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 York

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	225,690	42,090	183,600	59,730	17,970	15,660	6,585	19,515	91,055	10,955	19,895	1,615	11,740	12,500	9,285	8,685	8,810	7,555	32,815	1,040	3,600	60	1,510	7,295	3,630	2,835	3,440	9,410	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	181,750	28,475	153,270	45,415	15,330	11,390	4,495	14,195	79,100	10,240	17,550	1,295	9,705	11,375	7,975	7,340	7,280	6,340	28,760	980	3,225	50	1,305	6,650	3,180	2,450	2,945	7,985	1.8
Intact families	169,465	26,605	142,860	41,930	14,810	10,480	3,950	12,685	74,740	9,960	16,980	1,220	9,200	10,795	7,545	6,910	6,810	5,325	26,195	965	3,090	45	1,215	6,225	2,930	2,305	2,760	6,660	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	12,280	1,870	10,415	3,490	515	910	550	1,515	4,360	280	570	75	505	575	430	430	475	1,015	2,565	15	130	0	90	425	255	150	190	1,320	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	8,330	1,765	6,560	3,490	515	915	545	1,515	2,545	215	445	65	410	285	275	320	295	240	525	10	50	0	30	80	75	75	70	145	1.5
Complex stepfamilies	3,955	100	3,855	0	0	0	0	0	1,810	65	120	10	100	290	150	115	175	780	2,040	5	85	0	60	350	180	70	115	1,170	2.7
Lone-parent census families	43,940	13,615	30,330	14,310	2,640	4,270	2,080	5,320	11,960	715	2,345	325	2,040	1,130	1,310	1,355	1,530	1,215	4,055	60	380	15	205	645	450	385	495	1,425	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	8,480	2,585	5,900	3,105	500	840	480	1,280	2,170	135	460	65	390	170	230	250	295	180	625	5	60	0	45	70	70	75	90	215	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	35,455	11,030	24,430	11,215	2,140	3,430	1,605	4,040	9,785	580	1,890	260	1,650	960	1,080	1,100	1,240	1,030	3,430	55	315	10	165	575	380	310	410	1,210	1.6

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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) – York

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 2.4%.
• 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.