Census Family Structure Including Stepfamily Status (9) and Number and Age Combinations of Children (29) for Census Families with Children in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 and 2011 Censuses - 100% Data

• Census year (2): 2016

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 Waterloo

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	93,305	13,255	80,045	28,510	9,340	6,905	2,970	9,300	35,615	5,420	8,525	710	4,400	5,255	3,610	3,330	2,145	2,230	15,920	760	1,910	30	585	4,410	1,720	1,255	850	4,400	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	69,310	7,635	61,675	19,395	7,375	4,195	1,730	6,090	28,985	4,905	6,875	540	3,480	4,440	2,820	2,605	1,675	1,650	13,295	685	1,605	20	475	3,775	1,435	1,065	690	3,545	1.9
Intact families	61,095	6,715	54,380	16,955	7,125	3,520	1,320	4,985	26,190	4,775	6,390	485	3,175	3,925	2,460	2,310	1,500	1,170	11,235	655	1,440	25	425	3,250	1,215	960	620	2,650	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	8,220	920	7,300	2,440	250	675	415	1,100	2,800	130	480	60	305	515	365	290	165	480	2,065	25	170	0	55	525	220	110	65	895	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	4,975	870	4,105	2,440	255	675	415	1,105	1,355	55	355	50	230	90	200	195	90	90	310	5	50	0	20	50	45	45	25	80	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	3,245	45	3,195	0	0	0	0	0	1,440	80	135	10	75	420	160	100	75	395	1,750	25	120	0	35	475	175	60	45	815	2.8
Lone-parent census families	23,990	5,625	18,370	9,115	1,965	2,710	1,235	3,205	6,625	520	1,650	170	920	815	785	720	475	580	2,620	80	300	10	110	635	290	190	160	855	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	4,875	1,170	3,705	2,190	310	600	320	955	1,180	65	325	35	200	105	140	135	100	75	340	5	50	0	20	45	50	30	35	110	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	19,115	4,460	14,660	6,930	1,650	2,105	910	2,255	5,450	450	1,330	130	715	710	650	585	375	505	2,285	75	250	10	90	590	240	160	125	745	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) – 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-X2016025.