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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Thorold, CY - Ontario

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Thorold, CY - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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Nat. rank

230

In 2011, Thorold (City) had a population of 17,931, representing a percentage change of -1.6% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 83.00 square kilometres with a population density of 216.0 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 908,607.67 square kilometres with a population density of 14.1 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Thorold (City) had 7,082 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 0.4%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Thorold (City) is part of the census metropolitan area of St. Catharines - Niagara (Ontario).

Population and dwelling counts

Thorold (City) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Thorold (City) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Pelham, Ont.	T	16,598	16,155	2.7
Welland, Ont.	CY	50,631	50,331	0.6
Niagara Falls, Ont.	CY	82,997	82,184	1.0
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont.	T	15,400	14,587	5.6
St. Catharines, Ont.	CY	131,400	131,989	-0.4

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

Table 2 Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Milton	T	84,362	53,889 A	56.5
Whitchurch-Stouffville	T	37,628	24,390	54.3
Ajax	T	109,600	90,167	21.6
Brampton	CY	523,911	433,806	20.8
Vaughan	CY	288,301	238,866	20.7

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

Table 3 Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Thunder Bay, Unorganized	NO	5,909	6,585	-10.3
Hearst	T	5,090	5,620	-9.4
Dryden	CY	7,617	8,195	-7.1
The Blue Mountains	T	6,453	6,825	-5.5

Age and sex

Thorold, CY – Age distribution

Chart C: Thorold, CY - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Thorold, CY - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Thorold, CY – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	15.8%	16.5%	15.1%
15 to 64	68.9%	69.7%	68.0%
65 and over	15.3%	13.7%	16.9%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Thorold, CY was 15.3%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 68.9% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 15.8%. 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.

Thorold, CY – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Thorold, CY – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex	Population
Broad age groups by sex	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	17,930	18,225	-295	-1.6
0 to 14	2,835	3,200	-365	-11.4
15 to 64	12,345	12,400	-55	-0.4
65 and over	2,745	2,625	120	4.6
Males
Total	9,070	9,055	15	0.2
0 to 14	1,500	1,660	-160	-9.6
15 to 64	6,325	6,230	95	1.5
65 and over	1,245	1,165	80	6.9
Females
Total	8,860	9,170	-310	-3.4
0 to 14	1,340	1,540	-200	-13.0
15 to 64	6,025	6,170	-145	-2.4
65 and over	1,500	1,460	40	2.7

Thorold, CY – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Thorold, CY - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Thorold, CY – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	17,930	9,070	8,860
0 to 4 years	835	445	385
5 to 9 years	940	500	435
10 to 14 years	1,065	545	515
15 to 19 years	1,260	615	645
20 to 24 years	1,350	745	605
25 to 29 years	1,115	595	515
30 to 34 years	980	505	475
35 to 39 years	1,075	515	560
40 to 44 years	1,230	660	570
45 to 49 years	1,530	785	750
50 to 54 years	1,500	745	750
55 to 59 years	1,290	630	655
60 to 64 years	1,030	530	500
65 to 69 years	780	390	385
70 to 74 years	670	320	350
75 to 79 years	505	230	280
80 to 84 years	460	200	265
85 years and over	335	115	215
Median age	41.4	40.4	42.5

Thorold, CY – Median age¹ of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Thorold, CY - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Thorold, CY - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Thorold, CY was 41.4 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and Thorold, CY – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Ontario	39.0	40.4
Thorold, CY	39.8	41.4

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in Thorold was 4,980, which represents a change of -5.1% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Thorold, 69.9% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 11.5% were common-law-couples and 18.7% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Thorold - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Thorold - Census families by family structure

Thorold – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of Thorold, CY 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
Geographic name	Total families	number	%	number	%	number	%	% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Canada †	9,389,695	6,293,950	67.0	1,567,905	16.7	1,527,840	16.3	5.5
Ontario †	3,612,205	2,612,890	72.3	394,670	10.9	604,645	16.7	5.5
Thorold, CY	4,980	3,480	69.9	575	11.5	930	18.7	-5.1
Pelham, T	5,090	4,250	83.5	360	7.1	475	9.3	3.5
Welland, CY	14,855	10,035	67.6	1,945	13.1	2,870	19.3	0.4
Niagara Falls, CY	23,750	16,050	67.6	2,835	11.9	4,860	20.5	0.2
Niagara-on-the-Lake, T	4,645	3,920	84.4	310	6.7	410	8.8	7.6
St. Catharines, CY	36,945	25,220	68.3	4,480	12.1	7,245	19.6	-0.5

Thorold – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Thorold, 46.5% 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 *	1,650
Married couples without children *	1,835
Common-law-couples with children *	235
Common-law-couples without children *	335

Thorold – Marital status

Chart H description: Thorold - Marital status

In Thorold, 54.5% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (47.0%) or living with a common-law partner (7.6%).

The remaining 45.5% 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, Ontario, Thorold, CY – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Thorold, CY		Ontario		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	15,090	100.0	10,671,050	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	8,230	54.5	6,158,605	57.7	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	7,090	47.0	5,367,400	50.3	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	1,140	7.6	791,210	7.4	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	6,865	45.5	4,512,440	42.3	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	4,455	29.5	2,985,020	28.0	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	535	3.5	319,805	3.0	698,245	2.5
Divorced	880	5.8	593,730	5.6	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	990	6.6	613,880	5.8	1,584,525	5.7

Thorold – Types of private households

There were 7,080 private households³ in Thorold in 2011, a change of 0.3% from 2006. Of these, 25.9% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -16.0% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Thorold, CY – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	Thorold, CY		Ontario		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	7,080	100.0	4,887,505	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	1,835	25.9	1,402,420	28.7	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	2,075	29.3	1,408,120	28.8	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	835	11.8	535,825	11.0	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	1,925	27.2	1,230,980	25.2	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁸	115	1.6	128,660	2.6	268,060	2.0
Other households⁹	300	4.2	181,500	3.7	543,340	4.1

Thorold – Structural type of dwelling

In Thorold, 71.7% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 1.8% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Ontario, Thorold, CY – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Thorold, CY		Ontario		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	7,085	100.0	4,887,510	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	5,080	71.7	2,718,880	55.6	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	590	8.3	279,470	5.7	646,240	4.9
Row house	200	2.8	415,230	8.5	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	125	1.8	789,975	16.2	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	815	11.5	498,160	10.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	255	3.6	160,460	3.3	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹⁰	20	0.3	9,535	0.2	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹¹	5	0.1	15,795	0.3	183,510	1.4

Language

Thorold, CY – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Thorold, CY - 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 Thorold, 85.6% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 2.3% reported French only, and 11.2% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 68.2% for English only, 3.9% for French only and 25.7% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 94.0% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.7% spoke only French and 3.8% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 79.0% for only English, 2.2% for only French and 14.4% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Thorold, CY – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
Selected languages	number	%	number	%
Total	17,600	100.0	17,595	100.0
English	15,065	85.6	16,535	94.0
French	400	2.3	120	0.7
Non-official language	1,975	11.2	665	3.8
Multiple responses	160	0.9	285	1.6

Table 13 Thorold, CY – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹² (in percentage)
Mother tongue	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	99.8	99.7	0.1
French	56.8	29.5	27.3
Non-official language	65.6	40.3	25.3

Thorold, CY – Non-official languages

In Thorold, the three most common mother tongues were Italian (5.7%), German (0.7%) and Polish (0.7%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Italian (2.1%), Chinese, n.o.s. (1.6%) and Cantonese (1.5%).

Table 14 Thorold, CY – 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.
Italian	1,005	48.0	5.7
German	130	6.2	0.7
Polish	115	5.5	0.7
Dutch	85	4.1	0.5
Spanish	85	4.1	0.5

Thorold, CY – Bilingualism

Table 15 Thorold, CY – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups	Mother tongue
Age groups	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	5.8	3.7	89.9	5.6
0 to 19	6.6	5.1	100.0	15.4
20 to 44	6.7	4.7	95.2	7.5
45 to 64	5.0	2.2	83.9	5.9
65 and over	4.5	1.7	83.3	1.9

Table 16 Thorold, CY – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	17,600	100.0
English only	16,435	93.4
French only	10	0.1
English and French	1,065	6.1
Neither English nor French	85	0.5

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.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.

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Footnote 2

Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.

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Footnote 3

Household, private: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

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Footnote 4

Household type: Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.

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Footnote 5

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 6

Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.

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Footnote 7

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 8

Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

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Footnote 9

Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 10

Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).

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Footnote 11

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 12

Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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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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2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census subdivision of Thorold, City - Ontario
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