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 Grey

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	13,550	2,115	11,430	4,280	1,235	1,015	515	1,510	4,750	755	1,055	120	665	695	480	510	225	255	2,410	155	285	5	80	720	295	215	65	590	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	9,960	1,220	8,740	2,865	905	585	310	1,065	3,810	680	820	85	540	565	360	415	175	175	2,065	145	245	5	75	630	240	180	60	480	1.9
Intact families	8,445	1,015	7,430	2,435	865	485	220	860	3,350	640	750	80	485	465	310	365	155	110	1,640	140	205	5	60	520	185	150	55	330	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,515	205	1,320	435	40	100	85	205	460	40	70	10	50	105	50	50	20	65	425	10	40	5	15	115	60	25	5	155	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	900	195	705	430	40	100	85	205	210	5	45	10	45	15	30	30	10	15	60	0	5	0	5	10	15	10	5	10	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	620	5	615	0	0	0	0	0	250	30	25	0	10	85	20	20	5	50	360	10	30	0	10	110	40	20	5	145	3.0
Lone-parent census families	3,585	895	2,690	1,410	335	430	205	450	935	75	235	30	125	125	120	95	50	75	340	5	40	5	5	85	55	30	10	105	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	810	190	620	370	55	100	55	155	205	10	55	5	40	20	25	20	15	15	50	0	10	0	0	5	5	5	5	15	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	2,775	705	2,070	1,045	275	330	145	290	730	70	175	30	85	110	95	75	35	60	295	10	30	5	5	80	45	30	0	90	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) – Grey

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%.
• 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.