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 Waterloo

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	95,215	30,345	32,665	32,205
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	94,750	30,185	32,540	32,020
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	71,995	25,185	24,605	22,210
In an intact family^Footnote 3	68,710	23,735	23,460	21,515
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	3,290	1,450	1,145	695
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	5,255	600	1,760	2,885
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	2,735	415	920	1,405
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	2,515	185	845	1,480
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	17,125	4,310	6,035	6,780
With a male lone parent	2,640	515	950	1,165
With a female lone parent	14,490	3,795	5,080	5,615
Living with grandparents without parents present	375	95	140	140
With two grandparents without parents present	210	50	80	80
With one grandparent without parents present	165	45	60	60
Persons not in census families	465	160	120	185
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	265	95	70	100
Foster children	200	65	50	80

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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) – Waterloo

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.6%.
• 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-X2016041.