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. 17

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	11,695	3,915	4,165	3,620
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	11,375	3,825	4,055	3,490
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	6,975	2,575	2,440	1,960
In an intact family^Footnote 3	6,395	2,270	2,265	1,865
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	585	305	175	100
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	845	105	345	395
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	375	50	145	180
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	475	55	205	215
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	3,330	1,105	1,185	1,040
With a male lone parent	660	220	240	205
With a female lone parent	2,665	885	945	835
Living with grandparents without parents present	220	45	90	95
With two grandparents without parents present	105	15	40	45
With one grandparent without parents present	115	25	45	45
Persons not in census families	320	85	105	125
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	175	35	60	80
Foster children	140	45	50	45

Symbol(s)

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not available for a specific reference period

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not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

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. 17

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 5.0%.
• Short-form income data quality flag
  Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016041.