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 Edmonton, CY

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	154,060	21,615	132,450	51,910	20,390	12,830	4,810	13,875	55,025	10,370	11,840	950	5,690	9,885	4,995	4,500	3,065	3,730	25,525	1,365	2,615	35	745	7,710	2,770	1,600	1,300	7,385	1.8
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	112,505	11,235	101,265	35,200	16,425	7,675	2,710	8,385	45,155	9,380	9,630	710	4,405	8,450	3,895	3,565	2,315	2,800	20,915	1,220	2,155	30	615	6,575	2,220	1,290	995	5,815	1.9
Intact families	100,730	10,015	90,710	31,385	15,800	6,515	2,130	6,940	41,350	9,070	8,980	640	4,035	7,600	3,525	3,270	2,100	2,125	17,975	1,155	1,945	30	570	5,705	1,925	1,185	940	4,515	1.9
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	11,775	1,215	10,555	3,815	625	1,160	580	1,445	3,800	310	655	70	365	850	365	295	215	675	2,940	60	205	0	50	875	295	105	50	1,300	2.0
Simple stepfamilies	7,270	1,185	6,090	3,810	630	1,165	580	1,440	1,795	150	465	50	280	180	200	210	125	140	480	15	65	0	25	85	70	40	20	155	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	4,505	35	4,465	0	0	0	0	0	2,005	160	195	25	90	675	165	85	85	535	2,460	40	145	0	25	785	220	65	30	1,145	2.8
Lone-parent census families	41,560	10,375	31,180	16,705	3,960	5,150	2,100	5,490	9,870	990	2,205	240	1,285	1,430	1,100	940	745	930	4,605	145	460	5	125	1,135	555	310	305	1,565	1.6
Male lone-parent census families	8,790	2,050	6,745	4,180	735	1,225	535	1,690	1,960	165	490	50	295	200	230	205	165	165	610	10	80	0	30	90	90	70	55	180	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	32,765	8,325	24,435	12,525	3,230	3,930	1,565	3,805	7,915	820	1,710	190	995	1,235	875	730	590	770	4,000	135	380	5	100	1,045	460	245	245	1,385	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) – Edmonton, CY

• 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.