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 Mississauga, 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	145,000	28,770	116,230	38,705	11,645	10,045	4,050	12,955	53,245	5,830	10,290	855	7,495	7,285	5,210	5,400	6,065	4,810	24,290	635	2,090	25	1,045	5,365	2,290	2,025	2,805	8,010	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	110,190	17,940	92,255	27,080	9,265	6,560	2,605	8,655	44,630	5,270	8,830	700	6,040	6,355	4,350	4,410	4,885	3,790	20,540	545	1,845	20	860	4,755	1,955	1,710	2,330	6,515	1.9
Intact families	102,700	16,610	86,095	25,060	8,975	6,050	2,310	7,725	42,125	5,160	8,535	655	5,745	6,000	4,130	4,150	4,565	3,180	18,910	525	1,770	20	810	4,465	1,835	1,620	2,180	5,695	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	7,485	1,330	6,160	2,025	290	510	295	925	2,505	115	300	50	290	355	215	255	320	610	1,630	20	80	0	55	295	120	90	145	825	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	4,990	1,235	3,755	2,020	290	510	295	925	1,340	80	235	40	235	120	135	195	180	120	395	10	30	0	25	70	55	35	55	115	1.5
Complex stepfamilies	2,500	95	2,405	0	0	0	0	0	1,165	35	60	5	55	240	85	60	140	490	1,235	10	45	5	30	225	65	55	95	710	2.7
Lone-parent census families	34,810	10,830	23,980	11,620	2,380	3,485	1,445	4,300	8,610	555	1,460	155	1,460	930	860	995	1,185	1,015	3,750	90	245	5	180	610	340	310	475	1,495	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	6,045	1,985	4,065	2,280	395	615	290	975	1,345	95	255	20	230	125	125	180	185	135	435	10	30	0	30	40	50	55	70	155	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	28,765	8,845	19,920	9,335	1,985	2,870	1,155	3,325	7,265	460	1,210	135	1,225	805	740	815	995	880	3,315	80	215	5	155	570	290	255	405	1,340	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) – Mississauga, CY

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 2.5%.
• 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.