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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census agglomeration of Portage la Prairie, Manitoba 1

Map of Portage la Prairie, CA (shaded in green), Manitoba

Map of Portage la Prairie

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Portage la Prairie, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Portage la Prairie, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
4
Nat. rank
132

In 2011, the population of Portage la Prairie census agglomeration (CA) was 12,996, representing a percentage change of 2.1% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CAs of 4.2%.

In Portage la Prairie, the land area is 24.67 square kilometres with a population density of 526.7 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 5,391 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Portage la Prairie in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 3.4%. 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 Portage la Prairie CA

Table 1 Portage la Prairie CA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
Portage la Prairie CY 12,996 12,728 2.1

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

Portage la Prairie – Age distribution

Chart C: Portage la Prairie - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Portage la Prairie - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 Portage la Prairie – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 18.9% 20.5% 17.4%
15 to 64 63.7% 64.4% 63.0%
65 and over 17.5% 15.1% 19.6%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Portage la Prairie was 17.5%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 63.7% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 18.9%. 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.

Portage la Prairie – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Portage la Prairie – 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 12,995 12,730 265 2.1
0 to 14 2,450 2,525 -75 -3.0
15 to 64 8,280 8,010 270 3.4
65 and over 2,270 2,190 80 3.7
Males
Total 6,170 6,035 135 2.2
0 to 14 1,265 1,280 -15 -1.2
15 to 64 3,975 3,880 95 2.4
65 and over 930 875 55 6.3
Females
Total 6,825 6,690 135 2.0
0 to 14 1,185 1,240 -55 -4.4
15 to 64 4,300 4,135 165 4.0
65 and over 1,340 1,320 20 1.5

Portage la Prairie – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Portage la Prairie - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Portage la Prairie - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 5 Portage la Prairie – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 12,995 6,170 6,825
0 to 4 years 845 425 420
5 to 9 years 810 415 390
10 to 14 years 795 425 375
15 to 19 years 955 485 470
20 to 24 years 820 405 415
25 to 29 years 740 355 385
30 to 34 years 690 285 405
35 to 39 years 700 345 355
40 to 44 years 795 395 400
45 to 49 years 950 445 505
50 to 54 years 1,010 495 510
55 to 59 years 880 410 470
60 to 64 years 750 360 385
65 to 69 years 595 270 325
70 to 74 years 460 210 250
75 to 79 years 420 185 235
80 to 84 years 375 140 240
85 to 89 years 260 85 180
90 to 94 years 120 30 85
95 to 99 years 35 5 25
100 years and over 5 5 5
Median age 40.8 39.2 42.4

Portage la Prairie – Median age2 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Manitoba and Portage la Prairie - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Manitoba and Portage la Prairie - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

The median age in Portage la Prairie was 40.8 years. In comparison, the median age of Manitoba was 38.4 years.

Table 6 Canada, Manitoba and Portage la Prairie – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Manitoba 38.1 38.4
Portage la Prairie 40.0 40.8

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families3 in Portage la Prairie was 3,465, which represents a change of 2.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Portage la Prairie, 63.9% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 13.6% were common-law-couples and 22.5% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Portage la Prairie - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Portage la Prairie - Census families by family structure

Portage la Prairie – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Manitoba, Portage la Prairie – 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
Portage la Prairie 3,465 2,215 63.9 470 13.6 780 22.5 2.5

Portage la Prairie – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: Portage la Prairie - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
925 (34.5%) 1,285 (47.9%) 240 ( 8.9%) 230 ( 8.6%)

Chart G description: Portage la Prairie - Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census agglomeration of Portage la Prairie, 43.5% 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.

Among couples with children aged 24 and under at home in the census agglomeration of Portage la Prairie, 83.3% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 17.2% 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.

Portage la Prairie – Marital status

Chart H: Portage la Prairie - Marital status

Chart H description: Portage la Prairie - Marital status

In Portage la Prairie, 51.9% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (43.0%) or living with a common-law partner (9.0%).

The remaining 48.1% 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, Portage la Prairie – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Portage la Prairie Manitoba Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 10,545 100.0 977,110 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 5,470 51.9 558,505 57.2 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 4,530 43.0 480,135 49.1 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 945 9.0 78,370 8.0 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 5,075 48.1 418,600 42.8 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 3,170 30.1 282,460 28.9 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 285 2.7 23,620 2.4 698,245 2.5
Divorced 680 6.4 52,215 5.3 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 940 8.9 60,300 6.2 1,584,525 5.7

Portage la Prairie – Types of private households

There were 5,390 private households4 in Portage la Prairie in 2011, a change of 3.5% from 2006. Of these, 21.1% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -5.4% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Manitoba, Portage la Prairie – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type5 Portage la Prairie Manitoba Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 5,390 100.0 466,140 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home6		 1,135 21.1 125,025 26.8 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home7		 1,480 27.5 134,525 28.9 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households8 715 13.3 48,255 10.4 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 1,830 34.0 131,480 28.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households9 65 1.2 9,665 2.1 268,060 2.0
Other households10 165 3.1 17,190 3.7 543,340 4.1

Portage la Prairie – Structural type of dwelling

In Portage la Prairie, 72.1% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 3.8% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Manitoba, Portage la Prairie – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Portage la Prairie Manitoba Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 5,390 100.0 466,140 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 3,885 72.1 322,800 69.2 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 125 2.3 14,445 3.1 646,240 4.9
Row house 300 5.6 14,435 3.1 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 205 3.8 37,665 8.1 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 735 13.6 61,410 13.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 50 0.9 6,105 1.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house11 10 0.2 730 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling12 85 1.6 8,550 1.8 183,510 1.4

Language

Portage la Prairie – Mother tongue

Chart J: Portage la Prairie - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Portage la Prairie - 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 Portage la Prairie, 88.8% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 2.3% reported French only, and 7.8% 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, 95.9% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.5% spoke only French and 2.2% 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 Portage la Prairie – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 12,410 100.0 12,415 100.0
English 11,025 88.8 11,910 95.9
French 285 2.3 60 0.5
Non-official language 965 7.8 275 2.2
Multiple responses 140 1.1 170 1.4
Table 12 Portage la Prairie – 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 99.8 99.7 0.1
French 43.8 18.8 25.0
Non-official language 57.4 33.3 24.1

Portage la Prairie – Non-official languages

In Portage la Prairie, the three most common mother tongues were German (2.6%), Ojibway (1.4%) and Ukrainian (1.0%), 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 Portage la Prairie – 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 325 30.1 2.6
Ojibway 170 15.7 1.4
Ukrainian 125 11.6 1.0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 95 8.8 0.8
Russian 45 4.2 0.4

Portage la Prairie – Bilingualism

Table 14 Portage la Prairie – 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 5.5 3.9 78.9 1.6
0 to 19 5.7 5.7 50.0 0.0
20 to 44 6.9 5.5 80.0 3.4
45 to 64 4.1 1.7 85.0 3.7
65 and over 4.7 1.8 77.8 1.7
Table 15 Portage la Prairie – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 12,415 100.0
English only 11,685 94.1
French only 5 0.0
English and French 695 5.6
Neither English nor French 25 0.2

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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