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. 3

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	8,510	610	7,900	2,140	815	400	260	670	2,755	655	555	70	280	395	260	280	90	165	3,005	210	300	5	35	1,030	365	180	55	835	2.3
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	7,320	380	6,935	1,650	695	255	175	525	2,480	630	500	60	245	360	220	245	80	140	2,805	205	275	5	30	980	325	170	50	770	2.4
Intact families	6,870	365	6,505	1,525	675	215	155	485	2,335	620	470	60	230	330	205	230	75	110	2,650	200	265	0	30	920	305	155	50	730	2.5
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	455	20	430	130	25	45	25	35	145	10	25	5	10	30	20	10	5	35	150	5	10	0	0	60	20	5	5	45	2.2
Simple stepfamilies	245	15	225	130	25	45	25	40	70	5	20	0	10	5	10	10	0	5	30	0	5	0	5	0	5	5	0	5	1.6
Complex stepfamilies	210	5	205	0	0	0	0	0	80	5	5	0	5	20	10	0	0	35	125	5	5	0	0	60	15	5	5	40	3.1
Lone-parent census families	1,190	230	960	485	115	140	80	145	275	25	65	5	30	40	40	30	10	25	205	10	25	0	0	45	40	10	0	65	1.7
Male lone-parent census families	265	45	215	130	20	40	25	45	60	5	10	0	10	5	15	5	5	5	30	0	0	0	0	5	5	0	0	10	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	925	180	740	355	95	100	60	100	210	20	50	5	20	35	30	25	10	20	175	5	20	0	5	40	35	10	5	55	1.7

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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. 3

• 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-X2016025.