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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Moncton, C - New Brunswick

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Moncton, C - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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In 2011, Moncton (City / Cité) had a population of 69,074, representing a percentage change of 7.7% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 141.17 square kilometres with a population density of 489.3 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 71,377.18 square kilometres with a population density of 10.5 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Moncton (City / Cité) had 30,711 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 10.9%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Moncton (City / Cité) is part of the census metropolitan area of Moncton (New Brunswick).

Population and dwelling counts

Moncton (City / Cité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Moncton (City / Cité) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Coverdale, N.B.	P	4,401	4,144	6.2
Riverview, N.B.	T	19,128	17,832	7.3
Moncton, N.B.	P	9,421	8,861	6.3
Dieppe, N.B.	C	23,310	18,565	25.6

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

Table 2 New Brunswick – 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
Dieppe	C	23,310	18,565	25.6
Quispamsis	TV	17,886	15,239	17.4
Lincoln	P	6,458	5,764	12.0
Fredericton	CY	56,224	50,535	11.3
Kingsclear	P	7,391	6,689	10.5

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

Table 3 New Brunswick – 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
Shippagan	P	5,032	5,370	-6.3
Edmundston	C	16,032	16,643	-3.7
Alnwick	P	5,922	6,152	-3.7
Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est	RCR	6,200	6,429	-3.6
Bathurst	CY	12,275	12,714	-3.5

Age and sex

Moncton, C – Age distribution

Chart C: Moncton, C - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Moncton, C - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Moncton, C – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	14.3%	15.1%	13.5%
15 to 64	70.2%	71.4%	69.0%
65 and over	15.6%	13.5%	17.6%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Moncton, C was 15.6%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 70.2% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 14.3%. 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.

Moncton, C – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Moncton, C – 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	69,075	64,130	4,945	7.7
0 to 14	9,845	9,405	440	4.7
15 to 64	48,460	45,060	3,400	7.5
65 and over	10,770	9,660	1,110	11.5
Males
Total	33,185	30,520	2,665	8.7
0 to 14	5,010	4,750	260	5.5
15 to 64	23,710	21,945	1,765	8.0
65 and over	4,470	3,830	640	16.7
Females
Total	35,885	33,605	2,280	6.8
0 to 14	4,835	4,655	180	3.9
15 to 64	24,750	23,120	1,630	7.1
65 and over	6,300	5,830	470	8.1

Moncton, C – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Moncton, C - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Moncton, C – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	69,075	33,185	35,885
0 to 4 years	3,590	1,845	1,745
5 to 9 years	3,095	1,550	1,540
10 to 14 years	3,160	1,610	1,550
15 to 19 years	3,990	1,955	2,035
20 to 24 years	5,505	2,695	2,810
25 to 29 years	5,435	2,710	2,720
30 to 34 years	4,865	2,440	2,425
35 to 39 years	4,770	2,320	2,445
40 to 44 years	4,715	2,375	2,345
45 to 49 years	5,290	2,580	2,710
50 to 54 years	5,070	2,415	2,655
55 to 59 years	4,655	2,230	2,420
60 to 64 years	4,165	1,985	2,180
65 to 69 years	3,035	1,415	1,620
70 to 74 years	2,365	1,075	1,290
75 to 79 years	1,990	840	1,155
80 to 84 years	1,570	585	985
85 years and over	1,810	555	1,250
Median age	40.1	38.9	41.3

Moncton, C – Median age¹ of the population

Chart E: Canada, New Brunswick and Moncton, C - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, New Brunswick and Moncton, C - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Moncton, C was 40.1 years. In comparison, the median age of New Brunswick was 43.7 years.

Table 7 Canada, New Brunswick and Moncton, C – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
New Brunswick	41.5	43.7
Moncton, C	39.1	40.1

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in Moncton was 19,170, which represents a change of 6.0% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Moncton, 62.2% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 19.9% were common-law-couples and 17.8% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Moncton - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Moncton - Census families by family structure

Moncton – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, New Brunswick, CSD of Moncton, C 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
New Brunswick	224,590	152,455	67.9	35,945	16.0	36,190	16.1	3.1
Moncton, C	19,170	11,930	62.2	3,815	19.9	3,420	17.8	6.0
Coverdale, P	1,425	1,085	76.1	190	13.3	150	10.5	5.9
Riverview, T	5,790	4,195	72.5	720	12.4	875	15.1	8.0
Moncton, P	3,045	2,215	72.7	500	16.4	320	10.5	8.2
Dieppe, C	6,880	4,620	67.2	1,430	20.8	835	12.1	22.6

Moncton – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Moncton, 39.8% 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 *	4,970
Married couples without children *	6,960
Common-law-couples with children *	1,295
Common-law-couples without children *	2,525

Moncton – Marital status

Chart H description: Moncton - Marital status

In Moncton, 54.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (41.4%) or living with a common-law partner (12.9%).

The remaining 45.7% 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, New Brunswick, Moncton, C – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Moncton, C		New Brunswick		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	59,230	100.0	637,595	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	32,175	54.3	382,310	60.0	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	24,540	41.4	310,310	48.7	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	7,635	12.9	72,000	11.3	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	27,055	45.7	255,285	40.0	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	17,710	29.9	159,760	25.1	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	2,130	3.6	21,035	3.3	698,245	2.5
Divorced	3,835	6.5	32,930	5.2	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	3,380	5.7	41,565	6.5	1,584,525	5.7

Moncton – Types of private households

There were 30,715 private households³ in Moncton in 2011, a change of 11.0% from 2006. Of these, 20.0% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 1.2% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, New Brunswick, Moncton, C – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	Moncton, C		New Brunswick		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	30,715	100.0	314,010	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	6,140	20.0	74,710	23.8	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	9,220	30.0	108,040	34.4	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	3,205	10.4	32,940	10.5	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	9,630	31.4	81,705	26.0	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁸	300	1.0	4,415	1.4	268,060	2.0
Other households⁹	2,220	7.2	12,200	3.9	543,340	4.1

Moncton – Structural type of dwelling

In Moncton, 45.0% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 3.6% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, New Brunswick, Moncton, C – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Moncton, C		New Brunswick		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	30,710	100.0	314,005	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	13,810	45.0	220,175	70.1	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	3,245	10.6	10,815	3.4	646,240	4.9
Row house	730	2.4	7,830	2.5	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	1,100	3.6	3,990	1.3	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	8,160	26.6	42,040	13.4	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	2,360	7.7	14,110	4.5	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹⁰	95	0.3	1,050	0.3	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹¹	1,210	3.9	14,000	4.5	183,510	1.4

Language

Moncton, C – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Moncton, C - 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 Moncton, 63.3% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 31.3% reported French only, and 3.5% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 64.9% for English only, 31.6% for French only and 2.5% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 72.4% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 23.7% spoke only French and 1.8% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 69.2% for only English, 28.4% for only French and 1.3% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Moncton, C – 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	67,930	100.0	67,930	100.0
English	43,030	63.3	49,200	72.4
French	21,275	31.3	16,080	23.7
Non-official language	2,350	3.5	1,235	1.8
Multiple responses	1,275	1.9	1,415	2.1

Table 13 Moncton, C – 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	99.5	98.5	1.0
French	87.5	72.9	14.6
Non-official language	77.6	54.4	23.2

Moncton, C – Non-official languages

In Moncton, the three most common mother tongues were Korean (0.5%), Arabic (0.4%) and Spanish (0.3%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Mi'kmaq (0.3%), German (0.3%) and Korean (0.3%).

Table 14 Moncton, C – 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.
Korean	350	13.8	0.5
Arabic	295	11.6	0.4
Spanish	170	6.7	0.3
Italian	140	5.5	0.2
Chinese, n.o.s.	130	5.1	0.2

Moncton, C – Bilingualism

Table 15 Moncton, C – 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	45.3	23.3	91.6	29.2
0 to 19	40.0	30.3	74.0	26.5
20 to 44	52.9	31.4	95.9	31.9
45 to 64	42.4	14.5	94.5	27.7
65 and over	39.2	8.4	91.4	23.4

Table 16 Moncton, C – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	67,930	100.0
English only	34,830	51.3
French only	1,680	2.5
English and French	31,275	46.0
Neither English nor French	150	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.

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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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.

Related data:

2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census subdivision of Moncton, City / Cité - New Brunswick
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of Moncton, City / Cité - New Brunswick
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of Moncton, City / Cité - New Brunswick
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census subdivision of Moncton, City / Cité - New Brunswick

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