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. 21

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	3,740	370	3,370	1,270	400	345	180	345	1,140	190	255	35	90	190	125	90	50	110	965	70	85	0	10	325	115	35	15	305	2.0
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	2,290	185	2,100	685	210	145	95	230	785	135	175	25	70	125	90	60	30	70	630	40	55	0	10	220	75	25	5	200	2.1
Intact families	1,870	165	1,705	585	200	120	75	190	655	125	150	25	70	95	75	55	25	45	460	35	40	0	5	160	60	20	0	135	2.0
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	420	25	395	105	10	30	20	40	130	10	20	5	5	35	15	5	10	30	170	5	10	0	0	60	20	5	5	65	2.4
Simple stepfamilies	210	20	185	100	15	30	20	40	50	0	15	5	5	5	10	5	0	10	35	5	5	0	0	10	5	0	0	10	1.7
Complex stepfamilies	215	5	210	0	0	0	0	0	75	5	10	0	0	30	5	0	5	15	135	0	5	0	0	50	10	5	0	55	3.2
Lone-parent census families	1,450	185	1,265	580	185	195	80	120	355	55	80	5	20	65	35	30	20	40	335	25	30	0	5	105	40	5	10	105	1.9
Male lone-parent census families	375	50	330	170	45	55	30	40	95	10	30	0	10	15	5	10	10	10	60	5	10	0	0	5	15	5	5	15	1.7
Female lone-parent census families	1,075	140	940	410	140	145	55	75	255	45	50	5	10	50	30	25	10	30	275	20	20	0	5	100	30	5	5	85	1.9

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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. 21

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 10.4%.
• Short-form income data quality flag
  Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016025.