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 Saint John, C

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	10,740	1,770	8,970	4,335	1,240	1,250	535	1,310	3,300	525	740	75	330	550	360	310	130	275	1,335	60	160	0	30	440	175	75	45	355	1.6
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	6,410	840	5,575	2,365	750	570	270	765	2,275	415	485	45	245	350	230	220	95	185	940	45	105	0	25	310	120	55	35	245	1.7
Intact families	5,255	705	4,550	1,945	700	460	185	590	1,910	380	415	35	215	290	190	195	75	115	695	40	85	0	15	230	100	50	25	150	1.7
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,155	130	1,030	420	55	105	90	175	360	35	65	10	30	55	40	30	20	70	245	5	25	0	10	80	25	5	5	95	1.8
Simple stepfamilies	730	125	600	425	50	105	90	175	155	5	40	5	20	5	20	20	15	20	20	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	10	1.3
Complex stepfamilies	430	5	425	0	0	0	0	0	205	30	30	5	10	55	20	10	10	50	220	0	25	0	5	75	20	5	5	90	2.8
Lone-parent census families	4,325	930	3,390	1,970	490	680	260	545	1,030	110	260	30	85	200	130	90	35	85	395	20	50	0	5	135	55	20	5	110	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	745	175	570	395	65	145	55	125	140	5	40	5	10	20	25	15	5	15	35	0	10	0	5	15	0	0	0	5	1.3
Female lone-parent census families	3,585	760	2,825	1,575	415	535	205	415	885	110	220	20	75	180	105	80	25	70	360	15	45	0	5	120	50	15	5	105	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) – Saint John, C

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.2%.
• 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.