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. 11

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	251,895	87,950	86,800	77,145
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	249,405	87,200	85,985	76,220
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	190,185	73,445	64,550	52,190
In an intact family^Footnote 3	181,105	69,020	61,455	50,630
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	9,085	4,425	3,100	1,565
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	14,525	2,025	5,145	7,350
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	7,530	1,450	2,570	3,510
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	7,000	575	2,575	3,845
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	43,380	11,405	15,785	16,180
With a male lone parent	8,105	1,770	2,945	3,390
With a female lone parent	35,270	9,640	12,840	12,795
Living with grandparents without parents present	1,320	320	505	490
With two grandparents without parents present	690	140	275	275
With one grandparent without parents present	625	185	225	215
Persons not in census families	2,485	755	810	925
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	1,145	350	335	460
Foster children	1,345	405	480	460

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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. 11

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.4%.
• 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.