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 Division No. 6

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	281,255	94,570	99,015	87,665
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	279,490	94,020	98,455	87,015
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	225,880	82,725	78,840	64,315
In an intact family^Footnote 3	218,115	78,975	76,160	62,980
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	7,765	3,755	2,680	1,330
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	13,870	2,025	4,895	6,950
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	7,820	1,580	2,720	3,525
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	6,045	445	2,175	3,430
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	38,890	9,070	14,420	15,395
With a male lone parent	7,705	1,515	2,925	3,270
With a female lone parent	31,180	7,555	11,490	12,125
Living with grandparents without parents present	850	195	305	350
With two grandparents without parents present	480	110	170	205
With one grandparent without parents present	370	85	135	150
Persons not in census families	1,765	555	565	650
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	935	280	295	355
Foster children	830	270	265	295

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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) – Division No. 6

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.9%.
• 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.