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 Meaford, MU

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	1,495	240	1,260	490	160	105	65	160	570	90	115	15	85	95	65	60	30	20	200	5	25	0	10	60	15	15	5	60	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	1,125	145	980	335	125	65	40	110	480	80	95	10	80	75	50	50	20	20	165	5	25	0	5	50	10	10	0	50	1.8
Intact families	960	120	840	280	120	50	25	85	430	75	85	10	70	60	40	50	15	15	130	5	25	0	5	40	10	10	0	35	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	165	20	140	55	5	10	15	25	45	0	5	0	5	10	5	5	0	5	35	0	0	0	0	15	0	5	0	15	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	100	20	80	55	5	10	15	25	20	0	5	0	5	0	5	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	1.2
Complex stepfamilies	65	0	65	0	0	0	0	0	30	5	0	0	0	10	5	5	0	5	35	0	5	0	0	15	0	5	0	15	2.8
Lone-parent census families	370	95	275	155	35	40	25	50	90	10	25	5	10	15	10	5	10	5	30	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	15	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	80	15	65	35	5	10	5	15	25	0	5	0	5	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.3
Female lone-parent census families	290	80	210	115	30	30	20	35	65	10	15	5	5	10	10	5	5	0	35	0	5	0	0	10	5	0	0	10	1.5

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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) – Meaford, MU

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.1%.
• 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-X2016025.