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 Ottawa - Gatineau

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	222,045	29,225	192,820	72,120	23,260	18,130	7,715	23,020	84,460	13,625	21,025	1,795	10,210	12,470	8,455	7,750	4,280	4,845	36,240	1,585	4,490	55	1,330	10,180	4,120	2,650	1,870	9,955	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	160,580	15,555	145,025	47,545	18,350	10,545	4,270	14,385	67,845	12,420	16,720	1,335	7,825	10,475	6,555	5,890	3,100	3,510	29,630	1,455	3,740	50	1,050	8,825	3,305	2,140	1,410	7,645	1.9
Intact families	141,105	13,610	127,495	41,575	17,655	8,945	3,320	11,660	61,275	12,050	15,410	1,170	7,050	9,375	5,765	5,250	2,750	2,460	24,645	1,400	3,295	40	940	7,460	2,750	1,900	1,290	5,575	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	19,475	1,945	17,530	5,975	695	1,600	950	2,725	6,570	370	1,315	170	780	1,100	795	640	350	1,050	4,985	55	450	10	115	1,360	560	245	120	2,070	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	12,110	1,880	10,225	5,970	695	1,600	950	2,725	3,465	200	975	130	595	245	465	450	200	200	790	15	120	5	45	140	100	95	50	225	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	7,365	65	7,300	0	0	0	0	0	3,105	170	340	40	180	855	330	190	155	850	4,195	40	330	5	75	1,225	455	150	70	1,840	2.9
Lone-parent census families	61,465	13,670	47,795	24,575	4,910	7,585	3,440	8,635	16,615	1,205	4,305	460	2,380	2,000	1,900	1,855	1,175	1,335	6,610	130	750	10	275	1,355	810	515	460	2,315	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	13,620	2,775	10,850	6,105	890	1,925	915	2,380	3,715	180	1,190	120	555	385	450	400	210	220	1,025	5	170	5	50	160	170	100	75	290	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	47,840	10,895	36,950	18,465	4,020	5,660	2,530	6,255	12,900	1,025	3,110	335	1,825	1,615	1,450	1,455	965	1,120	5,585	120	575	5	225	1,195	640	415	380	2,025	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) – Ottawa - Gatineau

• 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.