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 Niagara

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	66,605	20,725	22,560	23,315
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	66,060	20,560	22,390	23,110
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	46,345	16,260	15,610	14,470
In an intact family^Footnote 3	43,465	14,975	14,605	13,885
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	2,875	1,290	1,005	585
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	4,215	500	1,400	2,310
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	2,145	350	685	1,110
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	2,065	155	715	1,200
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	14,950	3,690	5,165	6,100
With a male lone parent	2,320	455	815	1,045
With a female lone parent	12,630	3,235	4,345	5,050
Living with grandparents without parents present	560	105	215	230
With two grandparents without parents present	300	60	110	130
With one grandparent without parents present	255	45	110	100
Persons not in census families	540	160	170	205
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	230	65	75	90
Foster children	305	100	90	120

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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) – Niagara

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%.
• 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.