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 0079.06

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	2,620	160	2,460	860	395	240	60	165	1,145	285	275	10	45	245	90	85	45	70	455	25	55	0	5	150	50	25	15	120	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	2,215	100	2,115	675	350	175	40	115	1,030	280	230	10	35	225	75	75	35	65	415	25	50	5	10	145	45	20	15	105	1.9
Intact families	2,000	90	1,915	615	335	155	30	95	945	275	215	5	25	210	60	65	30	50	355	20	45	0	10	125	40	15	15	80	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	215	15	200	65	5	25	10	20	85	5	20	0	5	15	15	5	0	15	60	0	5	0	0	20	5	5	0	25	2.1
Simple stepfamilies	120	10	110	60	10	25	15	15	35	0	15	0	5	0	5	5	5	0	5	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	5	0	1.5
Complex stepfamilies	100	0	95	0	0	0	0	0	45	0	5	0	0	10	10	5	0	15	50	0	5	0	0	15	5	5	0	25	2.8
Lone-parent census families	400	60	345	180	45	65	15	55	120	10	40	0	10	15	20	10	5	5	40	5	0	0	5	5	5	5	5	15	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	85	10	70	40	10	15	0	15	20	5	5	5	0	5	5	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	320	45	270	135	30	50	15	40	100	5	30	0	10	15	15	10	5	5	35	0	0	0	0	5	10	0	5	15	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) – 0079.06

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 2.6%.
• 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.