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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census agglomeration of Orillia, Ontario

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Orillia, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Orillia, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
26
Nat. rank
73

In 2011, the population of Orillia census agglomeration (CA) was 40,731, representing a percentage change of 0.5% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CAs of 4.2%.

In Orillia, the land area is 458.55 square kilometres with a population density of 88.8 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the national land area of 8,965,121.42 square kilometres with a population density of 3.7 persons per square kilometre. The land area of all CAs is 232,264.62 square kilometres with 18.56 persons per square kilometre.

In total, there were 17,107 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Orillia in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 4.8%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Census subdivisions in the Orillia CA

Table 1 Orillia CA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
Orillia CY 30,586 30,259 1.1
Ramara TP 9,275 9,427 -1.6
Mnjikaning First Nation 32 (Rama First Nation 32) IRI 870 846 2.8

Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) or census agglomerations (CAs) in Ontario

Table 2 Ontario – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2006 to 2011
CMA or CA name Type Population Rank
2011 2006 % change Nat. Prov.
Toronto CMA 5,583,064 5,113,149 9.2 1 1
Ottawa - Gatineau CMA 1,236,324 1,133,633 A 9.1 4 ···
Ottawa - Gatineau (partie du Québec / Quebec part)   314,501 286,831 A 9.6 ··· 3
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)   921,823 846,802 8.9 ··· 2
Hamilton CMA 721,053 692,911 4.1 9 3
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo CMA 477,160 451,235 5.7 10 4
London CMA 474,786 457,720 3.7 11 5
St. Catharines - Niagara CMA 392,184 390,317 0.5 12 6
Oshawa CMA 356,177 330,594 7.7 14 7
Windsor CMA 319,246 323,342 -1.3 16 8
Barrie CMA 187,013 177,061 5.6 21 9
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury CMA 160,770 158,258 1.6 24 10
Kingston CMA 159,561 152,358 4.7 25 11
Guelph CMA 141,097 133,698 A 5.5 28 12
Brantford CMA 135,501 124,607 8.7 30 13
Thunder Bay CMA 121,596 122,907 -1.1 32 14
Peterborough CMA 118,975 116,570 2.1 33 15
Chatham-Kent CA 104,075 108,589 -4.2 35 16
Belleville CA 92,540 91,518 1.1 40 17
Sarnia CA 89,555 88,793 0.9 44 18
Sault Ste. Marie  CA 79,800 80,098 -0.4 47 19
Kawartha Lakes CA 73,214 74,561 -1.8 49 20
North Bay CA 64,043 63,424 1.0 53 21
Norfolk CA 63,175 62,563 1.0 54 22
Cornwall CA 58,957 58,485 0.8 55 23
Leamington CA 49,765 49,741 0.0 63 24
Timmins CA 43,165 42,997 0.4 69 25
Orillia CA 40,731 40,532 0.5 73 26
Brockville CA 39,024 39,668 -1.6 75 27
Woodstock CA 37,754 35,822 A 5.4 76 28
Midland CA 35,419 35,432 A 0.0 79 29
Owen Sound CA 32,092 32,259 -0.5 85 30
Stratford CA 30,886 30,516 A 1.2 86 31
Centre Wellington CA 26,693 26,049 2.5 95 32
Pembroke CA 24,017 23,195 3.5 102 33
Collingwood CA 19,241 17,290 11.3 106 34
Cobourg CA 18,519 18,210 1.7 109 35
Port Hope CA 16,214 16,390 -1.1 121 36
Petawawa CA 15,988 14,651 9.1 123 37
Kenora CA 15,348 15,177 1.1 125 38
Tillsonburg CA 15,301 14,822 3.2 126 39
Temiskaming Shores CA 13,566 13,654 A -0.6 129 40
Ingersoll CA 12,146 11,760 3.3 142 41
Hawkesbury CA 12,128 12,267 -1.1 143 ···
Hawkesbury (partie du Québec / Quebec part)   1,577 1,398 12.8 ··· 31
Hawkesbury (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)   10,551 10,869 -2.9 ··· 43
Elliot Lake CA 11,348 11,549 -1.7 146 42

Age and sex

Orillia – Age distribution

Table 3 Orillia – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 14.6% 15.9% 13.5%
15 to 64 64.3% 65.3% 63.4%
65 and over 21.1% 18.9% 23.1%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Orillia was 21.1%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 64.3% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 14.6%. 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.

Orillia – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Orillia – Population by broad age groups and 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 40,735 40,530 205 0.5
0 to 14 5,965 6,685 -720 -10.8
15 to 64 26,180 26,095 85 0.3
65 and over 8,585 7,755 830 10.7
Males
Total 19,530 19,495 35 0.2
0 to 14 3,100 3,430 -330 -9.6
15 to 64 12,745 12,775 -30 -0.2
65 and over 3,690 3,290 400 12.2
Females
Total 21,200 21,035 165 0.8
0 to 14 2,870 3,255 -385 -11.8
15 to 64 13,440 13,320 120 0.9
65 and over 4,895 4,460 435 9.8

Orillia – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 5 Orillia – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 40,735 19,530 21,200
0 to 4 years 1,895 975 920
5 to 9 years 1,980 1,005 975
10 to 14 years 2,095 1,120 970
15 to 19 years 2,545 1,290 1,260
20 to 24 years 2,550 1,295 1,255
25 to 29 years 2,225 1,095 1,135
30 to 34 years 2,025 1,000 1,025
35 to 39 years 2,040 1,030 1,015
40 to 44 years 2,385 1,090 1,295
45 to 49 years 3,130 1,525 1,610
50 to 54 years 3,335 1,615 1,725
55 to 59 years 3,005 1,360 1,640
60 to 64 years 2,925 1,450 1,470
65 to 69 years 2,335 1,080 1,255
70 to 74 years 1,970 895 1,075
75 to 79 years 1,640 770 870
80 to 84 years 1,300 525 770
85 to 89 years 880 295 590
90 to 94 years 375 105 270
95 to 99 years 70 15 60
100 years and over 10 0 10
Median age 46.2 44.5 47.6

Orillia – Median age1 of the population

The median age in Orillia was 46.2 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 6 Canada, Ontario and Orillia – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
Orillia 43.2 46.2

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Orillia was 11,810, which represents a change of 1.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Orillia, 64.3% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 15.8% were common-law-couples and 19.9% were lone-parent families.

Orillia – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Ontario, Orillia – 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
Orillia 11,810 7,595 64.3 1,865 15.8 2,355 19.9 1.5

Orillia – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: Orillia - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
2,860 (30.2%) 4,730 (50.0%) 795 ( 8.4%) 1,070 (11.3%)

Chart G description: Orillia - Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census agglomeration of Orillia, 38.6% 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.

Among couples with children aged 24 and under at home in the census agglomeration of Orillia, 80.3% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 19.7% were stepfamilies, in which there was at least one child was the biological or adopted child of only one married spouse or common-law partner. For Canada as a whole in 2011, 12.6% of couples with children aged 24 and under were stepfamilies.

Orillia – Marital status

In Orillia, 55.5% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (44.7%) or living with a common-law partner (10.8%).

The remaining 44.5% 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 8 Canada, Ontario, Orillia – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Orillia Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 34,765 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 19,285 55.5 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 15,540 44.7 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 3,745 10.8 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 15,480 44.5 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 8,650 24.9 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 1,310 3.8 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 2,550 7.3 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 2,970 8.5 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Orillia – Types of private households

There were 17,110 private households3 in Orillia in 2011, a change of 4.9% from 2006. Of these, 20.7% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -11.3% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Ontario, Orillia – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Orillia Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 17,110 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5
3,540 20.7 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6
5,545 32.4 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 2,160 12.6 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 4,940 28.9 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households8 275 1.6 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households9 640 3.7 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

Orillia – Structural type of dwelling

In Orillia, 65.5% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 4.7% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Orillia – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Orillia Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 17,110 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 11,210 65.5 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 330 1.9 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 1,315 7.7 415,230 8.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 805 4.7 789,975 16.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 2,425 14.2 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 810 4.7 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 40 0.2 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 170 1.0 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

Orillia – Mother tongue

Chart J: Orillia - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Orillia - 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 Orillia, 91.4% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.3% reported French only, and 6.7% reported only a non-official language, 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, 96.5% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.3% spoke only French and 2.3% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 79.0% for English only, 2.2% for French only and 14.4% for only a non-official language.

Table 11 Orillia – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 39,860 100.0 39,860 100.0
English 36,425 91.4 38,460 96.5
French 510 1.3 110 0.3
Non-official language 2,655 6.7 915 2.3
Multiple responses 270 0.7 380 1.0
Table 12 Orillia – 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 99.9 99.8 0.1
French 45.5 20.7 24.8
Non-official language 64.1 39.2 24.9

Orillia – Non-official languages

In Orillia, the three most common mother tongues were German (1.0%), Italian (0.8%) and Dutch (0.6%), 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 13 Orillia – 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 410 14.4 1.0
Italian 315 11.0 0.8
Dutch 230 8.1 0.6
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 210 7.4 0.5
Chinese, n.o.s. 170 6.0 0.4

Orillia – Bilingualism

Table 14 Orillia – 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 4.4 3.3 84.3 4.3
0 to 19 4.4 4.1 62.5 7.3
20 to 44 5.3 4.3 91.3 5.6
45 to 64 4.1 2.4 84.4 4.7
65 and over 3.6 2.1 92.0 3.1
Table 15 Orillia – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 39,860 100.0
English only 37,940 95.2
French only 10 0.0
English and French 1,810 4.5
Neither English nor French 100 0.3

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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