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 North Cowichan, DM

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	4,185	590	3,595	1,520	415	410	225	470	1,465	200	390	40	155	230	175	135	50	95	605	25	100	0	15	205	80	35	20	130	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	2,835	315	2,520	925	300	205	120	305	1,125	175	280	25	125	175	130	110	35	65	470	20	75	0	10	175	60	25	15	85	1.8
Intact families	2,360	260	2,095	790	290	170	85	245	965	165	260	20	105	145	110	95	30	35	340	15	65	0	10	125	40	20	15	55	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	480	55	425	140	10	30	40	55	155	10	25	5	20	30	20	15	5	30	130	5	10	0	0	55	20	0	0	35	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	270	55	215	140	15	30	35	50	65	5	5	5	20	5	10	10	5	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	215	0	210	0	0	0	0	0	95	5	15	5	5	25	10	0	5	25	115	0	5	0	0	50	20	5	0	35	2.8
Lone-parent census families	1,350	280	1,070	595	120	205	105	170	340	25	110	15	25	55	45	20	10	30	135	5	20	0	5	30	20	10	5	50	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	300	70	225	130	15	45	25	40	75	5	35	0	10	10	10	5	0	5	20	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	5	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	1,050	205	845	465	105	160	75	125	260	20	75	10	20	50	35	15	10	30	115	5	15	0	5	25	15	5	0	40	1.5

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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) – North Cowichan, DM

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.5%.
• 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.