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 Division No. 2

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	3,440	305	3,130	1,110	445	225	135	310	1,225	255	325	25	80	195	170	105	20	55	795	50	100	0	10	315	115	35	5	170	1.9
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	2,745	175	2,575	820	355	150	100	215	1,035	235	265	15	65	170	140	90	15	40	715	50	90	5	10	290	100	30	5	140	2.0
Intact families	2,385	160	2,225	720	340	120	80	185	925	225	235	10	65	145	125	80	20	30	580	45	85	0	10	240	80	25	5	90	2.0
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	365	15	345	100	15	30	20	35	110	10	25	0	5	25	15	10	0	15	135	0	10	0	0	50	20	5	0	50	2.2
Simple stepfamilies	190	15	170	100	20	30	20	35	50	0	15	0	5	5	10	5	0	5	25	0	5	0	0	0	10	0	0	5	1.6
Complex stepfamilies	170	0	170	0	0	0	0	0	60	5	10	0	0	15	10	5	0	15	110	0	5	0	0	45	10	0	0	40	2.9
Lone-parent census families	690	135	560	290	80	80	35	95	185	20	65	10	10	30	25	10	5	10	80	0	10	0	0	20	15	0	0	30	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	170	25	140	80	15	20	15	35	45	0	20	5	0	5	5	5	5	5	15	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	525	105	420	210	70	60	25	60	140	15	45	5	10	20	25	15	5	10	70	0	5	0	0	20	10	0	0	30	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) – Division No. 2

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%.
• 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.