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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of South Bruce, MU - Ontario

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: South Bruce, MU - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank

215

Nat. rank

642

In 2011, South Bruce (Municipality) had a population of 5,685, representing a percentage change of -4.3% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 487.27 square kilometres with a population density of 11.7 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, South Bruce (Municipality) had 2,152 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was -0.1%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

South Bruce (Municipality) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 South Bruce (Municipality) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Minto, Ont.	T	8,334	8,504	-2.0
Howick, Ont.	TP	3,856	3,882	-0.7
Morris-Turnberry, Ont.	MU	3,413	3,403	0.3
Huron-Kinloss, Ont.	TP	6,790	6,515	4.2
Brockton, Ont.	MU	9,432	9,641	-2.2
West Grey, Ont.	MU	12,286	12,288 A	0.0

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

South Bruce, MU – Age distribution

Chart C: South Bruce, MU - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: South Bruce, MU - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 South Bruce, MU – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	18.1%	17.7%	18.5%
15 to 64	67.6%	68.4%	66.7%
65 and over	14.2%	13.9%	14.6%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in South Bruce, MU was 14.2%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 67.6% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 18.1%. 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.

South Bruce, MU – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 South Bruce, MU – 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	5,685	5,940	-255	-4.3
0 to 14	1,030	1,225	-195	-15.9
15 to 64	3,845	3,910	-65	-1.7
65 and over	810	805	5	0.6
Males
Total	2,880	3,020	-140	-4.6
0 to 14	510	625	-115	-18.4
15 to 64	1,970	2,005	-35	-1.7
65 and over	400	395	5	1.3
Females
Total	2,805	2,920	-115	-3.9
0 to 14	520	600	-80	-13.3
15 to 64	1,870	1,910	-40	-2.1
65 and over	410	410	0	0.0

South Bruce, MU – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: South Bruce, MU - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 South Bruce, MU – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	5,685	2,880	2,805
0 to 4 years	315	150	160
5 to 9 years	350	165	185
10 to 14 years	365	195	170
15 to 19 years	470	245	230
20 to 24 years	385	205	180
25 to 29 years	280	140	140
30 to 34 years	300	165	135
35 to 39 years	280	140	140
40 to 44 years	340	170	175
45 to 49 years	440	220	215
50 to 54 years	510	265	250
55 to 59 years	455	240	215
60 to 64 years	380	195	185
65 to 69 years	250	135	115
70 to 74 years	220	115	110
75 to 79 years	175	90	85
80 to 84 years	90	40	50
85 years and over	75	25	55
Median age	41.5	41.2	41.8

South Bruce, MU – Median age¹ of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and South Bruce, MU - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and South Bruce, MU - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in South Bruce, MU was 41.5 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and South Bruce, MU – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Ontario	39.0	40.4
South Bruce, MU	38.2	41.5

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in South Bruce was 1,635, which represents a change of -1.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In South Bruce, 82.6% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 9.8% were common-law-couples and 8.0% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: South Bruce - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: South Bruce - Census families by family structure

South Bruce – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of South Bruce, MU 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
South Bruce, MU	1,635	1,350	82.6	160	9.8	130	8.0	-1.5
Minto, T	2,380	1,835	77.1	270	11.3	275	11.6	2.4
Howick, TP	1,025	855	83.4	95	9.3	75	7.3	-2.4
Morris-Turnberry, MU	940	765	81.4	95	10.1	75	8.0	2.7
Huron-Kinloss, TP	2,010	1,660	82.6	190	9.5	160	8.0	7.5
Brockton, MU	2,765	2,100	75.9	340	12.3	330	11.9	-0.2
West Grey, MU	3,745	2,900	77.4	450	12.0	390	10.4	2.0

South Bruce – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of South Bruce, 48.2% 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 *	650
Married couples without children *	695
Common-law-couples with children *	70
Common-law-couples without children *	85

South Bruce – Marital status

Chart H description: South Bruce - Marital status

In South Bruce, 64.9% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (58.1%) or living with a common-law partner (6.7%).

The remaining 35.1% 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 9 Canada, Ontario, South Bruce, MU – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	South Bruce, MU		Ontario		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	4,655	100.0	10,671,050	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	3,020	64.9	6,158,605	57.7	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	2,705	58.1	5,367,400	50.3	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	310	6.7	791,210	7.4	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,635	35.1	4,512,440	42.3	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	1,135	24.4	2,985,020	28.0	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	105	2.3	319,805	3.0	698,245	2.5
Divorced	160	3.4	593,730	5.6	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	240	5.2	613,880	5.8	1,584,525	5.7

South Bruce – Types of private households

There were 2,155 private households³ in South Bruce in 2011, a change of 0.0% from 2006. Of these, 33.2% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -10.6% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, South Bruce, MU – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	South Bruce, MU		Ontario		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	2,155	100.0	4,887,505	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	715	33.2	1,402,420	28.7	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	765	35.5	1,408,120	28.8	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	125	5.8	535,825	11.0	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	490	22.7	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	40	1.9	181,500	3.7	543,340	4.1

South Bruce – Structural type of dwelling

In South Bruce, 89.5% 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, South Bruce, MU – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	South Bruce, MU		Ontario		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	2,150	100.0	4,887,510	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	1,925	89.5	2,718,880	55.6	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	5	0.2	279,470	5.7	646,240	4.9
Row house	95	4.4	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	70	3.3	498,160	10.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	20	0.9	160,460	3.3	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹⁰	10	0.5	9,535	0.2	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹¹	35	1.6	15,795	0.3	183,510	1.4

Language

South Bruce, MU – Mother tongue

Chart J description: South Bruce, MU - 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 South Bruce, 94.4% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 0.2% reported French only, and 5.1% 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, 97.7% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.0% spoke only French and 1.9% 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 South Bruce, MU – 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	5,675	100.0	5,675	100.0
English	5,360	94.4	5,545	97.7
French	10	0.2	0	0.0
Non-official language	290	5.1	105	1.9
Multiple responses	10	0.2	15	0.3

Table 13 South Bruce, MU – 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	100.0	100.0	0.0
French	66.7	33.3	33.3
Non-official language	62.7	42.4	20.3

South Bruce, MU – Non-official languages

In South Bruce, the three most common mother tongues were German (2.9%), Dutch (1.4%) and (0.0%), 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 South Bruce, MU – 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	165	55.9	2.9
Dutch	80	27.1	1.4

South Bruce, MU – Bilingualism

Table 15 South Bruce, MU – 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	3.4	3.4	100.0	0.0
0 to 19	6.4	7.0	0.0	0.0
20 to 44	3.8	3.6	0.0	0.0
45 to 64	1.4	1.2	100.0	0.0
65 and over	0.6	0.7	0.0	0.0

Table 16 South Bruce, MU – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	5,675	100.0
English only	5,465	96.3
French only	0	0.0
English and French	185	3.3
Neither English nor French	20	0.4

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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2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census subdivision of South Bruce, Municipality - Ontario
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of South Bruce, Municipality - Ontario
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of South Bruce, Municipality - Ontario
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census subdivision of South Bruce, Municipality - Ontario

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