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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Tay Valley, TP - Ontario

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Tay Valley, TP - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank

218

Nat. rank

653

In 2011, Tay Valley (Township) had a population of 5,571, representing a percentage change of -1.1% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 549.12 square kilometres with a population density of 10.1 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, Tay Valley (Township) had 2,110 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 1.2%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Tay Valley (Township) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Tay Valley (Township) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Rideau Lakes, Ont.	TP	10,207	10,350	-1.4
Drummond/North Elmsley, Ont.	TP	7,487	7,118	5.2
Perth, Ont.	T	5,840	5,907	-1.1
Lanark Highlands, Ont.	TP	5,128	5,180	-1.0
South Frontenac, Ont.	TP	18,113	18,227	-0.6
Central Frontenac, Ont.	TP	4,556	4,665	-2.3

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
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	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
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	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

Tay Valley, TP – Age distribution

Chart C: Tay Valley, TP - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Tay Valley, TP - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Tay Valley, TP – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	12.4%	12.9%	12.1%
15 to 64	64.0%	64.9%	63.1%
65 and over	23.6%	22.4%	24.8%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Tay Valley, TP was 23.6%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 64.0% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 12.4%. 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.

Tay Valley, TP – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Tay Valley, TP – 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	5,570	5,635	-65	-1.2
0 to 14	690	880	-190	-21.6
15 to 64	3,565	3,765	-200	-5.3
65 and over	1,315	985	330	33.5
Males
Total	2,750	2,835	-85	-3.0
0 to 14	355	470	-115	-24.5
15 to 64	1,785	1,860	-75	-4.0
65 and over	615	500	115	23.0
Females
Total	2,820	2,800	20	0.7
0 to 14	340	410	-70	-17.1
15 to 64	1,780	1,905	-125	-6.6
65 and over	700	485	215	44.3

Tay Valley, TP – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Tay Valley, TP - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Tay Valley, TP – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	5,570	2,750	2,820
0 to 4 years	175	85	85
5 to 9 years	235	120	120
10 to 14 years	280	145	135
15 to 19 years	345	200	150
20 to 24 years	265	130	130
25 to 29 years	220	110	110
30 to 34 years	175	80	95
35 to 39 years	225	105	120
40 to 44 years	300	145	155
45 to 49 years	475	225	250
50 to 54 years	495	255	235
55 to 59 years	530	255	270
60 to 64 years	545	280	265
65 to 69 years	415	210	200
70 to 74 years	285	155	130
75 to 79 years	200	105	95
80 to 84 years	160	75	85
85 years and over	255	65	190
Median age	51.0	50.6	51.5

Tay Valley, TP – Median age¹ of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Tay Valley, TP - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Tay Valley, TP - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Tay Valley, TP was 51 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and Tay Valley, TP – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Ontario	39.0	40.4
Tay Valley, TP	45.8	51.0

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in Tay Valley was 1,695, which represents a change of -2.0% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Tay Valley, 78.8% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 11.8% were common-law-couples and 8.8% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Tay Valley - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Tay Valley - Census families by family structure

Tay Valley – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of Tay Valley, 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
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
Ontario †	3,612,205	2,612,890	72.3	394,670	10.9	604,645	16.7	5.5
Tay Valley, TP	1,695	1,335	78.8	200	11.8	150	8.8	-2.0
Rideau Lakes, TP	3,380	2,605	77.1	385	11.4	385	11.4	1.5
Drummond/North Elmsley, TP	2,385	1,870	78.4	310	13.0	205	8.6	6.7
Perth, T	1,660	1,125	67.8	225	13.6	315	19.0	-4.9
Lanark Highlands, TP	1,645	1,240	75.4	235	14.3	170	10.3	4.1
South Frontenac, TP	5,800	4,505	77.7	725	12.5	570	9.8	2.5
Central Frontenac, TP	1,440	1,030	71.5	220	15.3	195	13.5	0.3

Tay Valley – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Tay Valley, 37.3% 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 *	495
Married couples without children *	840
Common-law-couples with children *	80
Common-law-couples without children *	125

Tay Valley – Marital status

Chart H description: Tay Valley - Marital status

In Tay Valley, 65.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (56.9%) or living with a common-law partner (8.4%).

The remaining 34.7% 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, Tay Valley, TP – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Tay Valley, TP		Ontario		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	4,880	100.0	10,671,050	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	3,185	65.3	6,158,605	57.7	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	2,775	56.9	5,367,400	50.3	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	410	8.4	791,210	7.4	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,695	34.7	4,512,440	42.3	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	935	19.2	2,985,020	28.0	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	115	2.4	319,805	3.0	698,245	2.5
Divorced	210	4.3	593,730	5.6	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	430	8.8	613,880	5.8	1,584,525	5.7

Tay Valley – Types of private households

There were 2,110 private households³ in Tay Valley in 2011, a change of 1.2% from 2006. Of these, 27.0% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -16.8% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Tay Valley, TP – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	Tay Valley, TP		Ontario		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	2,110	100.0	4,887,505	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	570	27.0	1,402,420	28.7	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	945	44.8	1,408,120	28.8	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	150	7.1	535,825	11.0	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	395	18.7	1,230,980	25.2	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁸	20	0.9	128,660	2.6	268,060	2.0
Other households⁹	35	1.7	181,500	3.7	543,340	4.1

Tay Valley – Structural type of dwelling

In Tay Valley, 97.9% 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, Tay Valley, TP – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Tay Valley, TP		Ontario		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	2,110	100.0	4,887,510	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	2,065	97.9	2,718,880	55.6	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	15	0.7	279,470	5.7	646,240	4.9
Row house	5	0.2	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	10	0.5	498,160	10.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	5	0.2	160,460	3.3	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹⁰	5	0.2	9,535	0.2	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹¹	10	0.5	15,795	0.3	183,510	1.4

Language

Tay Valley, TP – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Tay Valley, 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 Tay Valley, 94.8% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 2.4% reported French only, and 2.6% 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, 99.3% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.2% spoke only French and 0.2% 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 Tay Valley, TP – 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	5,290	100.0	5,290	100.0
English	5,015	94.8	5,255	99.3
French	125	2.4	10	0.2
Non-official language	135	2.6	10	0.2
Multiple responses	20	0.4	10	0.2

Table 13 Tay Valley, TP – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹² (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	99.9	99.9	0.0
French	40.7	7.4	33.3
Non-official language	39.3	10.7	28.6

Tay Valley, TP – Non-official languages

In Tay Valley, the three most common mother tongues were German (0.9%), Dutch (0.4%) and Polish (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 Tay Valley, 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	45	32.1	0.9
Dutch	20	14.3	0.4
Polish	10	7.1	0.2

Tay Valley, TP – Bilingualism

Table 15 Tay Valley, TP – 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	10.7	8.4	92.0	23.1
0 to 19	8.7	8.7	0.0	0.0
20 to 44	12.0	10.6	100.0	0.0
45 to 64	10.9	7.4	92.3	25.0
65 and over	11.1	7.3	100.0	33.3

Table 16 Tay Valley, TP – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	5,290	100.0
English only	4,710	89.0
French only	0	0.0
English and French	575	10.9
Neither English nor French	0	0.0

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

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 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

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

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Footnote 6

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 7

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

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Footnote 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

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

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Footnote 12

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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