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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Niagara-on-the-Lake, T - Ontario

Map of Niagara-on-the-Lake, T (shaded in green), Ontario

Map of Niagara-on-the-Lake, T

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Niagara-on-the-Lake, T - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Niagara-on-the-Lake, T - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
99
Nat. rank
262

In 2011, Niagara-on-the-Lake (Town) had a population of 15,400, representing a percentage change of 5.6% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 132.83 square kilometres with a population density of 115.9 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, Niagara-on-the-Lake (Town) had 5,922 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 8.7%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Niagara-on-the-Lake (Town) is part of the census metropolitan area of St. Catharines - Niagara.

Population and dwelling counts

Niagara-on-the-Lake (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Niagara-on-the-Lake (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Thorold, Ont. CY 17,931 18,224 -1.6
Niagara Falls, Ont. CY 82,997 82,184 1.0
St. Catharines, Ont. CY 131,400 131,989 -0.4

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

Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Age distribution

Chart C: Niagara-on-the-Lake, T - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Niagara-on-the-Lake, T - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 13.4% 13.8% 13.1%
15 to 64 60.7% 61.0% 60.3%
65 and over 25.9% 25.2% 26.6%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Niagara-on-the-Lake, T was 25.9%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 60.7% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 13.4%. 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.

Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Niagara-on-the-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 15,400 14,585 815 5.6
0 to 14 2,070 2,020 50 2.5
15 to 64 9,345 9,050 295 3.3
65 and over 3,990 3,525 465 13.2
Males
Total 7,520 7,120 400 5.6
0 to 14 1,035 1,030 5 0.5
15 to 64 4,590 4,455 135 3.0
65 and over 1,895 1,645 250 15.2
Females
Total 7,885 7,465 420 5.6
0 to 14 1,035 990 45 4.5
15 to 64 4,755 4,595 160 3.5
65 and over 2,095 1,880 215 11.4

Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Niagara-on-the-Lake, T - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Niagara-on-the-Lake, T - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 15,400 7,520 7,885
0 to 4 years 590 285 305
5 to 9 years 705 360 350
10 to 14 years 770 390 375
15 to 19 years 825 415 410
20 to 24 years 820 430 390
25 to 29 years 540 280 260
30 to 34 years 565 280 280
35 to 39 years 695 335 355
40 to 44 years 810 395 415
45 to 49 years 1,125 565 560
50 to 54 years 1,205 585 615
55 to 59 years 1,315 625 685
60 to 64 years 1,450 670 775
65 to 69 years 1,245 605 635
70 to 74 years 945 465 485
75 to 79 years 725 355 370
80 to 84 years 575 285 290
85 years and over 500 185 310
Median age 51.0 50.2 51.8

Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Niagara-on-the-Lake, T - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Niagara-on-the-Lake, T - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Niagara-on-the-Lake, T was 51 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
Niagara-on-the-Lake, T 49.1 51.0

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Niagara-on-the-Lake was 4,645, which represents a change of 7.6% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Niagara-on-the-Lake, 84.4% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 6.7% were common-law-couples and 8.8% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Niagara-on-the-Lake - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Niagara-on-the-Lake - Census families by family structure

Niagara-on-the-Lake – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of Niagara-on-the-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
Ontario † 3,612,205 2,612,890 72.3 394,670 10.9 604,645 16.7 5.5
Niagara-on-the-Lake, T 4,645 3,920 84.4 310 6.7 410 8.8 7.6
Thorold, CY 4,980 3,480 69.9 575 11.5 930 18.7 -5.1
Niagara Falls, CY 23,750 16,050 67.6 2,835 11.9 4,860 20.5 0.2
St. Catharines, CY 36,945 25,220 68.3 4,480 12.1 7,245 19.6 -0.5

Niagara-on-the-Lake – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Niagara-on-the-Lake, 35.3% 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 * 1,415
Married couples without children * 2,510
Common-law-couples with children * 80
Common-law-couples without children * 235

Niagara-on-the-Lake – Marital status

Chart H: Niagara-on-the-Lake - Marital status

Chart H description: Niagara-on-the-Lake - Marital status

In Niagara-on-the-Lake, 67.2% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (62.4%) or living with a common-law partner (4.8%).

The remaining 32.8% 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, Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Niagara-on-the-Lake, T Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 13,330 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 8,960 67.2 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 8,315 62.4 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 640 4.8 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 4,375 32.8 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 2,620 19.7 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 260 2.0 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 560 4.2 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 925 6.9 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Niagara-on-the-Lake – Types of private households

There were 5,920 private households3 in Niagara-on-the-Lake in 2011, a change of 8.6% from 2006. Of these, 24.5% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -1.7% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Niagara-on-the-Lake, T Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 5,920 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 1,450 24.5 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 2,640 44.6 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 370 6.3 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 1,250 21.1 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 95 1.6 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households9 120 2.0 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

Niagara-on-the-Lake – Structural type of dwelling

In Niagara-on-the-Lake, 85.8% 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, Ontario, Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Niagara-on-the-Lake, T Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 5,920 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 5,080 85.8 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 145 2.4 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 380 6.4 415,230 8.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0 0.0 789,975 16.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 155 2.6 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 35 0.6 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 5 0.1 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 120 2.0 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Mother tongue

Chart J: Niagara-on-the-Lake, T - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Niagara-on-the-Lake, T - 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 Niagara-on-the-Lake, 76.4% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.4% reported French only, and 21.2% 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, 90.9% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.4% spoke only French and 6.9% 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 Niagara-on-the-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 15,140 100.0 15,140 100.0
English 11,560 76.4 13,760 90.9
French 215 1.4 60 0.4
Non-official language 3,215 21.2 1,050 6.9
Multiple responses 145 1.0 275 1.8
Table 13 Niagara-on-the-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 99.8 99.6 0.2
French 49.0 23.5 25.5
Non-official language 62.1 36.1 26.0

Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Non-official languages

In Niagara-on-the-Lake, the three most common mother tongues were German (9.5%), Italian (2.5%) and Dutch (1.6%), 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 Niagara-on-the-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.
German 1,440 43.2 9.5
Italian 385 11.5 2.5
Dutch 235 7.0 1.6
Polish 175 5.2 1.2
Spanish 165 4.9 1.1

Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Bilingualism

Table 15 Niagara-on-the-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 7.9 6.9 90.7 5.8
0 to 19 8.6 8.6 100.0 6.3
20 to 44 8.6 7.8 87.5 6.3
45 to 64 7.4 5.8 85.0 5.9
65 and over 7.5 6.4 92.3 5.6
Table 16 Niagara-on-the-Lake, T – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 15,140 100.0
English only 13,745 90.8
French only 5 0.0
English and French 1,215 8.0
Neither English nor French 175 1.2

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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