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. 2

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	18,620	6,335	6,465	5,820
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	17,990	6,160	6,225	5,610
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	15,065	5,580	5,155	4,330
In an intact family^Footnote 3	14,300	5,215	4,885	4,200
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	770	365	270	135
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	1,035	130	380	530
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	415	60	150	205
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	625	75	230	320
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	1,815	430	670	715
With a male lone parent	405	65	160	180
With a female lone parent	1,405	365	515	530
Living with grandparents without parents present	75	15	20	35
With two grandparents without parents present	40	5	15	20
With one grandparent without parents present	35	10	10	15
Persons not in census families	630	175	240	215
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	75	15	25	35
Foster children	555	160	215	180

Symbol(s)

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not available for a specific reference period

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not applicable

Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

Symbol F

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. 2

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.5%.
• 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.