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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Bayham, MU - Ontario

Map of Bayham, MU (shaded in green), Ontario

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Bayham, MU - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Bayham, MU - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
188
Nat. rank
541

In 2011, Bayham (Municipality) had a population of 6,989, representing a percentage change of 3.9% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 245.00 square kilometres with a population density of 28.5 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, Bayham (Municipality) had 2,287 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 4.2%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Bayham (Municipality) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Bayham (Municipality) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Norfolk County, Ont. CY 63,175 62,563 1.0
Tillsonburg, Ont. T 15,301 14,822 3.2
South-West Oxford, Ont. TP 7,544 7,589 -0.6
Malahide, Ont. TP 9,146 8,828 3.6

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

Bayham, MU – Age distribution

Chart C: Bayham, MU - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Bayham, MU - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Bayham, MU – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 25.0% 25.3% 24.6%
15 to 64 62.5% 62.9% 62.2%
65 and over 12.5% 11.9% 13.2%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Bayham, MU was 12.5%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 62.5% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 25.0%. 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.

Bayham, MU – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Bayham, MU – 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 6,990 6,725 265 3.9
0 to 14 1,745 1,635 110 6.7
15 to 64 4,370 4,365 5 0.1
65 and over 875 735 140 19.0
Males
Total 3,575 3,450 125 3.6
0 to 14 905 845 60 7.1
15 to 64 2,250 2,250 0 0.0
65 and over 425 360 65 18.1
Females
Total 3,410 3,275 135 4.1
0 to 14 840 785 55 7.0
15 to 64 2,120 2,115 5 0.2
65 and over 450 375 75 20.0

Bayham, MU – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Bayham, MU - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Bayham, MU - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Bayham, MU – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 6,990 3,575 3,410
0 to 4 years 605 315 290
5 to 9 years 580 310 270
10 to 14 years 560 280 275
15 to 19 years 565 290 280
20 to 24 years 435 220 210
25 to 29 years 415 215 200
30 to 34 years 345 175 165
35 to 39 years 375 180 200
40 to 44 years 425 235 195
45 to 49 years 485 250 230
50 to 54 years 490 255 235
55 to 59 years 445 230 215
60 to 64 years 390 200 190
65 to 69 years 325 155 170
70 to 74 years 225 120 105
75 to 79 years 145 70 75
80 to 84 years 110 55 60
85 years and over 65 25 40
Median age 35.0 34.6 35.4

Bayham, MU – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Bayham, MU - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Bayham, MU - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Bayham, MU was 35 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and Bayham, MU – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
Bayham, MU 34.7 35.0

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Bayham was 1,880, which represents a change of 1.1% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Bayham, 79.8% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 11.4% were common-law-couples and 9.0% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Bayham - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Bayham - Census families by family structure

Bayham – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of Bayham, MU 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
Bayham, MU 1,880 1,500 79.8 215 11.4 170 9.0 1.1
Norfolk County, CY 18,770 14,015 74.7 2,275 12.1 2,480 13.2 1.8
Tillsonburg, T 4,530 3,295 72.7 540 11.9 695 15.3 1.0
South-West Oxford, TP 2,195 1,805 82.2 215 9.8 175 8.0 -0.7
Malahide, TP 2,425 2,045 84.3 205 8.5 170 7.0 3.2

Bayham – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Bayham, 51.5% 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 * 780
Married couples without children * 715
Common-law-couples with children * 100
Common-law-couples without children * 115

Bayham – Marital status

Chart H: Bayham - Marital status

Chart H description: Bayham - Marital status

In Bayham, 66.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (57.8%) or living with a common-law partner (8.6%).

The remaining 33.7% 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, Ontario, Bayham, MU – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Bayham, MU Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 5,245 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 3,475 66.3 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 3,030 57.8 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 450 8.6 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 1,770 33.7 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,230 23.5 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 105 2.0 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 185 3.5 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 255 4.9 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Bayham – Types of private households

There were 2,285 private households3 in Bayham in 2011, a change of 4.1% from 2006. Of these, 37.4% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 0.0% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Bayham, MU – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Bayham, MU Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 2,285 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 855 37.4 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 790 34.6 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 140 6.1 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 410 17.9 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 45 2.0 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households9 40 1.8 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

Bayham – Structural type of dwelling

In Bayham, 86.4% 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, Bayham, MU – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Bayham, MU Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 2,285 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 1,975 86.4 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 30 1.3 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 30 1.3 415,230 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 50 2.2 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 30 1.3 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 0 0.0 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 165 7.2 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

Bayham, MU – Mother tongue

Chart J: Bayham, MU - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Bayham, MU - 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 Bayham, 68.6% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.0% reported French only, and 29.1% 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, 84.6% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.4% spoke only French and 12.7% 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 Bayham, MU – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 6,990 100.0 6,990 100.0
English 4,795 68.6 5,915 84.6
French 70 1.0 25 0.4
Non-official language 2,035 29.1 890 12.7
Multiple responses 85 1.2 160 2.3
Table 13 Bayham, MU – 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 99.4 99.2 0.2
French 37.5 25.0 12.5
Non-official language 74.9 47.8 27.2

Bayham, MU – Non-official languages

In Bayham, the three most common mother tongues were German (27.2%), Dutch (0.8%) and Hungarian (0.7%), 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 Bayham, MU – 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 1,900 89.8 27.2
Dutch 55 2.6 0.8
Hungarian 50 2.4 0.7
Flemish 35 1.7 0.5
Portuguese 15 0.7 0.2

Bayham, MU – Bilingualism

Table 15 Bayham, MU – 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 2.2 1.6 78.6 1.0
0 to 19 1.3 1.6 100.0 0.0
20 to 44 1.5 1.7 100.0 1.3
45 to 64 3.1 1.5 85.7 1.3
65 and over 2.9 0.8 80.0 2.9
Table 16 Bayham, MU – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 6,990 100.0
English only 6,695 95.8
French only 5 0.1
English and French 155 2.2
Neither English nor French 140 2.0

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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