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 Ontario

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	2,203,720	695,875	754,800	753,045
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	2,189,925	691,600	750,585	747,740
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	1,645,880	566,640	560,585	518,655
In an intact family^Footnote 3	1,575,230	535,755	535,645	503,830
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	70,655	30,885	24,940	14,830
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	113,675	15,500	38,565	59,610
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	61,940	11,485	20,530	29,925
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	51,735	4,020	18,030	29,685
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	419,375	107,020	147,375	164,975
With a male lone parent	66,605	14,135	23,680	28,795
With a female lone parent	352,770	92,890	123,695	136,190
Living with grandparents without parents present	10,990	2,445	4,055	4,495
With two grandparents without parents present	5,910	1,250	2,170	2,490
With one grandparent without parents present	5,085	1,195	1,880	2,010
Persons not in census families	13,795	4,270	4,220	5,305
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	8,150	2,580	2,480	3,090
Foster children	5,645	1,690	1,740	2,210

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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) – Ontario

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%.
• 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.