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 Saint John

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	20,860	3,020	17,840	7,680	2,135	2,155	940	2,445	7,280	1,080	1,785	185	755	1,110	845	780	245	495	2,885	145	380	5	90	840	400	185	85	750	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	14,235	1,615	12,625	4,725	1,420	1,130	550	1,625	5,625	930	1,355	130	610	835	620	615	195	350	2,270	120	295	5	70	670	315	150	75	570	1.8
Intact families	11,980	1,390	10,595	3,975	1,350	920	390	1,315	4,865	870	1,205	110	530	695	530	540	165	215	1,750	115	250	0	60	510	255	145	65	360	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	2,250	220	2,030	750	75	205	155	315	760	55	150	15	70	135	90	75	30	140	520	10	50	5	10	160	60	5	10	210	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	1,350	215	1,140	755	70	205	160	315	320	15	90	10	50	15	40	55	15	30	65	0	10	0	5	10	15	0	5	15	1.3
Complex stepfamilies	900	5	895	0	0	0	0	0	435	40	55	5	20	120	50	25	10	110	455	5	40	0	5	150	50	5	5	195	2.7
Lone-parent census families	6,625	1,410	5,220	2,955	715	1,025	400	815	1,650	155	435	55	150	275	220	170	50	140	615	20	90	0	20	170	90	40	10	180	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	1,310	290	1,015	670	110	245	95	220	275	15	80	10	30	35	35	25	15	30	70	0	15	5	5	15	10	5	0	15	1.3
Female lone-parent census families	5,320	1,115	4,200	2,290	610	775	305	600	1,370	135	355	45	120	240	185	145	40	115	545	20	75	0	15	155	75	35	5	160	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) – Saint John

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.6%.
• 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.