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. 17

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	10,700	955	9,740	3,195	1,205	800	370	815	3,110	730	715	85	205	535	290	235	105	220	3,435	240	310	5	30	1,225	365	120	60	1,085	2.3
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	7,525	445	7,080	1,985	810	420	225	525	2,335	595	520	65	155	395	220	185	65	140	2,760	195	245	0	25	1,020	280	100	40	850	2.4
Intact families	6,390	360	6,030	1,730	765	340	175	445	2,015	555	460	55	135	320	175	160	55	100	2,285	175	205	5	20	855	235	95	35	665	2.4
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,140	85	1,055	255	45	75	50	80	325	40	65	15	25	70	40	25	10	40	470	15	40	0	0	170	50	10	5	185	2.5
Simple stepfamilies	590	85	510	250	45	80	50	85	175	20	40	15	20	20	30	20	5	10	85	0	10	0	5	15	15	5	5	30	1.7
Complex stepfamilies	545	5	540	0	0	0	0	0	155	20	20	0	5	55	10	5	0	35	390	15	25	0	0	150	30	0	5	155	3.4
Lone-parent census families	3,170	510	2,660	1,205	395	380	140	290	775	135	195	20	50	145	65	45	40	80	680	45	70	5	5	200	80	20	15	235	1.9
Male lone-parent census families	895	145	755	420	110	130	55	125	200	40	55	5	20	30	15	10	10	20	130	10	15	0	0	35	25	5	5	35	1.7
Female lone-parent census families	2,270	365	1,905	785	280	250	85	165	575	100	135	15	30	115	50	40	30	60	545	40	55	0	5	170	55	10	10	195	2.0

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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. 17

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 6.0%.
• 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.