Family Characteristics of Children (17), Age (4B) and Sex (3) for the Population aged 0 to 14 Years in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Divisions and Census Subdivisions, 2016 and 2011 Censuses - 100% Data

• Census year (2): 2016
• Sex (3): Total - Sex

This table details family characteristics of children , age and sex for the population aged 0 to 14 years in private households in Division No. 18

Family characteristics of children (17)	Age (4B)
	Total - Age	0 to 4 years	5 to 9 years	10 to 14 years
Total - Family characteristics of children (restricted to persons aged 0 to 14 years)^Footnote 1	11,555	3,850	4,160	3,545
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	11,140	3,745	4,025	3,375
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	4,650	1,610	1,660	1,380
In an intact family^Footnote 3	4,070	1,350	1,460	1,260
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	575	255	200	120
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	790	130	300	360
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	375	85	140	155
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	415	50	160	210
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	5,215	1,905	1,900	1,410
With a male lone parent	1,055	415	355	285
With a female lone parent	4,155	1,495	1,545	1,120
Living with grandparents without parents present	485	100	160	225
With two grandparents without parents present	300	55	100	145
With one grandparent without parents present	190	45	65	80
Persons not in census families	415	100	135	170
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	245	65	75	110
Foster children	165	40	60	60

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not available for a specific reference period

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not applicable

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family; Stepfamily status of couple family with children; and Relationship structure of stepfamily.

Footnote 2

One or more grandparents of the child may also be present in the household.

Footnote 3

In an intact family, all children are the biological or adopted children of both persons in the couple. This category also includes children living in census families for whom it cannot be determined whether it is an intact family or a stepfamily.

Footnote 4

In a complex stepfamily, some or all of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 5

In a simple stepfamily, none of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 6

In a complex stepfamily, some or all of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings.

Footnote 7

One or more grandparents of the child may also be present in the household.

Footnote 8

Excluding foster children.

Data quality note(s) – Division No. 18

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 6.8%.
• 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-X2016041.