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. 1

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	12,605	1,255	11,355	4,225	1,390	1,075	490	1,265	4,700	815	1,225	120	405	785	540	430	105	275	2,430	155	310	10	40	830	335	125	40	585	1.9
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	9,135	640	8,495	2,765	1,040	590	280	855	3,735	735	925	100	310	620	415	350	90	205	1,990	145	250	10	40	710	245	100	30	465	2.0
Intact families	7,695	550	7,145	2,370	1,000	450	225	685	3,225	705	805	85	275	515	345	305	80	120	1,555	130	205	10	30	565	180	85	25	325	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,440	90	1,345	400	40	140	55	165	510	30	120	15	30	110	65	50	10	85	435	15	40	0	5	150	65	15	5	140	2.1
Simple stepfamilies	765	85	675	400	35	140	55	165	230	10	75	15	20	15	40	35	5	20	50	0	15	0	0	5	10	5	5	15	1.5
Complex stepfamilies	670	0	665	0	0	0	0	0	285	20	40	5	15	90	30	15	5	65	385	15	30	5	0	150	55	10	0	125	2.9
Lone-parent census families	3,475	615	2,855	1,455	355	485	205	410	960	80	305	25	95	165	125	85	20	75	435	10	55	5	5	115	90	20	10	125	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	740	145	590	340	50	130	55	110	185	10	60	5	30	25	25	15	5	10	65	5	5	0	0	15	20	0	5	15	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	2,735	465	2,270	1,115	300	350	150	305	775	70	240	20	65	140	100	65	15	65	375	10	50	0	5	105	70	20	10	110	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) – Division No. 1

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.6%.
• 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.