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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Red Deer, CY - Alberta ¹

Map of Red Deer, CY

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Red Deer, CY - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank

Nat. rank

In 2011, Red Deer (City) had a population of 90,564, representing a percentage change of 8.9% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 104.29 square kilometres with a population density of 868.4 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 640,081.87 square kilometres with a population density of 5.7 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Red Deer (City) had 36,346 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 10.8%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Red Deer (City) is part of the census agglomeration of Red Deer (Alberta).

Population and dwelling counts

Red Deer (City) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Red Deer (City) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Red Deer County, Alta.	MD	18,351	18,649 A	-1.6

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

Table 2 Alberta – 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
Chestermere	T	14,824	9,923 A	49.4
Beaumont	T	13,284	8,961	48.2
Airdrie	CY	42,564	28,927	47.1
Leduc	CY	24,279	16,967	43.1
Okotoks	T	24,511	17,150 A	42.9

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

Table 3 Alberta – 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
Lac la Biche County	MD	8,402	9,123 A	-7.9
Willow Creek No. 26	MD	5,107	5,337	-4.3
Crowsnest Pass	SM	5,565	5,749	-3.2
Greenview No. 16	MD	5,299	5,464	-3.0
Lethbridge County	MD	10,061	10,254 A	-1.9

Age and sex

Red Deer, CY – Age distribution

Chart C: Red Deer, CY - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Red Deer, CY - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Red Deer, CY – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	18.3%	18.9%	17.7%
15 to 64	71.3%	72.1%	70.5%
65 and over	10.4%	8.9%	11.9%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Red Deer, CY was 10.4%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 71.3% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 18.3%. 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.

Red Deer, CY – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Red Deer, CY – 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	90,560	83,240	7,320	8.8
0 to 14	16,565	15,100	1,465	9.7
15 to 64	64,565	59,935	4,630	7.7
65 and over	9,435	8,205	1,230	15.0
Males
Total	44,830	41,495	3,335	8.0
0 to 14	8,490	7,635	855	11.2
15 to 64	32,325	30,440	1,885	6.2
65 and over	4,005	3,415	590	17.3
Females
Total	45,740	41,750	3,990	9.6
0 to 14	8,075	7,465	610	8.2
15 to 64	32,235	29,495	2,740	9.3
65 and over	5,425	4,790	635	13.3

Red Deer, CY – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Red Deer, CY - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Red Deer, CY – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	90,560	44,830	45,740
0 to 4 years	6,235	3,215	3,020
5 to 9 years	5,175	2,585	2,590
10 to 14 years	5,150	2,685	2,470
15 to 19 years	6,030	2,960	3,065
20 to 24 years	7,475	3,745	3,720
25 to 29 years	8,345	4,260	4,085
30 to 34 years	7,275	3,720	3,555
35 to 39 years	6,260	3,265	2,995
40 to 44 years	5,935	2,980	2,955
45 to 49 years	6,590	3,230	3,355
50 to 54 years	6,995	3,450	3,545
55 to 59 years	5,555	2,705	2,855
60 to 64 years	4,110	2,010	2,100
65 to 69 years	2,710	1,265	1,445
70 to 74 years	2,185	965	1,220
75 to 79 years	1,845	820	1,025
80 to 84 years	1,395	545	850
85 years and over	1,300	410	890
Median age	34.7	33.9	35.6

Red Deer, CY – Median age² of the population

Chart E: Canada, Alberta and Red Deer, CY - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Alberta and Red Deer, CY - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Red Deer, CY was 34.7 years. In comparison, the median age of Alberta was 36.5 years.

Table 7 Canada, Alberta and Red Deer, CY – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Alberta	36.0	36.5
Red Deer, CY	33.5	34.7

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families³ in Red Deer was 24,530, which represents a change of 8.9% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Red Deer, 66.8% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 15.8% were common-law-couples and 17.4% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Red Deer - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Red Deer - Census families by family structure

Red Deer – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Alberta, CSD of Red Deer, 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
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
Alberta †	999,525	719,355	72.0	135,660	13.6	144,510	14.5	10.5
Red Deer, CY	24,530	16,385	66.8	3,870	15.8	4,280	17.4	8.9
Red Deer County, MD	5,410	4,445	82.2	530	9.8	435	8.0	0.4

Red Deer – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Red Deer, 47.5% 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 *	8,135
Married couples without children *	8,250
Common-law-couples with children *	1,485
Common-law-couples without children *	2,385

Red Deer – Marital status

Chart H description: Red Deer - Marital status

In Red Deer, 55.9% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (45.5%) or living with a common-law partner (10.5%).

The remaining 44.1% 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, Alberta, Red Deer, CY – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Red Deer, CY		Alberta		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	74,000	100.0	2,960,470	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	41,400	55.9	1,756,860	59.3	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	33,645	45.5	1,484,705	50.2	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	7,755	10.5	272,155	9.2	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	32,600	44.1	1,203,615	40.7	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	21,640	29.2	823,935	27.8	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	2,245	3.0	70,855	2.4	698,245	2.5
Divorced	5,410	7.3	177,375	6.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	3,300	4.5	131,440	4.4	1,584,525	5.7

Red Deer – Types of private households

There were 36,350 private households⁴ in Red Deer in 2011, a change of 10.8% from 2006. Of these, 25.9% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 6.2% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Alberta, Red Deer, CY – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁵	Red Deer, CY		Alberta		Canada
Household type⁵	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	36,350	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁶	9,400	25.9	407,145	29.3	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁷	10,155	27.9	406,380	29.2	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁸	3,970	10.9	128,330	9.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	9,545	26.3	342,735	24.7	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁹	490	1.3	27,900	2.0	268,060	2.0
Other households¹⁰	2,785	7.7	77,785	5.6	543,340	4.1

Red Deer – Structural type of dwelling

In Red Deer, 54.4% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 1.5% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Alberta, Red Deer, CY – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Red Deer, CY		Alberta		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	36,345	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	19,775	54.4	883,260	63.5	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	2,970	8.2	71,850	5.2	646,240	4.9
Row house	3,530	9.7	97,865	7.0	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	555	1.5	58,205	4.2	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	7,340	20.2	197,945	14.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	1,065	2.9	33,505	2.4	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹¹	35	0.1	1,060	0.1	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹²	1,080	3.0	46,590	3.4	183,510	1.4

Language

Red Deer, CY – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Red Deer, 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 Red Deer, 87.0% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.4% reported French only, and 10.5% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 77.0% for English only, 1.9% for French only and 19.4% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 92.4% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.3% spoke only French and 5.3% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 85.7% for only English, 0.7% for only French and 10.5% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Red Deer, CY – 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	89,375	100.0	89,375	100.0
English	77,735	87.0	82,625	92.4
French	1,245	1.4	290	0.3
Non-official language	9,365	10.5	4,710	5.3
Multiple responses	1,035	1.2	1,745	2.0

Table 13 Red Deer, CY – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹³ (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	99.8	99.5	0.2
French	46.0	21.8	24.2
Non-official language	76.0	55.8	20.2

Red Deer, CY – Non-official languages

In Red Deer, the three most common mother tongues were Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (2.6%), Spanish (1.7%) and German (0.9%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (2.3%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.9%) and Panjabi (Punjabi) (1.5%).

Table 14 Red Deer, 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.
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,315	22.6	2.6
Spanish	1,545	15.1	1.7
German	805	7.9	0.9
Chinese, n.o.s.	500	4.9	0.6
Dutch	450	4.4	0.5

Red Deer, CY – Bilingualism

Table 15 Red Deer, CY – 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	5.5	4.5	83.9	3.4
0 to 19	7.9	7.7	77.3	5.5
20 to 44	5.3	4.5	89.4	3.1
45 to 64	4.1	2.4	81.7	2.7
65 and over	3.6	1.2	83.0	2.4

Table 16 Red Deer, CY – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	89,375	100.0
English only	83,795	93.8
French only	45	0.1
English and French	5,040	5.6
Neither English nor French	505	0.6

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

Red Deer CY (Alberta) – This census subdivision has the following data quality indicators (commonly referred to as data quality flags):

2006 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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Footnote 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 7

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 8

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 9

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 10

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 11

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 12

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 13

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 Red Deer, City - Alberta
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of Red Deer, City - Alberta
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of Red Deer, City - Alberta
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census subdivision of Red Deer, City - Alberta

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