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 Division No. 2

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	12,610	970	11,640	3,440	1,295	715	365	1,070	4,465	940	1,020	110	470	710	440	405	155	210	3,730	245	450	5	70	1,275	455	210	70	950	2.2
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	10,590	630	9,955	2,645	1,090	490	255	815	3,905	890	865	90	410	630	365	345	130	175	3,410	240	385	5	60	1,200	395	195	65	870	2.3
Intact families	9,440	555	8,885	2,375	1,045	400	205	725	3,530	870	795	80	375	535	320	310	120	125	2,975	230	355	5	60	1,045	340	180	60	710	2.3
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,150	80	1,075	265	45	90	50	90	375	20	70	10	35	95	50	35	10	55	435	15	30	0	5	150	60	15	5	160	2.4
Simple stepfamilies	565	75	490	265	45	85	45	85	170	5	45	10	25	20	25	20	10	10	50	0	10	0	0	10	10	5	0	20	1.5
Complex stepfamilies	590	0	585	0	0	0	0	0	205	15	25	0	10	75	20	10	0	40	380	10	20	0	5	145	45	5	0	145	3.2
Lone-parent census families	2,020	335	1,680	800	210	225	110	255	560	45	150	20	65	80	75	65	25	35	320	5	65	0	15	75	60	20	5	80	1.7
Male lone-parent census families	540	90	445	250	45	70	35	95	130	5	40	5	15	20	25	15	10	5	70	0	25	0	0	10	15	5	0	15	1.5
Female lone-parent census families	1,480	250	1,235	545	160	155	75	160	430	40	115	20	50	65	45	55	15	35	255	5	45	0	10	60	45	15	5	65	1.7

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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) – Division No. 2

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.5%.
• 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.