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 Greater Vancouver

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	419,075	74,935	344,145	136,255	43,530	35,495	15,125	42,105	155,425	21,410	34,375	3,070	19,580	22,760	15,700	14,465	12,010	12,060	52,460	1,820	5,660	90	2,335	11,970	5,780	4,485	4,870	15,450	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	314,375	44,105	270,275	95,245	36,735	23,020	8,900	26,585	130,385	20,055	29,000	2,335	15,510	20,420	12,685	11,600	9,385	9,395	44,650	1,705	4,890	70	1,865	10,830	4,915	3,720	3,925	12,735	1.8
Intact families	288,885	40,705	248,175	86,655	35,470	20,620	7,605	22,960	121,790	19,570	27,660	2,150	14,440	19,025	11,775	10,770	8,730	7,660	39,735	1,660	4,535	70	1,730	9,795	4,385	3,420	3,685	10,450	1.8
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	25,495	3,400	22,100	8,590	1,265	2,395	1,300	3,630	8,600	485	1,345	185	1,070	1,400	910	830	650	1,730	4,915	40	350	5	130	1,040	530	300	240	2,280	1.8
Simple stepfamilies	17,435	3,235	14,195	8,585	1,265	2,400	1,300	3,625	4,665	330	990	145	845	400	560	590	405	405	945	15	115	5	55	135	125	125	75	300	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	8,065	160	7,900	0	0	0	0	0	3,930	155	350	40	230	1,000	350	235	245	1,330	3,970	30	240	5	75	900	405	175	165	1,980	2.7
Lone-parent census families	104,695	30,830	73,870	41,010	6,795	12,475	6,220	15,520	25,045	1,350	5,375	735	4,070	2,340	3,015	2,860	2,630	2,665	7,810	120	775	20	470	1,135	870	765	945	2,720	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	19,955	5,560	14,395	8,805	1,270	2,570	1,320	3,645	4,425	245	1,105	135	770	355	525	495	445	350	1,165	10	140	0	80	135	145	115	150	390	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	84,740	25,270	59,470	32,210	5,525	9,910	4,900	11,875	20,620	1,110	4,270	595	3,305	1,990	2,490	2,365	2,185	2,315	6,640	110	635	15	390	1,000	725	645	795	2,330	1.5

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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) – Greater Vancouver

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.4%.
• 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.