Figure 1.5.2: Family characteristics (Age 0-14)
Number and percent of population age 0-14, Middlesex-London and Ontario, 2016
Source:
Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population, 100% sampleNote:
In an intact family, all children are the biological or adopted children of both persons in the couple. In a complex stepfamily, some or all of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings. In a simple stepfamily, none of the children are step-siblings or half-siblings. This category of complex also includes children living in census families for whom it cannot be determined whether it is an intact family or a stepfamily. Persons not in census families includes foster children and children living with
Approximately 68.3% of the 74,665 children age 0-14 in Middlesex-London live with two biological or adoptive parents compared with 71.5% in Ontario overall.
Two out of every 10 children (21.4%) lived in a lone-parent family, primarily female lone parent (18.0%).
Less than one percent did not live in with family as defined by the 2016 Census (e.g., foster family). The remaining 10 percent lived in other alternative family structures.