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 Peel

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	253,240	76,220	87,160	89,860
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	251,595	75,615	86,675	89,300
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	201,385	62,610	69,695	69,075
In an intact family^Footnote 3	195,755	60,420	67,680	67,650
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	5,625	2,190	2,015	1,420
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	7,965	1,495	2,520	3,955
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	5,095	1,220	1,650	2,225
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	2,870	270	870	1,730
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	41,515	11,335	14,185	15,995
With a male lone parent	6,100	1,750	2,055	2,300
With a female lone parent	35,415	9,585	12,130	13,700
Living with grandparents without parents present	730	180	275	275
With two grandparents without parents present	370	90	125	150
With one grandparent without parents present	365	95	145	125
Persons not in census families	1,645	600	485	560
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	1,255	485	360	410
Foster children	390	115	120	155

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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) – Peel

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 2.5%.
• 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.