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 Sarnia, 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	10,995	1,670	9,325	3,755	1,165	910	440	1,240	3,895	600	920	105	515	565	405	360	185	235	1,670	75	220	5	80	495	205	135	70	380	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	7,230	880	6,350	2,200	760	465	220	755	2,885	495	655	75	395	435	285	275	120	160	1,260	65	170	5	65	385	150	105	50	275	1.8
Intact families	6,090	765	5,325	1,855	730	380	155	595	2,510	470	595	60	360	350	235	230	110	100	960	60	145	0	60	275	110	95	40	180	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,145	115	1,025	350	35	90	65	155	375	25	60	10	35	80	50	45	10	60	300	5	30	0	5	110	40	10	10	95	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	685	115	570	345	35	90	65	155	165	5	40	10	25	15	25	30	10	10	55	0	5	0	5	15	10	5	5	10	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	460	5	455	0	0	0	0	0	210	20	15	5	15	65	20	10	5	50	245	5	20	0	0	95	35	10	0	80	2.8
Lone-parent census families	3,760	790	2,970	1,555	400	445	220	480	1,010	105	270	30	125	135	125	85	70	75	410	5	55	0	15	115	60	25	15	105	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	780	175	605	380	70	95	70	145	180	10	65	10	25	10	20	15	15	10	45	0	10	0	5	5	5	10	5	5	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	2,980	610	2,365	1,175	335	350	155	335	830	95	205	25	105	120	100	70	50	65	360	5	40	0	10	110	50	20	15	100	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) – Sarnia, 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-X2016025.