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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Shediac, TV - New Brunswick

Map of Shediac, TV (shaded in green), New Brunswick

Map of Shediac, TV

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Shediac, TV - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Shediac, TV - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
21
Nat. rank
610

In 2011, Shediac (Town / Ville) had a population of 6,053, representing a percentage change of 10.1% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 12.50 square kilometres with a population density of 484.4 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 71,377.18 square kilometres with a population density of 10.5 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Shediac (Town / Ville) had 2,563 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 15.3%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Shediac (Town / Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Shediac (Town / Ville) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est, N.B. RCR 6,200 6,429 -3.6
Shediac, N.B. P 4,917 4,801 2.4

New Brunswick – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth

Table 2 New Brunswick – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Dieppe C 23,310 18,565 25.6
Quispamsis TV 17,886 15,239 17.4
Lincoln P 6,458 5,764 12.0
Fredericton CY 56,224 50,535 11.3
Kingsclear P 7,391 6,689 10.5

New Brunswick – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth

Table 3 New Brunswick – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Shippagan P 5,032 5,370 -6.3
Edmundston C 16,032 16,643 -3.7
Alnwick P 5,922 6,152 -3.7
Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est RCR 6,200 6,429 -3.6
Bathurst CY 12,275 12,714 -3.5

Age and sex

Shediac, TV – Age distribution

Chart C: Shediac, TV - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Shediac, TV - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Shediac, TV – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 11.8% 13.1% 10.8%
15 to 64 63.3% 65.3% 61.5%
65 and over 24.8% 21.4% 27.4%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Shediac, TV was 24.8%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 63.3% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 11.8%. In comparison, the national percentages were 68.5% for the population aged 15 to 64 and 16.7% for the population aged 0 to 14.

Shediac, TV – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Shediac, TV – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex Population
2011 2006 change % change
Both sexes
Total 6,055 5,495 560 10.2
0 to 14 715 725 -10 -1.4
15 to 64 3,835 3,515 320 9.1
65 and over 1,500 1,255 245 19.5
Males
Total 2,755 2,510 245 9.8
0 to 14 360 365 -5 -1.4
15 to 64 1,800 1,680 120 7.1
65 and over 590 465 125 26.9
Females
Total 3,300 2,990 310 10.4
0 to 14 355 365 -10 -2.7
15 to 64 2,030 1,835 195 10.6
65 and over 905 790 115 14.6

Shediac, TV – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Shediac, TV - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Shediac, TV - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Shediac, TV – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 6,055 2,755 3,300
0 to 4 years 230 110 125
5 to 9 years 235 115 120
10 to 14 years 250 135 120
15 to 19 years 310 155 155
20 to 24 years 275 140 140
25 to 29 years 285 135 145
30 to 34 years 340 150 195
35 to 39 years 355 170 180
40 to 44 years 370 185 185
45 to 49 years 435 195 240
50 to 54 years 485 220 265
55 to 59 years 495 245 250
60 to 64 years 490 215 270
65 to 69 years 385 180 200
70 to 74 years 290 130 155
75 to 79 years 280 110 170
80 to 84 years 225 85 135
85 years and over 320 80 240
Median age 49.3 47.4 50.9

Shediac, TV – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, New Brunswick and Shediac, TV - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, New Brunswick and Shediac, TV - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Shediac, TV was 49.3 years. In comparison, the median age of New Brunswick was 43.7 years.

Table 7 Canada, New Brunswick and Shediac, TV – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
New Brunswick 41.5 43.7
Shediac, TV 46.7 49.3

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Shediac was 1,725, which represents a change of 10.9% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Shediac, 64.3% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 19.7% were common-law-couples and 16.2% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Shediac - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Shediac - Census families by family structure

Shediac – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, New Brunswick, CSD of Shediac, TV and neighbouring census subdivisions – Distribution of census families by family structure, 2011 Census
Geographic name Total families Married-couple families Common-law-couple families Lone-parent families % change, census families, 2006 to 2011
number % number % number %
Canada † 9,389,695 6,293,950 67.0 1,567,905 16.7 1,527,840 16.3 5.5
New Brunswick 224,590 152,455 67.9 35,945 16.0 36,190 16.1 3.1
Shediac, TV 1,725 1,110 64.3 340 19.7 280 16.2 10.9
Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est, RCR 2,075 1,440 69.4 385 18.6 245 11.8 -1.9
Shediac, P 1,625 1,135 69.8 305 18.8 180 11.1 4.2

Shediac – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Shediac, 33.9% were couples with children aged 24 and under at home. In comparison, as a whole, 46.9% of couples in Canada had children aged 24 and under at home.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children * 370
Married couples without children * 740
Common-law-couples with children * 120
Common-law-couples without children * 220

Shediac – Marital status

Chart H: Shediac - Marital status

Chart H description: Shediac - Marital status

In Shediac, 56.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (43.4%) or living with a common-law partner (12.8%).

The remaining 43.6% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.

Table 9 Canada, New Brunswick, Shediac, TV – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Shediac, TV New Brunswick Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 5,340 100.0 637,595 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 3,005 56.3 382,310 60.0 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 2,320 43.4 310,310 48.7 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 685 12.8 72,000 11.3 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,330 43.6 255,285 40.0 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,225 22.9 159,760 25.1 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 225 4.2 21,035 3.3 698,245 2.5
Divorced 280 5.2 32,930 5.2 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 605 11.3 41,565 6.5 1,584,525 5.7

Shediac – Types of private households

There were 2,560 private households3 in Shediac in 2011, a change of 15.3% from 2006. Of these, 18.8% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -4.0% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, New Brunswick, Shediac, TV – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Shediac, TV New Brunswick Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 2,560 100.0 314,010 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 480 18.8 74,710 23.8 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 935 36.5 108,040 34.4 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 255 10.0 32,940 10.5 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 770 30.1 81,705 26.0 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 30 1.2 4,415 1.4 268,060 2.0
Other households9 95 3.7 12,200 3.9 543,340 4.1

Shediac – Structural type of dwelling

In Shediac, 60.4% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 3.5% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, New Brunswick, Shediac, TV – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Shediac, TV New Brunswick Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 2,560 100.0 314,005 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 1,545 60.4 220,175 70.1 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 165 6.4 10,815 3.4 646,240 4.9
Row house 105 4.1 7,830 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 90 3.5 3,990 1.3 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 540 21.1 42,040 13.4 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 65 2.5 14,110 4.5 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 0 0.0 1,050 0.3 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 60 2.3 14,000 4.5 183,510 1.4

Language

Shediac, TV – Mother tongue

Chart J: Shediac, TV - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Shediac, TV - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Note: Counts for mother tongue as well as those for language spoken most often at home include single responses only.

In Shediac, 21.8% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 74.4% reported French only, and 1.7% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 64.9% for English only, 31.6% for French only and 2.5% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 27.1% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 70.0% spoke only French and 1.0% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 69.2% for only English, 28.4% for only French and 1.3% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Shediac, TV – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 5,705 100.0 5,705 100.0
English 1,245 21.8 1,545 27.1
French 4,245 74.4 3,995 70.0
Non-official language 95 1.7 55 1.0
Multiple responses 115 2.0 115 2.0
Table 13 Shediac, TV – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Mother-tongue retention12
(in percentage)
Total retention; language spoken at home at least on a regular basis Complete retention; language spoken most often at home Partial retention; language spoken at home on a regular basis
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
English 94.9 87.5 7.4
French 96.3 90.9 5.4
Non-official language 80.0 60.0 20.0

Shediac, TV – Non-official languages

In Shediac, the three most common mother tongues were Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (0.8%), Arabic (0.2%) and German (0.2%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Mi'kmaq (0.3%), German (0.3%) and Korean (0.3%).

Table 14 Shediac, TV – The most common non-official-language mother tongues, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Number Percentage of non-official language mother-tongue population Percentage of total population
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 45 45.0 0.8
Arabic 10 10.0 0.2
German 10 10.0 0.2

Shediac, TV – Bilingualism

Table 15 Shediac, TV – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups Mother tongue
Total English French Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total 77.1 38.4 89.9 10.5
0 to 19 67.3 44.9 74.5 100.0
20 to 44 81.6 43.8 96.5 15.4
45 to 64 80.0 34.9 94.0 0.0
65 and over 74.8 25.0 87.2 0.0
Table 16 Shediac, TV – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 5,705 100.0
English only 885 15.5
French only 405 7.1
English and French 4,410 77.3
Neither English nor French 0 0.0

Symbols:

···
not applicable
†
excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A
adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E
use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.


Source:

Statistics Canada. 2012. Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-310-XWE2011004. Ottawa, Ontario. Analytical products, 2011 Census. Last updated October 24, 2012.
 

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