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 Kitchener, CY

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	40,785	13,695	13,980	13,110
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	40,565	13,610	13,935	13,025
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	29,635	11,020	10,120	8,500
In an intact family^Footnote 3	28,180	10,350	9,610	8,220
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	1,455	670	505	275
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	2,395	275	830	1,285
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	1,270	185	445	640
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	1,125	90	385	645
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	8,350	2,270	2,905	3,175
With a male lone parent	1,215	260	425	535
With a female lone parent	7,135	2,010	2,480	2,645
Living with grandparents without parents present	180	50	75	60
With two grandparents without parents present	100	25	40	35
With one grandparent without parents present	90	25	40	25
Persons not in census families	220	85	50	85
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	140	55	35	50
Foster children	80	25	20	35

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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) – Kitchener, CY

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.6%.
• 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-X2016041.