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. 16

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	15,015	6,265	4,925	3,825
Children in census families (as in sons, daughters or grandchildren)	14,705	6,125	4,835	3,750
Living with two biological or adoptive parents^Footnote 2	11,265	4,955	3,645	2,660
In an intact family^Footnote 3	10,790	4,710	3,510	2,575
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 4	475	245	135	85
Living with one biological or adoptive parent and one step-parent	745	160	265	320
In a simple stepfamily^Footnote 5	435	125	130	180
In a complex stepfamily^Footnote 6	310	35	135	140
Living with one parent in a lone-parent census family^Footnote 7	2,545	960	870	715
With a male lone parent	725	270	260	195
With a female lone parent	1,820	685	610	520
Living with grandparents without parents present	155	50	60	50
With two grandparents without parents present	95	25	35	35
With one grandparent without parents present	55	20	25	10
Persons not in census families	310	145	90	80
Living with other relatives^Footnote 8	275	125	80	70
Foster children	35	15	10	10

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. 16

• Incomplete enumeration flag
  Default. Not applicable.
• Short-form data quality flag
  Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 14.3%.
• 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.