Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Slave Lake, T - Alberta

In 2011, Slave Lake (Town) had a population of 6,782, representing a percentage change of 1.2% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 14.18 square kilometres with a population density of 478.4 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, Slave Lake (Town) had 2,294 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 1.8%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Slave Lake (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Slave Lake (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2011	2006	% change
Lesser Slave River No.124, Alta.	MD	2,929	2,820	3.9
Sawridge 150G, Alta.	IRI	48	45	6.7

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
		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
		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

Slave Lake, T – Age distribution

Table 4 Slave Lake, T – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census

Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	23.2%	22.9%	23.5%
15 to 64	71.9%	72.4%	71.4%
65 and over	4.9%	4.5%	5.1%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Slave Lake, T was 4.9%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 71.9% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 23.2%. 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.

Slave Lake, T – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Slave Lake, T – 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	6,780	6,705	75	1.1
0 to 14	1,575	1,690	-115	-6.8
15 to 64	4,875	4,760	115	2.4
65 and over	330	255	75	29.4
Males
Total	3,445	3,380	65	1.9
0 to 14	790	840	-50	-6.0
15 to 64	2,495	2,430	65	2.7
65 and over	155	105	50	47.6
Females
Total	3,335	3,325	10	0.3
0 to 14	785	850	-65	-7.6
15 to 64	2,380	2,330	50	2.1
65 and over	170	150	20	13.3

Slave Lake, T – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Slave Lake, T – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census

Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	6,780	3,445	3,335
0 to 4 years	595	305	290
5 to 9 years	490	240	250
10 to 14 years	495	245	245
15 to 19 years	565	290	280
20 to 24 years	570	280	295
25 to 29 years	580	280	305
30 to 34 years	605	315	285
35 to 39 years	510	275	230
40 to 44 years	470	250	220
45 to 49 years	520	260	260
50 to 54 years	455	230	220
55 to 59 years	340	180	150
60 to 64 years	260	135	125
65 to 69 years	125	70	50
70 to 74 years	80	35	45
75 to 79 years	60	25	40
80 to 84 years	40	25	20
85 years and over	20	10	15
Median age	30.8	31.3	30.1

Slave Lake, T – Median age¹ of the population

In 2011, the median age in Slave Lake, T was 30.8 years. In comparison, the median age of Alberta was 36.5 years.

Table 7 Canada, Alberta and Slave Lake, T – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Alberta	36.0	36.5
Slave Lake, T	29.0	30.8

Families and households

Slave Lake – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Alberta, CSD of Slave Lake, T 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
Alberta †	999,525	719,355	72.0	135,660	13.6	144,510	14.5	10.5
Slave Lake, T	1,850	1,125	60.8	415	22.4	315	17.0	4.8
Lesser Slave River No.124, MD	895	680	76.0	155	17.3	60	6.7	10.5
Sawridge 150G, IRI	10	5	50.0	5	50.0	5	50.0	0.0

Slave Lake – Presence of children within couple families

Presence of children within couple families

* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children *	650
Married couples without children *	475
Common-law-couples with children *	215
Common-law-couples without children *	195

Slave Lake – Marital status

Table 9 Canada, Alberta, Slave Lake, T – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census

Marital status	Slave Lake, T		Alberta		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	5,205	100.0	2,960,470	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	3,155	60.6	1,756,860	59.3	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	2,330	44.8	1,484,705	50.2	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	825	15.9	272,155	9.2	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	2,050	39.4	1,203,615	40.7	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	1,550	29.8	823,935	27.8	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	110	2.1	70,855	2.4	698,245	2.5
Divorced	235	4.5	177,375	6.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	145	2.8	131,440	4.4	1,584,525	5.7

Slave Lake – Types of private households

There were 2,295 private households³ in Slave Lake in 2011, a change of 1.8% from 2006. Of these, 36.6% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 0.6% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Alberta, Slave Lake, T – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census

Household type4	Slave Lake, T		Alberta		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	2,295	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home5	840	36.6	407,145	29.3	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home6	600	26.1	406,380	29.2	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households7	270	11.8	128,330	9.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	380	16.6	342,735	24.7	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households8	65	2.8	27,900	2.0	268,060	2.0
Other households9	135	5.9	77,785	5.6	543,340	4.1

Slave Lake – Structural type of dwelling

In Slave Lake, 56.6% 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, Alberta, Slave Lake, T – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census

Structural type of dwelling	Slave Lake, T		Alberta		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	2,295	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	1,300	56.6	883,260	63.5	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	95	4.1	71,850	5.2	646,240	4.9
Row house	165	7.2	97,865	7.0	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	0	0.0	58,205	4.2	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	270	11.8	197,945	14.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	25	1.1	33,505	2.4	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house10	5	0.2	1,060	0.1	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling11	425	18.5	46,590	3.4	183,510	1.4

Language

Slave Lake, T – Mother tongue

In Slave Lake, 85.8% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.8% reported French only, and 11.2% 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, 93.9% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.6% spoke only French and 3.8% 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 Slave Lake, T – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census

Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
	number	%	number	%
Total	6,760	100.0	6,760	100.0
English	5,800	85.8	6,345	93.9
French	120	1.8	40	0.6
Non-official language	755	11.2	260	3.8
Multiple responses	80	1.2	120	1.8

Table 13 Slave Lake, T – 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	99.7	0.2
French	48.0	24.0	24.0
Non-official language	74.3	42.5	31.7

Slave Lake, T – Non-official languages

In Slave Lake, the three most common mother tongues were Cree, n.o.s. (4.1%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (3.0%) and German (1.3%), 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 Slave Lake, T – 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.
Cree, n.o.s.	280	33.5	4.1
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	200	24.0	3.0
German	90	10.8	1.3
Arabic	70	8.4	1.0
Ukrainian	20	2.4	0.3

Slave Lake, T – Bilingualism

Table 15 Slave Lake, T – 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	3.8	2.5	87.5	0.7
0 to 19	2.3	1.8	100.0	0.0
20 to 44	4.4	3.5	77.8	1.4
45 to 64	4.5	2.3	80.0	2.8
65 and over	5.0	0.0	100.0	6.7

Table 16 Slave Lake, T – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census

Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	6,765	100.0
English only	6,485	95.9
French only	0	0.0
English and French	260	3.8
Neither English nor French	10	0.1

Symbols:

Note(s):

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'.
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.
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.
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.
5. Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.
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.
7. Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.
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.
9. Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.
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).
11. Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.
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.

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.