485	955	6,710	6,825	4,850	4,805	3,920	3,545	20,540	770	2,250	25	890	4,860	2,280	1,675	1,590	6,200	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	91,850	11,750	80,095	24,020	8,625	5,525	2,065	7,805	39,315	5,825	8,495	745	5,350	5,730	3,820	3,745	3,020	2,590	16,760	705	1,860	25	750	4,160	1,860	1,345	1,285	4,770	1.9
Intact families	80,475	10,260	70,220	20,955	8,350	4,700	1,620	6,285	35,435	5,675	7,960	665	4,825	5,155	3,395	3,345	2,650	1,770	13,825	675	1,685	20	655	3,575	1,565	1,185	1,125	3,340	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	11,375	1,495	9,875	3,065	270	830	445	1,520	3,880	150	540	80	525	570	425	400	370	820	2,935	30	175	5	95	585	300	165	160	1,430	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	6,825	1,400	5,425	3,065	265	835	445	1,520	1,890	70	375	65	390	135	240	265	190	155	470	10	50	0	35	50	60	65	35	170	1.5
Complex stepfamilies	4,545	90	4,455	0	0	0	0	0	1,990	80	165	15	135	440	185	135	175	665	2,465	15	125	5	65	535	240	100	120	1,260	2.8
Lone-parent census families	33,850	8,625	25,225	12,235	2,630	3,630	1,630	4,340	9,205	600	1,990	215	1,355	1,100	1,035	1,060	900	960	3,780	70	390	5	140	700	420	330	310	1,430	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	6,940	1,835	5,105	2,905	465	785	395	1,260	1,685	85	415	40	305	175	175	210	165	130	510	10	60	0	25	55	55	50	50	200	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	26,905	6,790	20,125	9,330	2,165	2,850	1,240	3,080	7,520	520	1,575	175	1,050	920	860	850	735	830	3,270	60	325	5	110	645	365	275	260	1,230	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) – Durham

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.0%.
• 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.