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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Chatham-Kent, MU - Ontario

Map of Chatham-Kent, MU (shaded in green), Ontario

Map of Chatham-Kent, MU

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Chatham-Kent, MU - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Chatham-Kent, MU - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
24
Nat. rank
50

In 2011, Chatham-Kent (Municipality) had a population of 103,671, representing a percentage change of -4.2% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 2,458.09 square kilometres with a population density of 42.2 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, Chatham-Kent (Municipality) had 42,838 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was -1.7%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Chatham-Kent (Municipality) is part of the census agglomeration of Chatham-Kent.

Population and dwelling counts

Chatham-Kent (Municipality) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Chatham-Kent (Municipality) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
West Elgin, Ont. MU 5,157 5,349 -3.6
Moravian 47, Ont. IRI 404 412 -1.9
Leamington, Ont. MU 28,403 28,833 -1.5
Lakeshore, Ont. T 34,546 33,245 3.9
St. Clair, Ont. TP 14,515 14,649 -0.9
Walpole Island 46, Ont.  IRI 1,878
Dawn-Euphemia, Ont. TP 2,049 2,190 -6.4
Southwest Middlesex, Ont. MU 5,860 5,890 -0.5

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
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
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

Chatham-Kent, MU – Age distribution

Chart C: Chatham-Kent, MU - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Chatham-Kent, MU - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Chatham-Kent, MU – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 17.0% 17.7% 16.3%
15 to 64 65.1% 66.2% 64.1%
65 and over 17.9% 16.1% 19.7%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Chatham-Kent, MU was 17.9%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 65.1% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 17.0%. 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.

Chatham-Kent, MU – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Chatham-Kent, MU – 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 103,675 108,180 -4,505 -4.2
0 to 14 17,605 19,690 -2,085 -10.6
15 to 64 67,475 71,270 -3,795 -5.3
65 and over 18,595 17,220 1,375 8.0
Males
Total 50,435 52,680 -2,245 -4.3
0 to 14 8,950 9,935 -985 -9.9
15 to 64 33,380 35,460 -2,080 -5.9
65 and over 8,110 7,275 835 11.5
Females
Total 53,235 55,500 -2,265 -4.1
0 to 14 8,660 9,750 -1,090 -11.2
15 to 64 34,100 35,800 -1,700 -4.7
65 and over 10,480 9,945 535 5.4

Chatham-Kent, MU – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Chatham-Kent, MU - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Chatham-Kent, MU - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Chatham-Kent, MU – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 103,675 50,435 53,235
0 to 4 years 5,510 2,770 2,740
5 to 9 years 5,765 2,985 2,780
10 to 14 years 6,330 3,190 3,140
15 to 19 years 6,975 3,505 3,475
20 to 24 years 6,010 3,080 2,930
25 to 29 years 5,525 2,735 2,790
30 to 34 years 5,245 2,675 2,570
35 to 39 years 5,575 2,670 2,905
40 to 44 years 6,365 3,125 3,245
45 to 49 years 8,250 4,050 4,200
50 to 54 years 8,615 4,205 4,415
55 to 59 years 7,720 3,820 3,900
60 to 64 years 7,190 3,520 3,665
65 to 69 years 5,455 2,635 2,825
70 to 74 years 4,375 2,075 2,300
75 to 79 years 3,410 1,530 1,880
80 to 84 years 2,725 1,115 1,605
85 years and over 2,630 760 1,870
Median age 43.9 42.6 45.1

Chatham-Kent, MU – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Chatham-Kent, MU - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Chatham-Kent, MU - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Chatham-Kent, MU was 43.9 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and Chatham-Kent, MU – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
Chatham-Kent, MU 41.2 43.9

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Chatham-Kent was 30,315, which represents a change of -2.7% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Chatham-Kent, 71.6% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 11.9% were common-law-couples and 16.5% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Chatham-Kent - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Chatham-Kent - Census families by family structure

Chatham-Kent – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of Chatham-Kent, MU 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
Ontario † 3,612,205 2,612,890 72.3 394,670 10.9 604,645 16.7 5.5
Chatham-Kent, MU 30,315 21,720 71.6 3,595 11.9 5,005 16.5 -2.7
West Elgin, MU 1,555 1,155 74.3 215 13.8 190 12.2 -0.6
Moravian 47, IRI 105 35 33.3 15 14.3 50 47.6 -8.7
Leamington, MU 7,515 5,720 76.1 630 8.4 1,160 15.4 -1.7
Lakeshore, T 10,245 8,205 80.1 875 8.5 1,160 11.3 5.3
St. Clair, TP 4,520 3,560 78.8 475 10.5 485 10.7 0.1
Dawn-Euphemia, TP 605 490 81.0 55 9.1 55 9.1 -6.2
Southwest Middlesex, MU 1,750 1,275 72.9 220 12.6 260 14.9 0.0

Chatham-Kent – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Chatham-Kent, 42.1% 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 * 9,080
Married couples without children * 12,635
Common-law-couples with children * 1,570
Common-law-couples without children * 2,020

Chatham-Kent – Marital status

Chart H: Chatham-Kent - Marital status

Chart H description: Chatham-Kent - Marital status

In Chatham-Kent, 59.6% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (51.3%) or living with a common-law partner (8.4%).

The remaining 40.4% 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, Chatham-Kent, MU – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Chatham-Kent, MU Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 86,065 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 51,330 59.6 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 44,125 51.3 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 7,205 8.4 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 34,740 40.4 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 20,355 23.7 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 2,880 3.3 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 5,090 5.9 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 6,415 7.5 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Chatham-Kent – Types of private households

There were 42,840 private households3 in Chatham-Kent in 2011, a change of -1.6% from 2006. Of these, 24.5% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -15.0% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Chatham-Kent, MU – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Chatham-Kent, MU Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 42,840 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 10,485 24.5 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 14,305 33.4 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 4,685 10.9 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 12,005 28.0 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 405 0.9 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households9 940 2.2 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

Chatham-Kent – Structural type of dwelling

In Chatham-Kent, 76.8% 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, Ontario, Chatham-Kent, MU – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Chatham-Kent, MU Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 42,840 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 32,900 76.8 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 1,235 2.9 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 1,435 3.3 415,230 8.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 1,505 3.5 789,975 16.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 4,780 11.2 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 685 1.6 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 85 0.2 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 205 0.5 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

Chatham-Kent, MU – Mother tongue

Chart J: Chatham-Kent, MU - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Chatham-Kent, MU - 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 Chatham-Kent, 87.7% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 2.8% reported French only, and 8.5% 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, 94.8% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.6% spoke only French and 3.5% 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 Chatham-Kent, MU – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 102,355 100.0 102,355 100.0
English 89,795 87.7 97,035 94.8
French 2,915 2.8 640 0.6
Non-official language 8,740 8.5 3,590 3.5
Multiple responses 905 0.9 1,090 1.1
Table 13 Chatham-Kent, MU – 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 99.8 99.8 0.1
French 46.7 22.2 24.5
Non-official language 68.5 45.2 23.3

Chatham-Kent, MU – Non-official languages

In Chatham-Kent, the three most common mother tongues were German (3.1%), Dutch (1.4%) and Portuguese (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 Chatham-Kent, MU – 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.
German 3,145 33.9 3.1
Dutch 1,400 15.1 1.4
Portuguese 685 7.4 0.7
Italian 550 5.9 0.5
Polish 455 4.9 0.4

Chatham-Kent, MU – Bilingualism

Table 15 Chatham-Kent, MU – 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 6.6 4.5 82.9 2.6
0 to 19 8.7 8.3 88.9 3.3
20 to 44 6.5 5.0 90.0 2.7
45 to 64 5.5 2.4 85.3 2.7
65 and over 5.9 1.7 75.0 2.2
Table 16 Chatham-Kent, MU – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 102,355 100.0
English only 94,615 92.4
French only 75 0.1
English and French 7,060 6.9
Neither English nor French 605 0.6

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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