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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M - Ontario

Map of West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M (shaded in green), Ontario

Map of West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
106
Nat. rank
279

In 2011, West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest (Municipality / Municipalité) had a population of 14,149, representing a percentage change of 5.5% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 1,992.08 square kilometres with a population density of 7.1 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, West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest (Municipality / Municipalité) had 6,021 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 8.0%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest (Municipality / Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest (Municipality / Municipalité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Nipissing 10, Ont. IRI 1,450 1,413 2.6
Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part, Ont. NO 1,853 1,798 3.1
Nipissing, Ont. TP 1,704 1,642 E 3.8
Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part, Ont. NO 2,199 2,424 -9.3
French River / Rivière des Français, Ont. M 2,442 2,659 -8.2
St.-Charles, Ont. MU 1,282 1,159 10.6
Markstay-Warren, Ont. MU 2,297 2,475 -7.2
Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part, Ont. NO 2,306 2,415 -4.5

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

West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Age distribution

Chart C: West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 15.5% 15.6% 15.3%
15 to 64 64.4% 65.1% 63.7%
65 and over 20.2% 19.2% 20.9%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M was 20.2%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 64.4% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 15.5%. 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.

West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – 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 14,150 13,410 740 5.5
0 to 14 2,190 2,155 35 1.6
15 to 64 9,110 8,830 280 3.2
65 and over 2,855 2,430 425 17.5
Males
Total 6,910 6,545 365 5.6
0 to 14 1,080 1,085 -5 -0.5
15 to 64 4,495 4,350 145 3.3
65 and over 1,330 1,115 215 19.3
Females
Total 7,240 6,865 375 5.5
0 to 14 1,110 1,070 40 3.7
15 to 64 4,615 4,480 135 3.0
65 and over 1,515 1,310 205 15.6

West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 14,150 6,910 7,240
0 to 4 years 700 345 355
5 to 9 years 690 340 350
10 to 14 years 795 400 400
15 to 19 years 850 430 420
20 to 24 years 600 310 290
25 to 29 years 680 325 360
30 to 34 years 660 320 340
35 to 39 years 785 385 400
40 to 44 years 830 410 425
45 to 49 years 1,160 580 585
50 to 54 years 1,255 625 630
55 to 59 years 1,150 565 585
60 to 64 years 1,130 555 580
65 to 69 years 960 490 475
70 to 74 years 735 355 385
75 to 79 years 515 260 255
80 to 84 years 360 145 215
85 years and over 275 85 190
Median age 47.1 46.7 47.5

West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M was 47.1 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M 44.7 47.1

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest was 4,315, which represents a change of 7.7% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, 69.4% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 16.3% were common-law-couples and 14.3% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest - Census families by family structure

West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M 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
West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M 4,315 2,995 69.4 705 16.3 615 14.3 7.7
Nipissing 10, IRI 450 265 58.9 100 22.2 90 20.0 2.3
Nipissing, Unorganized, North Part, NO 590 415 70.3 100 16.9 65 11.0 0.9
Nipissing, TP 565 450 79.6 70 12.4 50 8.8 3.7
Parry Sound, Unorganized, Centre Part, NO 740 590 79.7 80 10.8 70 9.5 -9.8
French River / Rivière des Français, M 830 630 75.9 135 16.3 70 8.4 -7.8
St.-Charles, MU 420 295 70.2 95 22.6 35 8.3 18.3
Markstay-Warren, MU 740 525 70.9 145 19.6 65 8.8 -5.7
Sudbury, Unorganized, North Part, NO 805 605 75.2 120 14.9 80 9.9 -1.8

West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, 37.2% 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 * 1,055
Married couples without children * 1,945
Common-law-couples with children * 325
Common-law-couples without children * 380

West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest – Marital status

Chart H: West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest - Marital status

Chart H description: West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest - Marital status

In West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, 62.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (51.1%) or living with a common-law partner (11.7%).

The remaining 37.1% 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, West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 11,960 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 7,515 62.8 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 6,110 51.1 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,405 11.7 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 4,440 37.1 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 2,435 20.4 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 440 3.7 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 610 5.1 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 955 8.0 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest – Types of private households

There were 6,020 private households3 in West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest in 2011, a change of 7.9% from 2006. Of these, 22.3% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -6.0% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 6,020 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 1,340 22.3 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 2,265 37.6 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 560 9.3 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 1,600 26.6 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 70 1.2 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households9 180 3.0 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest – Structural type of dwelling

In West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, 74.0% 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, West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 6,020 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 4,455 74.0 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 210 3.5 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 120 2.0 415,230 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 885 14.7 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 275 4.6 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 30 0.5 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 45 0.7 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Mother tongue

Chart J: West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M - 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 West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, 33.0% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 63.4% reported French only, and 1.5% 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, 42.6% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 54.5% spoke only French and 0.4% 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 West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 13,970 100.0 13,970 100.0
English 4,605 33.0 5,950 42.6
French 8,860 63.4 7,615 54.5
Non-official language 215 1.5 55 0.4
Multiple responses 290 2.1 355 2.5
Table 13 West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – 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 97.3 94.2 3.2
French 92.8 84.4 8.4
Non-official language 52.9 29.4 23.5

West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Non-official languages

In West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, the three most common mother tongues were German (0.5%), Dutch (0.1%) and Polish (0.1%), 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 West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – 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 65 25.5 0.5
Dutch 20 7.8 0.1
Polish 20 7.8 0.1

West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Bilingualism

Table 15 West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – 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 67.9 25.2 91.3 18.6
0 to 19 59.8 28.5 82.3 0.0
20 to 44 70.7 27.6 97.9 22.2
45 to 64 70.3 22.3 94.9 18.8
65 and over 68.9 21.4 86.4 12.5
Table 16 West Nipissing / Nipissing Ouest, M – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 13,965 100.0
English only 3,725 26.7
French only 695 5.0
English and French 9,545 68.3
Neither English nor French 5 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.


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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