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 Elgin

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	14,555	2,000	12,555	4,535	1,350	1,135	560	1,490	5,035	770	1,285	135	610	685	570	480	225	275	2,985	170	350	5	75	975	360	185	85	780	1.9
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	10,765	1,165	9,600	3,010	1,000	665	305	1,040	3,985	695	985	95	495	555	430	370	175	195	2,600	165	285	0	65	870	295	165	70	680	2.0
Intact families	9,215	1,010	8,210	2,545	965	550	195	835	3,490	675	875	75	455	480	350	305	145	130	2,170	155	245	0	55	735	230	150	70	535	2.1
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,550	160	1,390	465	40	110	110	205	495	20	110	15	40	75	80	60	30	65	430	10	40	0	5	140	65	15	5	145	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	940	155	790	465	40	115	110	200	250	0	80	15	30	10	45	40	20	10	70	0	15	0	5	15	20	5	0	10	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	605	0	605	0	0	0	0	0	245	15	30	5	10	65	35	20	15	55	355	10	25	0	5	125	45	10	5	130	2.9
Lone-parent census families	3,790	835	2,955	1,520	345	475	250	450	1,045	75	305	35	115	130	145	115	45	85	390	10	65	0	15	100	65	20	15	100	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	795	170	620	390	50	120	75	145	180	5	55	5	25	15	25	20	10	10	50	0	15	0	0	10	10	5	0	15	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	3,000	665	2,335	1,130	295	350	175	305	870	70	250	30	90	110	115	95	35	70	335	5	55	0	10	90	50	20	5	90	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) – Elgin

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%.
• 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.