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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of St. Catharines, CY - Ontario

Map of St. Catharines, CY (shaded in green), Ontario

Map of St. Catharines, CY

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: St. Catharines, CY - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: St. Catharines, CY - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
17
Nat. rank
36

In 2011, St. Catharines (City) had a population of 131,400, representing a percentage change of -0.4% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 96.11 square kilometres with a population density of 1,367.2 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, St. Catharines (City) had 55,419 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 1.3%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

St. Catharines (City) is part of the census metropolitan area of St. Catharines - Niagara.

Population and dwelling counts

St. Catharines (City) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 St. Catharines (City) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Pelham, Ont. T 16,598 16,155 2.7
Thorold, Ont. CY 17,931 18,224 -1.6
Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. T 15,400 14,587 5.6
Lincoln, Ont. T 22,487 21,722 3.5

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

St. Catharines, CY – Age distribution

Chart C: St. Catharines, CY - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: St. Catharines, CY - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 St. Catharines, CY – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 14.9% 15.9% 13.9%
15 to 64 65.8% 66.7% 64.9%
65 and over 19.3% 17.3% 21.2%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in St. Catharines, CY was 19.3%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 65.8% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 14.9%. 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.

St. Catharines, CY – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 St. Catharines, 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 131,400 131,990 -590 -0.4
0 to 14 19,545 21,385 -1,840 -8.6
15 to 64 86,450 86,780 -330 -0.4
65 and over 25,405 23,825 1,580 6.6
Males
Total 62,675 63,035 -360 -0.6
0 to 14 9,975 10,940 -965 -8.8
15 to 64 41,830 42,105 -275 -0.7
65 and over 10,865 9,990 875 8.8
Females
Total 68,730 68,955 -225 -0.3
0 to 14 9,570 10,445 -875 -8.4
15 to 64 44,620 44,675 -55 -0.1
65 and over 14,540 13,830 710 5.1

St. Catharines, CY – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: St. Catharines, CY - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: St. Catharines, CY - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 St. Catharines, CY – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 131,400 62,675 68,730
0 to 4 years 6,290 3,220 3,075
5 to 9 years 6,225 3,170 3,060
10 to 14 years 7,025 3,590 3,435
15 to 19 years 8,545 4,300 4,245
20 to 24 years 9,300 4,625 4,675
25 to 29 years 8,095 4,015 4,080
30 to 34 years 7,155 3,485 3,665
35 to 39 years 7,315 3,510 3,800
40 to 44 years 8,230 3,955 4,275
45 to 49 years 10,055 4,775 5,280
50 to 54 years 9,830 4,700 5,130
55 to 59 years 9,135 4,305 4,825
60 to 64 years 8,800 4,145 4,655
65 to 69 years 7,010 3,290 3,715
70 to 74 years 5,570 2,565 3,010
75 to 79 years 4,875 2,095 2,780
80 to 84 years 4,060 1,675 2,390
85 years and over 3,890 1,245 2,650
Median age 43.5 41.8 45.1

St. Catharines, CY – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and St. Catharines, CY - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and St. Catharines, CY - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in St. Catharines, CY was 43.5 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and St. Catharines, CY – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
St. Catharines, CY 41.7 43.5

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in St. Catharines was 36,945, which represents a change of -0.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In St. Catharines, 68.3% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 12.1% were common-law-couples and 19.6% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: St. Catharines - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: St. Catharines - Census families by family structure

St. Catharines – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of St. Catharines, 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
Ontario † 3,612,205 2,612,890 72.3 394,670 10.9 604,645 16.7 5.5
St. Catharines, CY 36,945 25,220 68.3 4,480 12.1 7,245 19.6 -0.5
Pelham, T 5,090 4,250 83.5 360 7.1 475 9.3 3.5
Thorold, CY 4,980 3,480 69.9 575 11.5 930 18.7 -5.1
Niagara-on-the-Lake, T 4,645 3,920 84.4 310 6.7 410 8.8 7.6
Lincoln, T 6,440 5,140 79.8 565 8.8 735 11.4 6.4

St. Catharines – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of St. Catharines, 42.6% 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 * 10,940
Married couples without children * 14,280
Common-law-couples with children * 1,710
Common-law-couples without children * 2,770

St. Catharines – Marital status

Chart H: St. Catharines - Marital status

Chart H description: St. Catharines - Marital status

In St. Catharines, 54.2% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (46.2%) or living with a common-law partner (8.0%).

The remaining 45.8% 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, St. Catharines, CY – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status St. Catharines, CY Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 111,860 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 60,635 54.2 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 51,660 46.2 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 8,975 8.0 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 51,225 45.8 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 30,585 27.3 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 4,315 3.9 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 7,680 6.9 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 8,645 7.7 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

St. Catharines – Types of private households

There were 55,420 private households3 in St. Catharines in 2011, a change of 1.3% from 2006. Of these, 22.3% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -11.2% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, St. Catharines, CY – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 St. Catharines, CY Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 55,420 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 12,335 22.3 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 16,430 29.6 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 6,745 12.2 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 16,880 30.5 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 705 1.3 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households9 2,320 4.2 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

St. Catharines – Structural type of dwelling

In St. Catharines, 58.2% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 10.5% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Ontario, St. Catharines, CY – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling St. Catharines, CY Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 55,420 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 32,230 58.2 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 3,230 5.8 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 4,400 7.9 415,230 8.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 5,795 10.5 789,975 16.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 7,345 13.3 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 2,135 3.9 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 190 0.3 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 90 0.2 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

St. Catharines, CY – Mother tongue

Chart J: St. Catharines, CY - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: St. Catharines, 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 St. Catharines, 80.3% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 2.2% reported French only, and 16.1% 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, 90.2% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.7% spoke only French and 6.7% 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 St. Catharines, 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 129,110 100.0 129,115 100.0
English 103,640 80.3 116,525 90.2
French 2,890 2.2 895 0.7
Non-official language 20,755 16.1 8,630 6.7
Multiple responses 1,820 1.4 3,070 2.4
Table 13 St. Catharines, 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 99.7 99.5 0.2
French 55.4 30.4 25.0
Non-official language 70.1 46.8 23.2

St. Catharines, CY – Non-official languages

In St. Catharines, the three most common mother tongues were German (2.2%), Italian (2.1%) and Spanish (1.7%), 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 St. Catharines, 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 2,835 12.8 2.2
Italian 2,740 12.4 2.1
Spanish 2,150 9.7 1.7
Polish 2,015 9.1 1.6
Arabic 1,425 6.4 1.1

St. Catharines, CY – Bilingualism

Table 15 St. Catharines, 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 6.6 4.6 87.5 5.0
0 to 19 7.3 6.2 82.7 10.5
20 to 44 6.9 5.5 91.3 5.4
45 to 64 6.1 3.3 88.5 4.8
65 and over 5.8 2.7 85.0 2.8
Table 16 St. Catharines, CY – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 129,110 100.0
English only 119,230 92.3
French only 115 0.1
English and French 8,820 6.8
Neither English nor French 950 0.7

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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