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. 8

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	40,895	13,785	14,250	12,855
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	40,385	13,665	14,080	12,640
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	29,240	11,285	9,990	7,965
In an intact family^Footnote 3	27,310	10,315	9,320	7,670
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	1,925	970	670	290
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	3,055	340	1,130	1,585
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	1,470	220	535	715
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	1,585	120	595	870
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	7,785	1,970	2,845	2,975
With a male lone parent	1,470	345	545	585
With a female lone parent	6,310	1,625	2,300	2,390
Living with grandparents without parents present	305	70	120	120
With two grandparents without parents present	185	45	75	65
With one grandparent without parents present	120	25	40	50
Persons not in census families	505	120	170	220
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	200	50	55	95
Foster children	310	75	115	125

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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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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. 8

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 5.1%.
• 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.