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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Swift Current, CY - Saskatchewan

Map of Swift Current, CY (shaded in green), Saskatchewan

Map of Swift Current, CY

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Swift Current, CY - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Swift Current, CY - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
6
Nat. rank
260

In 2011, Swift Current (City) had a population of 15,503, representing a percentage change of 3.7% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 24.04 square kilometres with a population density of 644.9 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 588,239.21 square kilometres with a population density of 1.8 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Swift Current (City) had 6,786 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 2.1%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Swift Current (City) is part of the census agglomeration of Swift Current.

Population and dwelling counts

Swift Current (City) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Swift Current (City) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Swift Current No. 137, Sask. RM 2,032 1,587 28.0

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

Table 2 Saskatchewan – 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
Martensville CY 7,716 4,978 A 55.0
Warman T 7,084 4,769 A 48.5
Lloydminster (Part) CY 9,772 8,118 20.4
Humboldt CY 5,678 4,998 13.6
Weyburn CY 10,484 9,433 11.1

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

Table 3 Saskatchewan – 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
Corman Park No. 344 RM 8,354 8,266 A E 1.1
Prince Albert CY 35,129 34,127 A 2.9
Moose Jaw CY 33,274 32,132 3.6
Swift Current CY 15,503 14,946 3.7
Yorkton CY 15,669 15,038 4.2

Age and sex

Swift Current, CY – Age distribution

Chart C: Swift Current, CY - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Swift Current, CY - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Swift Current, CY – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 16.5% 17.6% 15.5%
15 to 64 63.7% 65.7% 61.9%
65 and over 19.8% 16.7% 22.6%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Swift Current, CY was 19.8%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 63.7% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 16.5%. 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.

Swift Current, CY – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Swift Current, CY – 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 15,505 14,950 555 3.7
0 to 14 2,560 2,500 60 2.4
15 to 64 9,880 9,285 595 6.4
65 and over 3,070 3,155 -85 -2.7
Males
Total 7,475 7,210 265 3.7
0 to 14 1,315 1,295 20 1.5
15 to 64 4,910 4,625 285 6.2
65 and over 1,250 1,290 -40 -3.1
Females
Total 8,025 7,740 285 3.7
0 to 14 1,240 1,205 35 2.9
15 to 64 4,970 4,665 305 6.5
65 and over 1,815 1,870 -55 -2.9

Swift Current, CY – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Swift Current, CY - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Swift Current, CY - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Swift Current, CY – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 15,505 7,475 8,025
0 to 4 years 820 420 400
5 to 9 years 885 465 420
10 to 14 years 855 430 425
15 to 19 years 955 475 480
20 to 24 years 985 510 480
25 to 29 years 1,040 535 510
30 to 34 years 925 475 455
35 to 39 years 920 450 465
40 to 44 years 915 450 470
45 to 49 years 1,120 545 575
50 to 54 years 1,155 580 575
55 to 59 years 1,040 505 535
60 to 64 years 815 390 430
65 to 69 years 650 295 345
70 to 74 years 630 260 370
75 to 79 years 585 260 325
80 to 84 years 590 225 365
85 years and over 620 205 415
Median age 41.9 39.8 44.1

Swift Current, CY – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Saskatchewan and Swift Current, CY - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Saskatchewan and Swift Current, CY - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Swift Current, CY was 41.9 years. In comparison, the median age of Saskatchewan was 38.2 years.

Table 7 Canada, Saskatchewan and Swift Current, CY – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Saskatchewan 38.7 38.2
Swift Current, CY 42.4 41.9

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Swift Current was 4,390, which represents a change of 1.7% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Swift Current, 76.4% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 10.9% were common-law-couples and 12.5% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Swift Current - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Swift Current - Census families by family structure

Swift Current – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Saskatchewan, CSD of Swift Current, CY 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
Saskatchewan † 285,375 202,770 71.1 35,785 12.5 46,825 16.4 6.7
Swift Current, CY 4,390 3,355 76.4 480 10.9 550 12.5 1.7
Swift Current No. 137, RM 615 525 85.4 45 7.3 45 7.3 24.2

Swift Current – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Swift Current, 42.4% 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 * 1,450
Married couples without children * 1,910
Common-law-couples with children * 175
Common-law-couples without children * 305

Swift Current – Marital status

Chart H: Swift Current - Marital status

Chart H description: Swift Current - Marital status

In Swift Current, 60.7% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (53.3%) or living with a common-law partner (7.4%).

The remaining 39.4% 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, Saskatchewan, Swift Current, CY – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Swift Current, CY Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 12,945 100.0 835,525 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 7,855 60.7 487,980 58.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 6,895 53.3 416,355 49.8 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 960 7.4 71,630 8.6 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 5,095 39.4 347,540 41.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 2,950 22.8 232,160 27.8 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 260 2.0 18,210 2.2 698,245 2.5
Divorced 790 6.1 43,670 5.2 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 1,095 8.5 53,500 6.4 1,584,525 5.7

Swift Current – Types of private households

There were 6,785 private households3 in Swift Current in 2011, a change of 2.1% from 2006. Of these, 23.7% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 3.9% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Saskatchewan, Swift Current, CY – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Swift Current, CY Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 6,785 100.0 409,645 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 1,605 23.7 104,495 25.5 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 2,175 32.1 126,365 30.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 515 7.6 40,035 9.8 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 2,220 32.7 114,385 27.9 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 50 0.7 6,990 1.7 268,060 2.0
Other households9 225 3.3 17,380 4.2 543,340 4.1

Swift Current – Structural type of dwelling

In Swift Current, 66.6% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.8% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Saskatchewan, Swift Current, CY – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Swift Current, CY Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 6,790 100.0 409,645 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 4,525 66.6 303,250 74.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 315 4.6 11,945 2.9 646,240 4.9
Row house 175 2.6 14,370 3.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 55 0.8 10,830 2.6 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 1,480 21.8 52,655 12.9 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 180 2.7 7,085 1.7 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 5 0.1 700 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 45 0.7 8,805 2.1 183,510 1.4

Language

Swift Current, CY – Mother tongue

Chart J: Swift Current, CY - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Swift Current, CY - 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 Swift Current, 87.5% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.4% reported French only, and 10.3% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 84.5% for English only, 1.6% for French only and 12.7% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 95.5% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.2% spoke only French and 3.1% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 92.1% for only English, 0.4% for only French and 5.8% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Swift Current, CY – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 15,285 100.0 15,285 100.0
English 13,370 87.5 14,600 95.5
French 215 1.4 25 0.2
Non-official language 1,575 10.3 470 3.1
Multiple responses 125 0.8 190 1.2
Table 13 Swift Current, CY – 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 99.9 99.8 0.1
French 32.6 10.9 21.7
Non-official language 55.5 35.3 20.2

Swift Current, CY – Non-official languages

In Swift Current, the three most common mother tongues were German (5.2%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (2.0%) and Spanish (0.5%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (2.6%), Cree, n.o.s. (2.4%) and Ukrainian (1.4%).

Table 14 Swift Current, CY – 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 790 46.9 5.2
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 310 18.4 2.0
Spanish 80 4.7 0.5
Chinese, n.o.s. 65 3.9 0.4
Dutch 45 2.7 0.3
Ukrainian 45 2.7 0.3

Swift Current, CY – Bilingualism

Table 15 Swift Current, CY – 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 4.3 3.4 83.7 1.0
0 to 19 6.3 6.6 0.0 2.6
20 to 44 4.2 3.7 100.0 1.4
45 to 64 3.3 1.5 83.3 1.5
65 and over 3.3 1.0 77.8 0.7
Table 16 Swift Current, CY – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 15,285 100.0
English only 14,595 95.5
French only 0 0.0
English and French 660 4.3
Neither English nor French 30 0.2

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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