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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Alfred and Plantagenet, TP - Ontario

Map of Alfred and Plantagenet, TP (shaded in green), Ontario

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Alfred and Plantagenet, TP - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Alfred and Plantagenet, TP - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
156
Nat. rank
431

In 2011, Alfred and Plantagenet (Township) had a population of 9,196, representing a percentage change of 6.3% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 392.45 square kilometres with a population density of 23.4 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 908,607.67 square kilometres with a population density of 14.1 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Alfred and Plantagenet (Township) had 3,728 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 10.5%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Alfred and Plantagenet (Township) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Alfred and Plantagenet (Township) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, Que. MÉ 2,746 2,721 0.9
Fassett, Que. MÉ 451 468 -3.6
Montebello, Que. MÉ 978 987 -0.9
Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, Que. MÉ 261 275 -5.1
Papineauville, Que. MÉ 2,165 2,167 -0.1
Plaisance, Que. MÉ 1,103 1,024 7.7
Lochaber, Que. CT 409 497 -17.7
Champlain, Ont. TP 8,573 8,683 -1.3
The Nation / La Nation, Ont. M 11,668 10,662 A E 9.4
Clarence-Rockland, Ont. CY 23,185 20,790 11.5

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

Table 2 Ontario – 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
Milton T 84,362 53,889 A 56.5
Whitchurch-Stouffville T 37,628 24,390 54.3
Ajax T 109,600 90,167 21.6
Brampton CY 523,911 433,806 20.8
Vaughan CY 288,301 238,866 20.7

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

Table 3 Ontario – 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
Thunder Bay, Unorganized NO 5,909 6,585 -10.3
Hearst T 5,090 5,620 -9.4
Dryden CY 7,617 8,195 -7.1
The Blue Mountains T 6,453 6,825 -5.5

Age and sex

Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Age distribution

Chart C: Alfred and Plantagenet, TP - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Alfred and Plantagenet, TP - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 14.6% 15.2% 14.1%
15 to 64 68.6% 68.9% 68.2%
65 and over 16.8% 16.0% 17.7%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Alfred and Plantagenet, TP was 16.8%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 68.6% 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.

Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – 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 9,195 8,655 540 6.2
0 to 14 1,345 1,455 -110 -7.6
15 to 64 6,305 5,890 415 7.0
65 and over 1,545 1,310 235 17.9
Males
Total 4,635 4,335 300 6.9
0 to 14 705 705 0 0.0
15 to 64 3,195 3,030 165 5.4
65 and over 740 595 145 24.4
Females
Total 4,560 4,325 235 5.4
0 to 14 645 750 -105 -14.0
15 to 64 3,110 2,855 255 8.9
65 and over 805 715 90 12.6

Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Alfred and Plantagenet, TP - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Alfred and Plantagenet, TP - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 9,195 4,635 4,560
0 to 4 years 440 240 200
5 to 9 years 405 220 190
10 to 14 years 495 250 255
15 to 19 years 635 300 335
20 to 24 years 555 305 255
25 to 29 years 435 220 215
30 to 34 years 440 225 220
35 to 39 years 515 245 265
40 to 44 years 665 350 315
45 to 49 years 860 405 455
50 to 54 years 850 450 400
55 to 59 years 685 360 325
60 to 64 years 660 330 330
65 to 69 years 555 305 255
70 to 74 years 365 170 190
75 to 79 years 270 135 145
80 to 84 years 185 75 110
85 years and over 165 55 110
Median age 45.0 44.6 45.4

Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Alfred and Plantagenet, TP - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Alfred and Plantagenet, TP - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Alfred and Plantagenet, TP was 45 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
Alfred and Plantagenet, TP 42.7 45.0

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Alfred and Plantagenet was 2,800, which represents a change of 7.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Alfred and Plantagenet, 62.9% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 25.4% were common-law-couples and 12.0% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Alfred and Plantagenet - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Alfred and Plantagenet - Census families by family structure

Alfred and Plantagenet – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of Alfred and Plantagenet, TP 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
Ontario † 3,612,205 2,612,890 72.3 394,670 10.9 604,645 16.7 5.5
Alfred and Plantagenet, TP 2,800 1,760 62.9 710 25.4 335 12.0 7.5
Grenville-sur-la-Rouge, MÉ (Que.) 840 525 62.5 220 26.2 95 11.3 1.8
Fassett, MÉ (Que.) 135 80 59.3 35 25.9 20 14.8 -6.9
Montebello, MÉ (Que.) 290 140 48.3 105 36.2 50 17.2 -6.5
Notre-Dame-de-Bonsecours, MÉ (Que.) 75 40 53.3 30 40.0 5 6.7 -21.1
Papineauville, MÉ (Que.) 630 320 50.8 230 36.5 85 13.5 -1.6
Plaisance, MÉ (Que.) 335 175 52.2 120 35.8 40 11.9 0.0
Lochaber, CT (Que.) 120 55 45.8 50 41.7 15 12.5 -4.0
Champlain, TP 2,670 1,830 68.5 540 20.2 295 11.0 0.8
The Nation / La Nation, M 3,510 2,370 67.5 755 21.5 380 10.8 9.9
Clarence-Rockland, CY 6,975 4,750 68.1 1,300 18.6 920 13.2 13.0

Alfred and Plantagenet – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Alfred and Plantagenet, 40.0% 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 * 685
Married couples without children * 1,075
Common-law-couples with children * 300
Common-law-couples without children * 410

Alfred and Plantagenet – Marital status

Chart H: Alfred and Plantagenet - Marital status

Chart H description: Alfred and Plantagenet - Marital status

In Alfred and Plantagenet, 63.6% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (45.5%) or living with a common-law partner (18.0%).

The remaining 36.4% 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, Ontario, Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Alfred and Plantagenet, TP Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 7,850 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 4,990 63.6 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 3,570 45.5 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,415 18.0 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,860 36.4 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,785 22.7 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 230 2.9 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 390 5.0 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 460 5.9 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Alfred and Plantagenet – Types of private households

There were 3,725 private households3 in Alfred and Plantagenet in 2011, a change of 10.4% from 2006. Of these, 26.0% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 1.0% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Alfred and Plantagenet, TP Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 3,725 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 970 26.0 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 1,430 38.4 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 305 8.2 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 885 23.8 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 50 1.3 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households9 90 2.4 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

Alfred and Plantagenet – Structural type of dwelling

In Alfred and Plantagenet, 80.0% 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, Ontario, Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Alfred and Plantagenet, TP Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 3,730 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 2,985 80.0 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 285 7.6 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 50 1.3 415,230 8.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0 0.0 789,975 16.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 280 7.5 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 105 2.8 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 5 0.1 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 20 0.5 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Mother tongue

Chart J: Alfred and Plantagenet, TP - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Alfred and Plantagenet, TP - 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 Alfred and Plantagenet, 20.6% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 75.3% reported French only, and 2.5% reported a non-official language only, 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, 25.5% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 72.0% spoke only French and 0.9% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 79.0% for only English, 2.2% for only French and 14.4% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 9,025 100.0 9,025 100.0
English 1,860 20.6 2,300 25.5
French 6,795 75.3 6,495 72.0
Non-official language 230 2.5 80 0.9
Multiple responses 140 1.6 140 1.6
Table 13 Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – 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 97.0 91.5 5.5
French 97.0 93.3 3.7
Non-official language 62.0 40.0 22.0

Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Non-official languages

In Alfred and Plantagenet, the three most common mother tongues were German (1.1%), Italian (0.3%) and Spanish (0.2%), 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 14 Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – 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 100 40.0 1.1
Italian 25 10.0 0.3
Spanish 20 8.0 0.2
Hungarian 15 6.0 0.2

Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Bilingualism

Table 15 Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – 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 67.0 39.4 75.8 34.8
0 to 19 48.8 32.6 54.4 40.0
20 to 44 80.1 48.2 90.7 41.7
45 to 64 73.4 39.7 83.8 41.2
65 and over 55.1 30.2 61.4 16.7
Table 16 Alfred and Plantagenet, TP – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 9,025 100.0
English only 1,295 14.3
French only 1,645 18.2
English and French 6,075 67.3
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.


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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