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 Bruce

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	9,715	1,350	8,370	3,030	950	650	310	1,120	3,470	690	825	65	450	480	330	320	145	155	1,865	140	230	5	55	605	210	120	60	440	1.9
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	7,480	800	6,685	2,170	765	390	190	825	2,905	640	660	50	365	415	265	255	120	125	1,610	130	185	5	50	545	170	105	55	360	1.9
Intact families	6,500	710	5,795	1,895	740	320	135	695	2,590	620	590	45	335	360	225	235	100	80	1,305	130	165	0	45	445	140	95	45	240	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	975	90	890	275	30	65	50	130	310	25	70	10	30	60	45	25	15	45	300	0	25	5	5	95	35	10	5	120	2.1
Simple stepfamilies	555	90	470	280	30	65	50	125	155	5	50	5	25	10	25	20	5	10	40	0	10	0	0	5	10	0	0	15	1.5
Complex stepfamilies	420	5	415	0	0	0	0	0	160	20	15	0	10	45	15	5	5	30	260	5	15	0	5	95	25	5	5	105	3.0
Lone-parent census families	2,240	550	1,685	865	185	265	120	295	565	50	160	10	90	70	60	65	30	35	255	10	40	0	5	60	40	10	5	80	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	540	120	420	225	30	55	35	105	155	10	45	0	30	20	20	15	10	0	45	5	10	0	0	5	0	5	5	10	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	1,695	435	1,270	640	155	210	90	185	415	35	115	15	60	50	40	45	20	30	215	5	30	0	5	55	40	5	0	70	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) – Bruce

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 6.0%.
• 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.