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 Nanaimo, 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	12,850	1,715	11,130	4,935	1,500	1,350	645	1,440	4,620	770	1,165	90	395	830	490	440	145	295	1,575	60	205	5	45	530	205	90	35	395	1.7
Couple census families with children^Footnote 2	8,350	835	7,515	2,910	1,050	710	330	810	3,400	660	830	70	280	630	330	310	100	190	1,210	55	160	5	40	435	145	65	25	275	1.7
Intact families	6,930	685	6,245	2,435	1,000	560	240	645	2,945	640	745	60	245	525	280	250	85	120	865	50	130	5	30	320	95	50	20	165	1.7
Stepfamilies^Footnote 3	1,420	150	1,265	470	55	155	95	165	460	15	85	15	30	105	55	65	15	75	335	5	25	0	5	120	55	15	5	110	1.9
Simple stepfamilies	890	145	740	470	55	155	95	170	225	5	60	10	25	20	25	40	10	20	50	0	10	0	0	10	5	0	5	10	1.4
Complex stepfamilies	535	5	525	0	0	0	0	0	235	10	20	0	10	85	30	20	5	50	295	5	20	0	10	105	40	15	0	95	2.8
Lone-parent census families	4,500	880	3,615	2,030	450	640	310	630	1,220	110	340	20	115	200	160	130	50	100	365	5	45	0	5	95	60	25	10	120	1.5
Male lone-parent census families	980	165	810	520	85	195	70	180	230	20	75	5	25	20	35	25	5	15	60	5	5	0	0	10	15	5	0	20	1.4
Female lone-parent census families	3,520	715	2,805	1,510	365	450	245	450	985	90	260	15	85	180	125	100	40	85	310	5	35	0	5	90	40	20	10	100	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) – Nanaimo, CY

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%.
• 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.