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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Whitehorse, CY - Yukon

Map of Whitehorse, CY (shaded in green), Yukon

Map of Whitehorse, CY

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Whitehorse, CY - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

Terr. rank
1
Nat. rank
175

In 2011, Whitehorse (City) had a population of 23,276, representing a percentage change of 13.8% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 416.54 square kilometres with a population density of 55.9 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the territorial land area of 474,712.64 square kilometres with a population density of 0.1 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Whitehorse (City) had 9,309 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 12.4%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Whitehorse (City) is part of the census agglomeration of Whitehorse.

Population and dwelling counts

Whitehorse (City) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Whitehorse (City) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Ibex Valley, Y.T. HAM 346 376 -8.0
Macpherson-Grizzly Valley, Y.T. NO 1,072 851 A 26.0
Whitehorse, Unorganized, Y.T. NO 287 264 A 8.7

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

Table 2 Yukon – 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
Whitehorse CY 23,276 20,461 13.8

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

Table 3 Yukon – 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
Whitehorse CY 23,276 20,461 13.8

Age and sex

Whitehorse, CY – Age distribution

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

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

Table 4 Whitehorse, CY – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 18.1% 18.6% 17.5%
15 to 64 73.7% 73.1% 74.3%
65 and over 8.2% 8.2% 8.1%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Whitehorse, CY was 8.2%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 73.7% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 18.1%. 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.

Whitehorse, CY – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Whitehorse, CY – 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 23,280 20,460 2,820 13.8
0 to 14 4,210 3,990 220 5.5
15 to 64 17,165 15,100 2,065 13.7
65 and over 1,900 1,375 525 38.2
Males
Total 11,545 10,065 1,480 14.7
0 to 14 2,150 2,055 95 4.6
15 to 64 8,445 7,345 1,100 15.0
65 and over 950 665 285 42.9
Females
Total 11,735 10,395 1,340 12.9
0 to 14 2,055 1,935 120 6.2
15 to 64 8,720 7,755 965 12.4
65 and over 950 710 240 33.8

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

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

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

Table 6 Whitehorse, CY – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 23,280 11,545 11,735
0 to 4 years 1,410 730 680
5 to 9 years 1,365 700 665
10 to 14 years 1,435 720 715
15 to 19 years 1,600 855 750
20 to 24 years 1,675 885 790
25 to 29 years 1,750 875 875
30 to 34 years 1,655 750 905
35 to 39 years 1,750 820 930
40 to 44 years 1,735 825 905
45 to 49 years 1,930 905 1,025
50 to 54 years 2,015 980 1,035
55 to 59 years 1,690 865 825
60 to 64 years 1,355 680 675
65 to 69 years 760 415 350
70 to 74 years 460 245 215
75 to 79 years 320 135 185
80 to 84 years 200 105 95
85 years and over 160 55 105
Median age 37.1 36.4 37.7

Whitehorse, CY – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Yukon and Whitehorse, CY - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Yukon and Whitehorse, CY - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Whitehorse, CY was 37.1 years. In comparison, the median age of Yukon was 39.1 years.

Table 7 Canada, Yukon and Whitehorse, CY – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Yukon 38.4 39.1
Whitehorse, CY 36.8 37.1

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Whitehorse was 6,300, which represents a change of 12.3% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Whitehorse, 56.2% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 22.6% were common-law-couples and 21.2% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Whitehorse - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Whitehorse - Census families by family structure

Whitehorse – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Yukon, CSD of Whitehorse, 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
number % number % number %
Canada † 9,389,695 6,293,950 67.0 1,567,905 16.7 1,527,840 16.3 5.5
Yukon 9,330 5,080 54.4 2,340 25.1 1,915 20.5 11.9
Whitehorse, CY 6,300 3,540 56.2 1,425 22.6 1,335 21.2 12.3
Ibex Valley, HAM 110 60 54.5 40 36.4 15 13.6 4.8
Macpherson-Grizzly Valley, NO 320 205 64.1 80 25.0 30 9.4 25.5
Whitehorse, Unorganized, NO 85 55 64.7 20 23.5 15 17.6 6.3

Whitehorse – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Whitehorse, 49.8% 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 * 1,895
Married couples without children * 1,640
Common-law-couples with children * 575
Common-law-couples without children * 850

Whitehorse – Marital status

Chart H: Whitehorse - Marital status

Chart H description: Whitehorse - Marital status

In Whitehorse, 53.5% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (38.5%) or living with a common-law partner (15.1%).

The remaining 46.4% 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, Yukon, Whitehorse, CY – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Whitehorse, CY Yukon Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 19,070 100.0 28,035 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 10,210 53.5 15,260 54.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 7,335 38.5 10,540 37.6 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 2,875 15.1 4,720 16.8 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 8,855 46.4 12,770 45.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 6,175 32.4 8,870 31.6 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 560 2.9 815 2.9 698,245 2.5
Divorced 1,460 7.7 2,080 7.4 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 660 3.5 1,010 3.6 1,584,525 5.7

Whitehorse – Types of private households

There were 9,310 private households3 in Whitehorse in 2011, a change of 12.4% from 2006. Of these, 25.5% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 1.1% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Yukon, Whitehorse, CY – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Whitehorse, CY Yukon Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 9,310 100.0 14,120 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 2,375 25.5 3,260 23.1 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 2,340 25.1 3,835 27.2 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 1,205 12.9 1,725 12.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 2,655 28.5 4,330 30.7 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 190 2.0 255 1.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 545 5.9 715 5.1 543,340 4.1

Whitehorse – Structural type of dwelling

In Whitehorse, 54.6% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.1% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Yukon, Whitehorse, CY – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Whitehorse, CY Yukon Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 9,310 100.0 14,115 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 5,080 54.6 9,165 64.9 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 855 9.2 990 7.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 495 5.3 565 4.0 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 5 0.1 0 0.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 1,465 15.7 1,625 11.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 435 4.7 480 3.4 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 50 0.5 70 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 925 9.9 1,220 8.6 183,510 1.4

Language

Whitehorse, CY – Mother tongue

Chart J: Whitehorse, CY - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Whitehorse, 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 Whitehorse, 84.7% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 4.4% reported French only, and 9.6% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 83.4% for English only, 4.3% for French only and 10.8% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 91.7% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 2.6% spoke only French and 4.0% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 92.2% for only English, 2.4% for only French and 3.7% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Whitehorse, CY – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 23,035 100.0 23,035 100.0
English 19,505 84.7 21,120 91.7
French 1,010 4.4 610 2.6
Non-official language 2,210 9.6 915 4.0
Multiple responses 310 1.3 395 1.7
Table 13 Whitehorse, CY – 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 99.6 0.2
French 77.7 56.3 21.4
Non-official language 68.9 43.9 25.1

Whitehorse, CY – Non-official languages

In Whitehorse, the three most common mother tongues were Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.7%), German (1.6%) and Spanish (0.7%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (2.5%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.3%) and Kaska (Nahani) (0.8%).

Table 14 Whitehorse, 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.
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 395 16.4 1.7
German 375 15.5 1.6
Spanish 150 6.2 0.7
Chinese, n.o.s. 115 4.8 0.5
Cantonese 95 3.9 0.4
Panjabi (Punjabi) 95 3.9 0.4

Whitehorse, CY – Bilingualism

Table 15 Whitehorse, CY – 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 14.1 10.9 89.2 7.5
0 to 19 18.5 16.6 82.1 10.8
20 to 44 15.1 11.8 94.7 6.8
45 to 64 11.0 6.4 88.9 8.3
65 and over 7.7 4.3 81.3 3.6
Table 16 Whitehorse, CY – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 23,035 100.0
English only 19,555 84.9
French only 70 0.3
English and French 3,320 14.4
Neither English nor French 90 0.4

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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