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 0104.35

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	5,015	295	4,725	1,980	1,180	355	120	325	2,030	660	400	15	130	425	145	95	50	115	710	65	85	0	10	245	65	30	40	170	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	4,325	185	4,140	1,660	1,085	270	80	225	1,835	640	335	10	105	390	120	85	40	105	650	65	75	0	15	235	60	20	30	155	1.8
Intact families	3,960	160	3,795	1,525	1,060	220	55	190	1,705	625	320	10	90	350	110	70	35	90	565	65	70	0	10	205	50	25	25	115	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	360	20	340	135	25	55	25	35	125	10	20	0	15	40	10	10	5	15	85	5	5	0	5	30	5	0	5	40	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	220	20	205	135	25	55	20	30	60	10	15	0	5	10	10	10	5	0	10	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	145	0	140	0	0	0	0	0	65	5	5	0	5	35	0	5	0	15	75	0	5	0	5	25	5	0	5	35	2.7
Lone-parent census families	695	115	580	320	95	80	45	105	200	20	60	5	25	30	20	10	15	15	60	5	5	0	0	10	10	5	10	20	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	140	20	115	75	15	25	10	25	35	0	15	0	5	0	5	5	0	5	10	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	5	0	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	560	95	465	250	85	55	35	80	165	20	45	0	15	30	15	10	10	15	45	0	5	0	0	10	0	10	5	15	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) – 0104.35

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 2.8%.
• 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.