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. 6

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	255,825	29,995	225,835	83,265	31,000	20,905	8,220	23,135	99,780	17,105	24,420	2,040	10,300	16,965	9,855	8,395	4,715	5,975	42,790	2,135	5,440	75	1,350	12,935	4,965	2,960	1,905	11,025	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	199,905	16,890	183,020	60,615	26,040	13,765	5,130	15,670	85,070	16,090	20,565	1,590	8,355	15,165	8,070	6,860	3,650	4,725	37,340	2,025	4,730	60	1,145	11,760	4,210	2,505	1,550	9,350	1.9
Intact families	180,305	15,005	165,295	54,305	25,110	11,930	4,085	13,185	78,435	15,670	19,245	1,430	7,725	13,840	7,310	6,250	3,355	3,610	32,550	1,970	4,365	50	1,040	10,415	3,695	2,295	1,420	7,295	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	19,605	1,885	17,720	6,305	930	1,835	1,050	2,490	6,630	415	1,320	155	625	1,325	770	610	295	1,115	4,790	55	365	10	105	1,345	520	205	125	2,050	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	12,310	1,815	10,490	6,305	930	1,835	1,050	2,490	3,360	225	950	130	500	305	445	425	170	215	825	15	120	5	45	130	130	85	55	235	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	7,295	65	7,225	0	0	0	0	0	3,265	195	370	30	130	1,015	325	180	125	900	3,965	40	250	5	60	1,215	385	125	70	1,815	2.8
Lone-parent census families	55,920	13,105	42,815	22,650	4,960	7,135	3,085	7,465	14,710	1,020	3,860	450	1,950	1,800	1,780	1,535	1,070	1,250	5,455	110	710	15	205	1,175	755	455	360	1,675	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	12,640	2,770	9,865	5,785	1,000	1,705	880	2,195	3,185	180	915	130	480	330	400	325	220	210	900	15	155	5	40	145	130	85	70	250	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	43,285	10,330	32,945	16,870	3,960	5,430	2,205	5,275	11,525	835	2,945	330	1,465	1,470	1,380	1,215	845	1,035	4,555	90	555	10	160	1,035	625	370	285	1,425	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. 6

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.9%.
• 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.