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. 16

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	5,945	650	5,300	1,940	640	545	245	515	1,815	350	385	50	150	330	210	150	65	120	1,535	100	170	0	25	530	190	50	30	450	2.0
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	3,750	300	3,455	1,100	380	260	155	305	1,290	255	280	40	105	230	145	120	45	70	1,065	65	125	0	20	380	125	45	20	290	2.1
Intact families	3,170	270	2,900	950	360	200	120	265	1,110	240	240	35	95	195	115	100	35	50	835	65	105	0	15	305	95	35	15	205	2.0
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	580	30	550	145	15	60	35	30	175	15	35	5	10	40	25	15	10	20	230	10	20	0	0	70	30	10	5	85	2.4
Simple stepfamilies	295	30	265	145	20	60	35	30	75	0	25	0	5	0	15	15	0	5	45	0	5	0	0	10	10	5	5	10	1.6
Complex stepfamilies	285	0	285	0	0	0	0	0	105	10	10	0	5	35	15	0	5	20	180	10	10	0	0	65	15	5	0	70	3.2
Lone-parent census families	2,195	345	1,845	850	255	285	95	215	530	95	105	10	45	95	70	35	20	50	470	30	45	5	5	155	65	5	10	165	1.9
Male lone-parent census families	515	90	420	230	60	85	30	55	105	15	20	5	10	20	15	10	5	10	85	10	15	0	5	15	10	0	5	30	1.7
Female lone-parent census families	1,685	255	1,430	620	195	195	65	155	425	85	85	10	35	80	55	25	15	40	385	15	30	0	5	135	55	10	5	130	1.9

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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. 16

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 5.7%.
• 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.