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 Calgary

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	238,745	28,370	210,370	78,160	29,520	19,630	7,570	21,440	92,925	16,070	22,480	1,860	9,615	15,890	9,075	7,755	4,535	5,650	39,290	1,975	4,870	70	1,270	11,825	4,475	2,720	1,845	10,240	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	186,310	15,925	170,390	56,870	24,845	12,915	4,715	14,405	79,265	15,120	18,955	1,445	7,785	14,220	7,445	6,320	3,500	4,470	34,245	1,875	4,230	55	1,075	10,740	3,800	2,300	1,495	8,675	1.9
Intact families	168,455	14,175	154,285	51,095	23,960	11,225	3,770	12,135	73,240	14,730	17,765	1,310	7,215	13,035	6,755	5,775	3,220	3,435	29,950	1,825	3,905	45	980	9,545	3,350	2,110	1,375	6,820	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	17,860	1,750	16,105	5,780	885	1,690	940	2,265	6,030	390	1,185	140	570	1,190	695	550	285	1,025	4,295	55	325	10	95	1,195	445	195	120	1,860	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	11,305	1,690	9,620	5,780	885	1,690	935	2,265	3,075	210	860	110	460	280	410	380	165	205	765	20	105	5	35	125	115	80	55	225	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	6,550	65	6,485	0	0	0	0	0	2,960	180	325	30	115	915	285	165	120	820	3,530	35	220	5	55	1,070	335	110	65	1,635	2.8
Lone-parent census families	52,430	12,445	39,985	21,285	4,675	6,715	2,855	7,040	13,655	950	3,525	415	1,825	1,670	1,625	1,430	1,035	1,185	5,040	95	635	10	195	1,085	680	415	355	1,565	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	11,760	2,600	9,155	5,400	950	1,590	810	2,045	2,945	170	845	110	450	300	355	305	215	200	815	15	135	5	35	135	115	85	65	230	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	40,670	9,845	30,825	15,885	3,725	5,120	2,045	4,990	10,720	785	2,685	300	1,380	1,370	1,270	1,125	815	990	4,225	85	500	10	160	950	570	335	285	1,335	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) – Calgary

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.8%.
• 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.