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 Peterborough, CY

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	12,395	2,100	10,295	4,305	1,420	1,095	470	1,315	4,305	700	925	105	540	735	400	415	235	250	1,680	95	215	5	60	510	210	105	55	430	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	7,870	1,020	6,845	2,420	980	535	200	705	3,170	595	675	75	380	565	265	300	165	155	1,255	80	165	5	45	395	150	75	40	310	1.8
Intact families	6,590	865	5,725	2,040	920	415	145	565	2,760	550	605	70	335	470	225	265	135	100	925	75	135	5	45	270	115	65	40	180	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,275	150	1,120	380	60	120	60	140	415	40	70	10	45	95	40	35	30	55	330	5	25	0	0	125	30	15	0	125	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	770	145	625	380	65	115	55	145	200	10	45	5	40	20	20	30	15	15	45	5	10	0	5	5	10	5	0	15	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	505	10	495	0	0	0	0	0	215	25	25	0	5	75	15	10	10	40	280	0	20	0	5	115	25	10	0	115	2.9
Lone-parent census families	4,525	1,080	3,445	1,890	445	565	265	610	1,130	110	250	30	160	165	140	115	65	100	430	20	55	0	10	110	60	30	15	120	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	830	225	610	380	60	115	75	140	180	10	45	0	35	20	20	15	10	10	45	0	15	0	5	0	10	5	5	10	1.3
Female lone-parent census families	3,700	860	2,835	1,505	380	450	195	475	950	100	205	25	120	145	120	95	55	85	380	20	40	0	10	110	50	30	15	110	1.5

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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) – Peterborough, CY

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.6%.
• 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.