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 Division No. 1

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	4,880	395	4,480	1,575	580	345	185	460	1,815	355	435	50	155	310	215	165	25	110	1,095	60	175	0	20	355	160	55	15	250	1.9
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	3,855	240	3,615	1,095	450	195	120	335	1,550	335	355	40	130	260	175	140	20	95	970	60	155	0	15	320	145	50	15	210	2.0
Intact families	3,325	215	3,110	970	430	155	100	285	1,370	315	310	30	115	225	145	130	25	70	770	55	140	0	15	250	115	40	15	140	2.0
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	530	30	505	125	20	35	20	45	180	15	40	5	10	40	30	10	0	25	200	5	15	0	0	75	25	5	0	70	2.2
Simple stepfamilies	265	25	240	125	20	40	25	45	80	0	25	5	10	10	15	10	0	10	35	0	10	0	0	5	5	5	5	10	1.6
Complex stepfamilies	265	0	260	0	0	0	0	0	100	15	15	0	5	30	15	5	0	15	165	10	10	0	0	65	20	5	5	60	2.9
Lone-parent census families	1,025	155	865	475	130	155	65	130	270	20	85	10	20	40	45	25	5	15	125	5	20	0	5	35	20	10	0	35	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	315	45	270	155	25	50	25	55	85	5	30	5	10	10	15	10	5	0	30	0	5	0	0	5	5	0	0	5	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	705	110	600	320	105	105	35	80	185	15	55	10	15	30	25	20	0	15	100	5	15	0	5	30	15	0	0	30	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) – Division No. 1

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.6%.
• 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.