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 Thunder Bay

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	21,820	7,015	7,430	7,375
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	21,325	6,905	7,255	7,170
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	13,835	5,160	4,540	4,135
In an intact family^Footnote 3	12,695	4,625	4,140	3,930
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	1,140	535	400	200
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	1,665	180	580	905
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	790	105	265	410
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	880	75	315	495
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	5,560	1,515	2,020	2,030
With a male lone parent	1,040	235	390	415
With a female lone parent	4,520	1,275	1,630	1,610
Living with grandparents without parents present	270	50	115	105
With two grandparents without parents present	150	25	70	60
With one grandparent without parents present	120	25	50	50
Persons not in census families	495	115	170	205
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	135	45	35	50
Foster children	355	70	130	150

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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) – Thunder Bay

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 5.3%.
• 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.