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 Region 6

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	3,960	1,430	1,330	1,200
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	3,895	1,410	1,305	1,180
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	2,860	1,170	945	740
In an intact family^Footnote 3	2,660	1,075	885	705
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	200	100	60	35
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	260	25	95	140
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	115	20	45	60
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	145	10	55	85
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	755	210	255	285
With a male lone parent	140	30	55	55
With a female lone parent	610	185	200	230
Living with grandparents without parents present	15	0	5	10
With two grandparents without parents present	10	0	5	10
With one grandparent without parents present	10	0	5	5
Persons not in census families	65	15	20	25
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	20	5	10	10
Foster children	45	10	15	15

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not applicable

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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) – Region 6

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 6.4%.
• 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.