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 Oshawa

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	72,460	11,075	61,385	21,760	6,895	5,490	2,245	7,135	28,090	3,915	6,360	570	3,760	4,100	2,795	2,655	1,980	1,960	11,530	460	1,395	20	515	2,905	1,315	965	705	3,255	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	52,065	6,170	45,900	14,135	5,210	3,225	1,240	4,455	22,500	3,535	5,075	440	2,990	3,395	2,140	2,020	1,480	1,420	9,265	410	1,135	20	425	2,455	1,045	760	560	2,460	1.9
Intact families	44,780	5,260	39,520	12,125	5,035	2,675	935	3,485	20,020	3,430	4,695	385	2,680	3,000	1,860	1,770	1,285	920	7,375	395	1,005	15	360	2,030	845	650	475	1,605	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	7,285	905	6,380	2,010	180	560	300	970	2,480	105	375	55	315	390	275	250	200	505	1,895	15	130	5	65	425	200	110	85	860	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	4,340	860	3,480	2,005	180	555	300	970	1,190	45	265	45	220	80	165	165	110	90	285	5	35	0	20	30	35	35	20	90	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	2,945	50	2,895	0	0	0	0	0	1,285	65	110	10	90	315	110	85	90	415	1,605	10	95	0	40	390	160	75	70	765	2.8
Lone-parent census families	20,390	4,905	15,485	7,625	1,680	2,255	1,005	2,675	5,595	375	1,285	130	770	710	660	635	495	535	2,265	45	255	5	90	450	275	205	150	790	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	4,215	1,090	3,130	1,815	285	495	235	800	1,005	55	255	20	175	95	115	130	95	70	305	5	45	5	25	30	35	35	20	110	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	16,170	3,815	12,360	5,815	1,400	1,765	770	1,880	4,590	315	1,030	110	595	610	540	510	405	465	1,960	45	210	5	65	420	240	165	125	685	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) – Oshawa

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.2%.
• 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.