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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Alnwick, P - New Brunswick ¹

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Alnwick, P - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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In 2011, Alnwick (Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de)) had a population of 5,922, representing a percentage change of -3.7% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 734.66 square kilometres with a population density of 8.1 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 71,377.18 square kilometres with a population density of 10.5 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Alnwick (Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de)) had 2,404 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 3.5%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Alnwick (Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de)) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Alnwick (Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de)) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Hardwicke, N.B.	P	2,329	2,484	-6.2
Glenelg, N.B.	P	1,610	1,652	-2.5
Chatham, N.B.	P	522	502	4.0
Newcastle, N.B.	P	1,220	1,209	0.9
Neguac, N.B.	VL	1,678	1,623	3.4
Burnt Church 14, N.B.	IRI	1,046	1,120	-6.6
Tabusintac 9, N.B.	IRI	10	10	0.0
Saumarez, N.B.	P	6,920	6,832 A	1.3
Allardville, N.B.	P	2,081	2,151	-3.3

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

Table 2 New Brunswick – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Dieppe	C	23,310	18,565	25.6
Quispamsis	TV	17,886	15,239	17.4
Lincoln	P	6,458	5,764	12.0
Fredericton	CY	56,224	50,535	11.3
Kingsclear	P	7,391	6,689	10.5

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

Table 3 New Brunswick – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Shippagan	P	5,032	5,370	-6.3
Edmundston	C	16,032	16,643	-3.7
Alnwick	P	5,922	6,152	-3.7
Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est	RCR	6,200	6,429	-3.6
Bathurst	CY	12,275	12,714	-3.5

Age and sex

Alnwick, P – Age distribution

Chart C: Alnwick, P - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Alnwick, P - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Alnwick, P – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	12.6%	12.3%	12.7%
15 to 64	69.7%	70.4%	69.0%
65 and over	17.8%	17.2%	18.5%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Alnwick, P was 17.8%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 69.7% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 12.6%. 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.

Alnwick, P – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Alnwick, P – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex	Population
Broad age groups by sex	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	5,920	6,150	-230	-3.7
0 to 14	745	920	-175	-19.0
15 to 64	4,125	4,375	-250	-5.7
65 and over	1,055	855	200	23.4
Males
Total	2,970	3,060	-90	-2.9
0 to 14	365	470	-105	-22.3
15 to 64	2,090	2,185	-95	-4.3
65 and over	510	410	100	24.4
Females
Total	2,950	3,095	-145	-4.7
0 to 14	375	450	-75	-16.7
15 to 64	2,035	2,195	-160	-7.3
65 and over	545	450	95	21.1

Alnwick, P – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Alnwick, P - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Alnwick, P – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	5,920	2,970	2,950
0 to 4 years	215	110	105
5 to 9 years	220	115	110
10 to 14 years	305	145	160
15 to 19 years	320	160	160
20 to 24 years	280	155	120
25 to 29 years	255	125	130
30 to 34 years	305	165	145
35 to 39 years	410	185	220
40 to 44 years	450	245	205
45 to 49 years	550	270	280
50 to 54 years	545	280	265
55 to 59 years	550	265	280
60 to 64 years	465	230	230
65 to 69 years	365	180	180
70 to 74 years	265	145	125
75 to 79 years	180	85	100
80 to 84 years	120	60	55
85 years and over	130	45	90
Median age	46.9	46.3	47.3

Alnwick, P – Median age² of the population

Chart E: Canada, New Brunswick and Alnwick, P - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, New Brunswick and Alnwick, P - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Alnwick, P was 46.9 years. In comparison, the median age of New Brunswick was 43.7 years.

Table 7 Canada, New Brunswick and Alnwick, P – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
New Brunswick	41.5	43.7
Alnwick, P	42.0	46.9

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families³ in Alnwick was 1,885, which represents a change of -0.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Alnwick, 62.1% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 17.8% were common-law-couples and 20.7% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Alnwick - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Alnwick - Census families by family structure

Alnwick – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, New Brunswick, CSD of Alnwick, P 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
Geographic name	Total families	number	%	number	%	number	%	% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Canada †	9,389,695	6,293,950	67.0	1,567,905	16.7	1,527,840	16.3	5.5
New Brunswick	224,590	152,455	67.9	35,945	16.0	36,190	16.1	3.1
Alnwick, P	1,885	1,170	62.1	335	17.8	390	20.7	-0.5
Hardwicke, P	735	530	72.1	85	11.6	115	15.6	-2.6
Glenelg, P	520	380	73.1	60	11.5	80	15.4	-7.1
Chatham, P	175	130	74.3	20	11.4	20	11.4	2.9
Newcastle, P	385	285	74.0	50	13.0	50	13.0	1.3
Neguac, VL	515	325	63.1	90	17.5	95	18.4	0.0
Burnt Church 14, IRI	275	70	25.5	75	27.3	130	47.3	-3.5
Saumarez, P	2,185	1,250	57.2	480	22.0	460	21.1	-1.4
Allardville, P	660	420	63.6	135	20.5	105	15.9	-6.4

Alnwick – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Alnwick, 36.0% 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 *	380
Married couples without children *	785
Common-law-couples with children *	160
Common-law-couples without children *	175

Alnwick – Marital status

Chart H description: Alnwick - Marital status

In Alnwick, 58.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (45.8%) or living with a common-law partner (12.9%).

The remaining 41.4% 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, New Brunswick, Alnwick, P – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Alnwick, P		New Brunswick		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	5,175	100.0	637,595	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	3,045	58.8	382,310	60.0	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	2,370	45.8	310,310	48.7	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	670	12.9	72,000	11.3	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	2,140	41.4	255,285	40.0	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	1,430	27.6	159,760	25.1	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	185	3.6	21,035	3.3	698,245	2.5
Divorced	120	2.3	32,930	5.2	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	395	7.6	41,565	6.5	1,584,525	5.7

Alnwick – Types of private households

There were 2,405 private households⁴ in Alnwick in 2011, a change of 3.4% from 2006. Of these, 21.6% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -18.1% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, New Brunswick, Alnwick, P – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁵	Alnwick, P		New Brunswick		Canada
Household type⁵	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	2,405	100.0	314,010	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁶	520	21.6	74,710	23.8	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁷	890	37.0	108,040	34.4	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁸	320	13.3	32,940	10.5	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	530	22.0	81,705	26.0	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁹	75	3.1	4,415	1.4	268,060	2.0
Other households¹⁰	65	2.7	12,200	3.9	543,340	4.1

Alnwick – Structural type of dwelling

In Alnwick, 95.0% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.0% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, New Brunswick, Alnwick, P – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Alnwick, P		New Brunswick		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	2,405	100.0	314,005	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	2,285	95.0	220,175	70.1	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	20	0.8	10,815	3.4	646,240	4.9
Row house	5	0.2	7,830	2.5	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	0	0.0	3,990	1.3	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	25	1.0	42,040	13.4	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	5	0.2	14,110	4.5	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹¹	5	0.2	1,050	0.3	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹²	65	2.7	14,000	4.5	183,510	1.4

Language

Alnwick, P – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Alnwick, P - 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 Alnwick, 16.3% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 82.0% reported French only, and 0.4% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 64.9% for English only, 31.6% for French only and 2.5% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 18.2% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 80.4% spoke only French and 0.2% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 69.2% for only English, 28.4% for only French and 1.3% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Alnwick, P – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
Selected languages	number	%	number	%
Total	5,875	100.0	5,875	100.0
English	955	16.3	1,070	18.2
French	4,815	82.0	4,725	80.4
Non-official language	25	0.4	10	0.2
Multiple responses	80	1.4	70	1.2

Table 13 Alnwick, P – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹³ (in percentage)
Mother tongue	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	95.2	90.3	4.8
French	98.2	96.2	1.9
Non-official language	80.0	40.0	40.0

Alnwick, P – Non-official languages

In Alnwick, the three most common mother tongues were German (0.3%), (0.0%) and (0.0%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Mi'kmaq (0.3%), German (0.3%) and Korean (0.3%).

Table 14 Alnwick, P – 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	15	60.0	0.3

Alnwick, P – Bilingualism

Table 15 Alnwick, P – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups	Mother tongue
Age groups	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	47.3	25.7	51.6	20.0
0 to 19	34.3	32.3	34.9	0.0
20 to 44	56.3	42.9	57.9	0.0
45 to 64	50.6	21.1	57.2	50.0
65 and over	38.9	10.6	47.4	0.0

Table 16 Alnwick, P – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	5,880	100.0
English only	745	12.7
French only	2,325	39.5
English and French	2,805	47.7
Neither English nor French	5	0.1

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.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Alnwick P (New Brunswick) – This census subdivision has the following data quality indicators (commonly referred to as data quality flags):

Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

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Footnote 2

Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.

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Footnote 3

Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.

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Footnote 4

Household, private: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

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Footnote 5

Household type: Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.

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Footnote 6

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 7

Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.

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Footnote 8

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 9

Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

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Footnote 10

Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).

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Footnote 12

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 13

Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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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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