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 Toronto

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	396,880	135,475	134,620	126,780
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	394,775	134,765	133,990	126,020
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	291,895	107,440	98,525	85,935
In an intact family^Footnote 3	283,970	104,055	95,760	84,155
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	7,930	3,385	2,760	1,780
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	13,290	2,835	4,265	6,190
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	8,810	2,340	2,855	3,615
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	4,475	495	1,410	2,575
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	88,225	24,160	30,730	33,330
With a male lone parent	10,175	2,505	3,495	4,170
With a female lone parent	78,055	21,655	27,240	29,160
Living with grandparents without parents present	1,360	340	470	555
With two grandparents without parents present	505	125	165	220
With one grandparent without parents present	860	215	305	340
Persons not in census families	2,105	705	635	755
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	1,770	615	530	620
Foster children	330	95	100	140

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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) – Toronto

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.8%.
• 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.