Census Family Structure Including Stepfamily Status (9) and Number and Age Combinations of Children (29) for Census Families with Children in Private Households of Census Metropolitan Areas, Tracted Census Agglomerations and Census Tracts, 2016 Census - 100% Data

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 St. John's

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	35,450	5,715	29,740	13,010	4,155	3,685	1,350	3,825	13,225	1,845	3,315	285	1,455	2,125	1,420	1,215	670	900	3,505	165	465	5	130	1,010	435	265	170	860	1.6
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	25,295	3,315	21,985	8,595	3,085	2,165	820	2,520	10,650	1,635	2,670	210	1,155	1,760	1,090	935	530	655	2,740	140	365	5	115	805	335	215	140	620	1.7
Intact families	22,315	2,940	19,370	7,610	2,970	1,870	675	2,095	9,570	1,595	2,480	180	1,050	1,565	955	845	470	430	2,190	135	325	0	90	675	265	190	120	385	1.7
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	2,985	370	2,610	985	115	295	145	430	1,080	35	190	25	110	195	135	95	65	225	550	0	45	0	20	135	65	30	15	235	1.8
Simple stepfamilies	1,890	355	1,540	985	120	300	145	425	485	15	135	25	85	20	65	60	40	40	65	0	15	0	5	5	15	5	5	15	1.3
Complex stepfamilies	1,090	20	1,075	0	0	0	0	0	590	25	55	5	25	170	70	35	25	185	485	5	30	0	15	125	50	20	10	225	2.6
Lone-parent census families	10,155	2,400	7,755	4,415	1,070	1,520	525	1,305	2,575	205	640	70	300	370	325	275	140	245	760	25	105	0	15	200	105	45	30	245	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	2,050	490	1,560	985	175	350	115	345	470	20	140	20	65	30	65	60	35	40	100	0	20	0	0	10	10	10	5	35	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	8,105	1,910	6,195	3,425	890	1,170	410	960	2,105	185	505	50	230	340	260	220	110	205	660	20	80	0	15	190	90	35	25	205	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) – St. John's

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.5%.
• 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-X2016026.