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 Pickering, 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	18,595	3,700	14,890	4,995	1,475	1,245	490	1,785	7,000	795	1,325	140	1,130	845	690	755	765	560	2,895	95	250	0	120	575	305	230	345	980	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	13,730	2,250	11,480	3,365	1,155	745	280	1,185	5,735	735	1,090	110	890	720	560	615	600	405	2,380	95	200	0	105	490	255	195	280	760	1.9
Intact families	12,420	2,040	10,380	3,040	1,135	655	235	1,015	5,290	720	1,050	110	825	675	510	565	540	300	2,045	90	195	0	95	445	220	170	245	580	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,310	210	1,100	325	20	90	40	175	440	10	40	5	65	45	50	45	65	105	335	5	5	0	10	50	30	20	35	175	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	810	190	615	325	20	90	40	175	220	10	25	5	50	10	20	35	30	25	70	0	0	0	5	5	10	5	5	30	1.5
Complex stepfamilies	500	20	485	0	0	0	0	0	220	0	15	0	20	35	30	15	35	80	265	0	5	0	5	40	20	15	25	150	2.7
Lone-parent census families	4,865	1,450	3,415	1,630	320	500	210	595	1,270	60	240	25	235	125	125	140	160	155	515	5	45	0	15	80	50	30	65	215	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	950	300	645	360	55	105	50	150	215	10	50	5	45	25	10	25	25	20	70	0	0	0	5	10	10	5	15	25	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	3,920	1,150	2,770	1,270	270	395	160	445	1,050	55	185	25	190	105	115	115	135	135	450	5	45	0	10	75	45	25	55	185	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) – Pickering, CY

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 2.8%.
• 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.