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 Oshawa, CY

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	26,520	8,755	9,120	8,645
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	26,335	8,695	9,060	8,585
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	17,095	6,470	5,770	4,855
In an intact family^Footnote 3	15,830	5,910	5,335	4,585
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	1,265	560	435	270
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	1,900	250	665	985
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	1,000	175	335	490
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	900	70	325	495
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	7,175	1,925	2,570	2,675
With a male lone parent	1,005	230	355	425
With a female lone parent	6,165	1,695	2,220	2,255
Living with grandparents without parents present	170	45	60	65
With two grandparents without parents present	80	25	25	30
With one grandparent without parents present	95	25	35	30
Persons not in census families	185	60	65	55
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	105	30	40	30
Foster children	80	30	20	25

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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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) – Oshawa, CY

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.6%.
• 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-X2016041.