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 Toronto

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	1,115,955	213,280	902,670	317,995	105,795	81,805	32,035	98,360	411,460	53,405	85,990	7,080	52,300	61,050	39,500	38,285	38,955	34,895	173,220	5,685	16,740	245	6,990	40,520	17,510	13,755	16,960	54,815	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	823,810	124,415	699,395	218,205	84,745	52,090	19,170	62,205	339,975	48,400	72,520	5,455	41,050	52,910	32,335	30,575	30,205	26,530	141,215	5,040	14,340	195	5,665	34,540	14,485	11,195	13,480	42,270	1.8
Intact families	761,475	114,855	646,620	200,465	82,030	47,410	16,665	54,365	318,980	47,240	69,795	5,105	38,495	49,750	30,360	28,660	28,000	21,590	127,170	4,900	13,660	180	5,245	31,975	13,390	10,440	12,525	34,850	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	62,335	9,560	52,770	17,740	2,715	4,680	2,500	7,835	20,990	1,155	2,725	350	2,555	3,155	1,975	1,915	2,205	4,940	14,045	140	675	15	415	2,565	1,100	755	950	7,425	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	40,705	8,925	31,780	17,740	2,715	4,685	2,505	7,840	11,175	815	2,070	295	2,040	1,070	1,155	1,360	1,300	1,065	2,865	50	250	5	170	455	335	325	350	915	1.5
Complex stepfamilies	21,625	630	20,995	0	0	0	0	0	9,815	340	660	60	520	2,085	820	555	905	3,870	11,180	85	430	10	245	2,110	760	425	600	6,510	2.8
Lone-parent census families	292,145	88,865	203,280	99,785	21,050	29,715	12,865	36,155	71,485	5,005	13,475	1,625	11,250	8,140	7,165	7,710	8,750	8,365	32,005	645	2,400	50	1,325	5,980	3,025	2,560	3,475	12,545	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	50,330	15,960	34,365	19,535	3,450	5,265	2,725	8,095	11,170	710	2,340	295	1,970	965	1,070	1,280	1,510	1,030	3,660	75	330	5	225	430	375	355	565	1,300	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	241,820	72,905	168,915	80,250	17,600	24,450	10,145	28,055	60,315	4,295	11,130	1,330	9,285	7,175	6,100	6,430	7,235	7,330	28,345	570	2,065	45	1,100	5,550	2,650	2,205	2,910	11,245	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) – Toronto

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.1%.
• 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.