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Data tables, 2016 Census
Census Family Structure Including Stepfamily Status (9) and Number and Age Combinations of Children (29) for Census Families with Children in Private Households of Canada, Provinces and Territories, Census Metropolitan Areas and Census Agglomerations, 2016 and 2011 Censuses - 100% Data
Data table
Census family structure including stepfamily status (9) | Number and age combinations of children (29) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total - Census families with children | Families with children aged 25 and over only | Families with at least one child aged 0 to 24 years | 1 child (aged 0 to 24 years) | 0 to 5 years | 6 to 14 years | 15 to 17 years | 18 to 24 years | 2 children, of which at least one is aged 0 to 24 years | Both aged 0 to 5 years | Both aged 6 to 14 years | Both aged 15 to 17 years | Both aged 18 to 24 years | One aged 0 to 5 years and one aged 6 to 14 years | One aged 6 to 14 years and one aged 15 to 17 years | One aged 15 to 17 years and one aged 18 to 24 years | One aged 18 to 24 years and one aged 25 years and over | Other age combinations of children | 3 or more children, of which at least one is aged 0 to 24 years | All aged 0 to 5 years | All aged 6 to 14 years | All aged 15 to 17 years | All aged 18 to 24 years | Some aged 0 to 5 years and some aged 6 to 14 years | Some aged 6 to 14 years and some aged 15 to 17 years | Some aged 15 to 17 years and some aged 18 to 24 years | Some aged 18 to 24 years and some aged 25 years and over | Other age combinations of children | Average number of children, all ages | |
Total - Census family structureFootnote 1 | 2,580 | 370 | 2,210 | 900 | 220 | 245 | 140 | 295 | 890 | 120 | 230 | 15 | 95 | 150 | 110 | 105 | 20 | 50 | 425 | 20 | 55 | 0 | 15 | 135 | 70 | 30 | 5 | 95 | 1.7 |
Couple census families with childrenFootnote 2 | 1,650 | 170 | 1,480 | 530 | 140 | 125 | 75 | 190 | 635 | 90 | 160 | 10 | 70 | 105 | 80 | 75 | 15 | 30 | 320 | 15 | 45 | 0 | 10 | 100 | 45 | 25 | 0 | 70 | 1.8 |
Intact families | 1,355 | 145 | 1,210 | 425 | 130 | 105 | 55 | 145 | 535 | 85 | 150 | 5 | 65 | 80 | 65 | 65 | 10 | 15 | 250 | 15 | 35 | 0 | 10 | 80 | 35 | 20 | 0 | 55 | 1.8 |
StepfamiliesFootnote 3 | 300 | 30 | 270 | 100 | 15 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 95 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 15 | 75 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 15 | 1.9 |
Simple stepfamilies | 190 | 30 | 160 | 100 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 50 | 55 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.4 |
Complex stepfamilies | 105 | 5 | 105 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 60 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 20 | 2.8 |
Lone-parent census families | 930 | 195 | 730 | 370 | 75 | 120 | 70 | 100 | 255 | 30 | 70 | 5 | 25 | 50 | 25 | 30 | 5 | 15 | 105 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 25 | 1.6 |
Male lone-parent census families | 180 | 25 | 155 | 90 | 15 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 55 | 5 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.5 |
Female lone-parent census families | 745 | 170 | 575 | 280 | 60 | 95 | 55 | 75 | 200 | 25 | 55 | 5 | 15 | 40 | 20 | 25 | 5 | 15 | 90 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 1.6 |
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Footnote(s)
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For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family structure.
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For more information about intact families and stepfamilies, refer to the Census Dictionary: Stepfamily status of couple family with children.
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For more information about simple and complex stepfamilies, refer to the Census Dictionary: Relationship structure of stepfamily.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-400-X2016024.
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