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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP - Ontario 1

Map of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP (shaded in green), Ontario

Map of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
90
Nat. rank
243

In 2011, Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield (Township) had a population of 16,846, representing a percentage change of -1.1% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 315.64 square kilometres with a population density of 53.4 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, Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield (Township) had 6,660 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 1.0%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield (Township) is part of the census metropolitan area of Peterborough.

Population and dwelling counts

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield (Township) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield (Township) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Cavan-Monaghan, Ont. TP 8,601 8,828 -2.6
Peterborough, Ont. CY 78,698 75,406 A 4.4
Curve Lake First Nation 35, Ont. IRI 1,003 1,060 -5.4
Douro-Dummer, Ont. TP 6,805 6,954 -2.1
North Kawartha, Ont. TP 2,289 2,342 -2.3
Galway-Cavendish and Harvey, Ont. TP 5,105 5,284 -3.4
Kawartha Lakes, Ont. CY 73,214 74,561 -1.8

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

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Age distribution

Chart C: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 14.2% 14.3% 14.0%
15 to 64 65.1% 64.8% 65.3%
65 and over 20.7% 20.8% 20.7%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP was 20.7%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 65.1% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 14.2%. 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.

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, 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 16,845 17,000 -155 -0.9
0 to 14 2,385 2,615 -230 -8.8
15 to 64 10,970 11,260 -290 -2.6
65 and over 3,495 3,125 370 11.8
Males
Total 8,305 8,375 -70 -0.8
0 to 14 1,190 1,315 -125 -9.5
15 to 64 5,385 5,570 -185 -3.3
65 and over 1,725 1,485 240 16.2
Females
Total 8,540 8,630 -90 -1.0
0 to 14 1,195 1,295 -100 -7.7
15 to 64 5,580 5,695 -115 -2.0
65 and over 1,765 1,640 125 7.6

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 16,845 8,305 8,540
0 to 4 years 705 355 350
5 to 9 years 765 370 390
10 to 14 years 915 460 455
15 to 19 years 1,080 570 510
20 to 24 years 885 470 415
25 to 29 years 720 375 345
30 to 34 years 620 300 320
35 to 39 years 780 370 405
40 to 44 years 905 400 500
45 to 49 years 1,320 660 665
50 to 54 years 1,495 735 760
55 to 59 years 1,620 765 855
60 to 64 years 1,545 745 795
65 to 69 years 1,315 670 645
70 to 74 years 830 430 400
75 to 79 years 665 340 325
80 to 84 years 395 175 220
85 years and over 290 115 170
Median age 49.0 48.6 49.4

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Median age2 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP was 49 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP 46.2 49.0

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families3 in Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield was 5,365, which represents a change of 0.6% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, 78.8% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 11.3% were common-law-couples and 9.9% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield - Census families by family structure

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, 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
Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP 5,365 4,230 78.8 605 11.3 530 9.9 0.6
Cavan-Monaghan, TP 2,635 2,060 78.2 315 12.0 255 9.7 -0.2
Peterborough, CY 21,640 14,075 65.0 3,390 15.7 4,175 19.3 3.9
Curve Lake First Nation 35, IRI 295 145 49.2 80 27.1 75 25.4 -6.3
Douro-Dummer, TP 2,140 1,710 79.9 220 10.3 215 10.0 -0.2
North Kawartha, TP 745 565 75.8 115 15.4 65 8.7 -1.3
Galway-Cavendish and Harvey, TP 1,750 1,395 79.7 215 12.3 145 8.3 -5.1
Kawartha Lakes, CY 22,345 16,495 73.8 2,985 13.4 2,865 12.8 -0.8

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, 37.0% 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 * 1,565
Married couples without children * 2,665
Common-law-couples with children * 220
Common-law-couples without children * 385

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield – Marital status

Chart H: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield - Marital status

Chart H description: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield - Marital status

In Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, 67.6% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (59.2%) or living with a common-law partner (8.4%).

The remaining 32.4% 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, Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 14,460 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 9,780 67.6 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 8,560 59.2 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,220 8.4 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 4,680 32.4 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 2,880 19.9 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 345 2.4 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 640 4.4 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 820 5.7 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield – Types of private households

There were 6,660 private households4 in Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield in 2011, a change of 1.4% from 2006. Of these, 25.9% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -13.1% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type5 Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 6,660 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home6		 1,725 25.9 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home7		 2,915 43.8 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households8 460 6.9 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 1,280 19.2 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households9 130 2.0 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households10 145 2.2 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield – Structural type of dwelling

In Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, 93.7% 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, Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 6,660 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 6,240 93.7 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 50 0.8 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 75 1.1 415,230 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 165 2.5 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 110 1.7 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house11 20 0.3 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling12 0 0.0 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Mother tongue

Chart J: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, 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 Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, 94.5% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.0% reported French only, and 4.1% 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, 98.6% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.2% spoke only French and 1.0% 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 Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, 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 16,805 100.0 16,800 100.0
English 15,875 94.5 16,560 98.6
French 170 1.0 35 0.2
Non-official language 690 4.1 160 1.0
Multiple responses 70 0.4 55 0.3
Table 13 Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – 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 99.8 0.0
French 41.5 12.2 29.3
Non-official language 52.1 24.7 27.4

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Non-official languages

In Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, the three most common mother tongues were German (1.0%), Dutch (0.7%) and Polish (0.4%), 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 Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, 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 160 22.1 1.0
Dutch 125 17.2 0.7
Polish 60 8.3 0.4
Italian 50 6.9 0.3
Spanish 25 3.4 0.1
Ukrainian 25 3.4 0.1

Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Bilingualism

Table 15 Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, 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 6.1 5.2 79.4 8.0
0 to 19 9.4 9.1 100.0 14.3
20 to 44 7.2 6.4 100.0 10.5
45 to 64 4.8 3.8 80.0 7.0
65 and over 3.9 2.4 70.0 7.3
Table 16 Smith-Ennismore-Lakefield, TP – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 16,805 100.0
English only 15,730 93.6
French only 0 0.0
English and French 1,050 6.2
Neither English nor French 15 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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