Family Characteristics of Children (17), Age (4B) and Sex (3) for the Population aged 0 to 14 Years in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 and 2011 Censuses - 100% Data

• Census year (2): 2016
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details family characteristics of children , age and sex for the population aged 0 to 14 years in private households in Division No. 1

Family characteristics of children (17)	Age (4B)
	Total - Age	0 to 4 years	5 to 9 years	10 to 14 years
Total - Family characteristics of children (restricted to persons aged 0 to 14 years)^Footnote 1	40,545	12,510	14,230	13,800
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	40,215	12,415	14,105	13,690
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	28,565	9,730	9,935	8,900
In an intact family^Footnote 3	27,295	9,195	9,465	8,635
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	1,270	540	465	265
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	2,235	215	805	1,210
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	1,185	150	440	595
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	1,050	65	360	620
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	9,155	2,415	3,250	3,485
With a male lone parent	1,445	300	530	625
With a female lone parent	7,700	2,120	2,725	2,865
Living with grandparents without parents present	260	50	120	90
With two grandparents without parents present	130	25	65	50
With one grandparent without parents present	130	30	60	45
Persons not in census families	330	95	120	110
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	125	35	40	50
Foster children	205	60	80	60

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family; Stepfamily status of couple family with children; and Relationship structure of stepfamily.

Footnote 2

One or more grandparents of the child may also be present in the household.

Footnote 3

In an intact family, all children are the biological or adopted children of both persons in the couple. This category also includes children living in census families for whom it cannot be determined whether it is an intact family or a stepfamily.

Footnote 4

In a complex stepfamily, some or all of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 5

In a simple stepfamily, none of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 6

In a complex stepfamily, some or all of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 7

One or more grandparents of the child may also be present in the household.

Footnote 8

Excluding foster children.

Data quality note(s) – Division No. 1

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%.
• 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-X2016041.