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 West Elgin, MU

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	755	130	625	245	75	45	40	85	240	40	60	10	25	35	20	30	15	10	140	5	25	0	0	35	25	5	0	35	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	540	70	470	160	45	25	25	65	185	30	40	10	20	25	15	25	10	5	120	5	25	0	5	35	25	5	0	30	1.9
Intact families	450	55	395	140	45	20	25	55	170	30	40	5	20	20	15	20	10	5	90	5	15	0	0	25	20	5	0	15	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	85	15	70	20	0	10	5	10	20	0	0	5	0	10	0	0	0	5	30	0	5	0	0	10	5	0	0	10	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	55	15	35	25	5	10	5	10	10	0	5	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	35	0	35	0	0	0	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	0	25	0	0	0	0	10	5	0	0	10	3.1
Lone-parent census families	215	55	160	85	25	25	15	25	55	10	15	5	5	10	10	5	0	0	15	0	5	0	0	5	5	0	5	5	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	45	10	40	20	5	5	10	10	15	0	5	0	5	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	165	50	120	65	20	15	5	20	40	10	10	0	5	5	10	5	0	0	15	0	0	0	0	5	0	5	0	5	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) – West Elgin, MU

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 5.2%.
• 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.