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 Hamilton

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	86,875	28,190	29,280	29,395
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	86,345	28,020	29,140	29,180
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	63,010	22,610	20,985	19,420
In an intact family^Footnote 3	59,925	21,270	19,905	18,755
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	3,085	1,340	1,080	665
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	4,365	540	1,485	2,345
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	2,205	370	725	1,115
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	2,160	165	765	1,230
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	18,490	4,790	6,490	7,220
With a male lone parent	2,740	575	945	1,215
With a female lone parent	15,760	4,210	5,545	6,005
Living with grandparents without parents present	475	90	185	200
With two grandparents without parents present	250	45	100	100
With one grandparent without parents present	225	45	85	100
Persons not in census families	530	165	140	220
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	325	90	90	145
Foster children	210	80	55	80

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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) – Hamilton

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.8%.
• 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.