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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census agglomeration of Steinbach, Manitoba 1

Map of Steinbach, CA (shaded in green), Manitoba

Map of Steinbach

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

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

Prov. rank
3
Nat. rank
130

In 2011, the population of Steinbach census agglomeration (CA) was 13,524, representing a percentage change of 22.2% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CAs of 4.2%.

In Steinbach, the land area is 25.57 square kilometres with a population density of 528.9 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 5,098 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Steinbach in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 20.0%. 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 Steinbach CA

Table 1 Steinbach CA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
Steinbach CY 13,524 11,066 22.2

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

Table 2 Manitoba – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2006 to 2011
CMA or CA name Type Population Rank
2011 2006 % change Nat. Prov.
Winnipeg  CMA 730,018 694,668 5.1 8 1
Brandon CA 53,229 48,256 10.3 61 2
Steinbach CA 13,524 11,066 A 22.2 130 3
Portage la Prairie CA 12,996 12,728 A 2.1 132 4
Thompson CA 12,839 13,446 A -4.5 135 5

Age and sex

Steinbach – Age distribution

Table 3 Steinbach – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 21.2% 22.6% 19.8%
15 to 64 62.8% 63.9% 61.8%
65 and over 16.0% 13.4% 18.4%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Steinbach was 16.0%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 62.8% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 21.2%. 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.

Steinbach – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Steinbach – 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 13,525 11,065 2,460 22.2
0 to 14 2,865 2,245 620 27.6
15 to 64 8,495 7,000 1,495 21.4
65 and over 2,165 1,820 345 19.0
Males
Total 6,470 5,310 1,160 21.8
0 to 14 1,465 1,130 335 29.6
15 to 64 4,135 3,455 680 19.7
65 and over 870 730 140 19.2
Females
Total 7,055 5,755 1,300 22.6
0 to 14 1,400 1,115 285 25.6
15 to 64 4,360 3,550 810 22.8
65 and over 1,295 1,095 200 18.3

Steinbach – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 5 Steinbach – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 13,525 6,470 7,055
0 to 4 years 1,150 630 525
5 to 9 years 900 445 455
10 to 14 years 810 385 420
15 to 19 years 895 460 435
20 to 24 years 1,020 505 520
25 to 29 years 1,060 545 515
30 to 34 years 955 470 485
35 to 39 years 840 410 425
40 to 44 years 780 365 405
45 to 49 years 855 400 450
50 to 54 years 780 390 390
55 to 59 years 710 345 375
60 to 64 years 615 245 365
65 to 69 years 495 245 255
70 to 74 years 440 195 245
75 to 79 years 435 170 260
80 to 84 years 365 120 245
85 to 89 years 250 90 160
90 to 94 years 155 50 105
95 to 99 years 20 0 20
100 years and over 0 0 5
Median age 34.8 32.8 37.0

Steinbach – Median age2 of the population

The median age in Steinbach was 34.8 years. In comparison, the median age of Manitoba was 38.4 years.

Table 6 Canada, Manitoba and Steinbach – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Manitoba 38.1 38.4
Steinbach 35.0 34.8

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families3 in Steinbach was 3,770, which represents a change of 22.8% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Steinbach, 83.0% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 5.8% were common-law-couples and 11.1% were lone-parent families.

Steinbach – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Manitoba, Steinbach – 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
Manitoba  327,875 232,635 71.0 39,060 11.9 56,185 17.1 4.8
Steinbach 3,770 3,130 83.0 220 5.8 420 11.1 22.8

Steinbach – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: Steinbach - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
1,530 (45.7%) 1,600 (47.8%) 100 ( 3.0%) 115 ( 3.4%)

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

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census agglomeration of Steinbach, 48.8% 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.

Among couples with children aged 24 and under at home in the census agglomeration of Steinbach, 90.5% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 9.8% 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.

Steinbach – Marital status

In Steinbach, 64.4% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (60.3%) or living with a common-law partner (4.1%).

The remaining 35.6% 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 8 Canada, Manitoba, Steinbach – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Steinbach Manitoba Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 10,660 100.0 977,110 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 6,865 64.4 558,505 57.2 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 6,430 60.3 480,135 49.1 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 435 4.1 78,370 8.0 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 3,795 35.6 418,600 42.8 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 2,465 23.1 282,460 28.9 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 235 2.2 23,620 2.4 698,245 2.5
Divorced 410 3.8 52,215 5.3 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 685 6.4 60,300 6.2 1,584,525 5.7

Steinbach – Types of private households

There were 5,100 private households4 in Steinbach in 2011, a change of 20.0% from 2006. Of these, 31.5% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 18.9% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Manitoba, Steinbach – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type5 Steinbach Manitoba Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 5,100 100.0 466,140 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home6
1,605 31.5 125,025 26.8 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home7
1,670 32.7 134,525 28.9 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households8 385 7.5 48,255 10.4 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 1,200 23.5 131,480 28.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households9 55 1.1 9,665 2.1 268,060 2.0
Other households10 185 3.6 17,190 3.7 543,340 4.1

Steinbach – Structural type of dwelling

In Steinbach, 59.8% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 5.1% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Manitoba, Steinbach – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Steinbach Manitoba Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 5,100 100.0 466,140 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 3,050 59.8 322,800 69.2 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 420 8.2 14,445 3.1 646,240 4.9
Row house 235 4.6 14,435 3.1 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 260 5.1 37,665 8.1 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 785 15.4 61,410 13.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 215 4.2 6,105 1.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house11 5 0.1 730 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling12 135 2.6 8,550 1.8 183,510 1.4

Language

Steinbach – Mother tongue

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

Chart J description: Steinbach - 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 Steinbach, 60.9% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.7% reported French only, and 35.3% reported only a non-official language, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 72.9% for English only, 3.5% for French only and 21.5% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 82.2% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.4% spoke only French and 13.0% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 84.4% for English only, 1.5% for French only and 10.5% for only a non-official language.

Table 11 Steinbach – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 13,335 100.0 13,335 100.0
English 8,120 60.9 10,955 82.2
French 230 1.7 55 0.4
Non-official language 4,710 35.3 1,730 13.0
Multiple responses 270 2.0 595 4.5
Table 12 Steinbach – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Mother-tongue retention13
(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 99.6 99.0 0.5
French 47.2 20.8 26.4
Non-official language 67.0 41.8 25.2

Steinbach – Non-official languages

In Steinbach, the three most common mother tongues were German (28.0%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (3.2%) and Russian (1.8%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (5.8%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (3.4%) and Cree, n.o.s. (1.7%).

Table 13 Steinbach – 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 3,735 75.3 28.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 430 8.7 3.2
Russian 245 4.9 1.8
Ukrainian 115 2.3 0.9
Spanish 65 1.3 0.5

Steinbach – Bilingualism

Table 14 Steinbach – 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 4.0 3.5 83.0 0.7
0 to 19 3.8 3.9 75.0 2.0
20 to 44 4.5 3.8 78.9 0.8
45 to 64 4.2 2.9 93.3 0.8
65 and over 2.5 2.2 87.5 0.3
Table 15 Steinbach – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 13,335 100.0
English only 12,575 94.3
French only 10 0.1
English and French 535 4.0
Neither English nor French 215 1.6

Symbols:

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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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