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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Huron East, MU - Ontario

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

Prov. rank

155

Nat. rank

429

In 2011, Huron East (Municipality) had a population of 9,264, representing a percentage change of -0.5% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 669.26 square kilometres with a population density of 13.8 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, Huron East (Municipality) had 3,540 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 3.1%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Huron East (Municipality) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Huron East (Municipality) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
West Perth, Ont.	MU	8,919	8,839	0.9
North Perth, Ont.	MU	12,631	12,254	3.1
South Huron, Ont.	MU	9,945	9,982	-0.4
Bluewater, Ont.	MU	7,044	7,120	-1.1
Central Huron, Ont.	MU	7,591	7,641	-0.7
Howick, Ont.	TP	3,856	3,882	-0.7
Morris-Turnberry, Ont.	MU	3,413	3,403	0.3

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
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	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
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	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

Huron East, MU – Age distribution

Chart C: Huron East, MU - Population by broad age groups

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

Table 4 Huron East, MU – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	18.6%	19.8%	17.3%
15 to 64	64.1%	64.7%	63.6%
65 and over	17.3%	15.5%	19.2%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Huron East, MU was 17.3%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 64.1% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 18.6%. 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.

Huron East, MU – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Huron East, MU – 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	9,265	9,310	-45	-0.5
0 to 14	1,720	1,935	-215	-11.1
15 to 64	5,940	5,920	20	0.3
65 and over	1,605	1,455	150	10.3
Males
Total	4,640	4,615	25	0.5
0 to 14	920	995	-75	-7.5
15 to 64	3,000	3,020	-20	-0.7
65 and over	720	605	115	19.0
Females
Total	4,625	4,695	-70	-1.5
0 to 14	800	940	-140	-14.9
15 to 64	2,940	2,905	35	1.2
65 and over	890	850	40	4.7

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

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

Table 6 Huron East, MU – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	9,265	4,640	4,625
0 to 4 years	540	285	255
5 to 9 years	540	290	250
10 to 14 years	635	340	295
15 to 19 years	725	375	350
20 to 24 years	545	280	270
25 to 29 years	540	260	280
30 to 34 years	460	245	215
35 to 39 years	495	230	265
40 to 44 years	545	265	280
45 to 49 years	670	345	330
50 to 54 years	745	375	365
55 to 59 years	635	325	315
60 to 64 years	575	300	270
65 to 69 years	460	240	220
70 to 74 years	350	160	190
75 to 79 years	280	125	155
80 to 84 years	240	100	140
85 years and over	270	90	180
Median age	41.2	40.2	42.4

Huron East, MU – Median age¹ of the population

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

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

In 2011, the median age in Huron East, MU was 41.2 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and Huron East, MU – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Ontario	39.0	40.4
Huron East, MU	39.3	41.2

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in Huron East was 2,585, which represents a change of 1.2% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Huron East, 77.8% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 11.8% were common-law-couples and 10.3% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Huron East - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Huron East - Census families by family structure

Huron East – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of Huron East, 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
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
Ontario †	3,612,205	2,612,890	72.3	394,670	10.9	604,645	16.7	5.5
Huron East, MU	2,585	2,010	77.8	305	11.8	265	10.3	1.2
West Perth, MU	2,510	1,990	79.3	260	10.4	260	10.4	1.0
North Perth, MU	3,600	2,860	79.4	355	9.9	385	10.7	5.4
South Huron, MU	2,985	2,300	77.1	345	11.6	345	11.6	2.2
Bluewater, MU	2,080	1,675	80.5	245	11.8	160	7.7	0.0
Central Huron, MU	2,320	1,815	78.2	265	11.4	235	10.1	3.8
Howick, TP	1,025	855	83.4	95	9.3	75	7.3	-2.4
Morris-Turnberry, MU	940	765	81.4	95	10.1	75	8.0	2.7

Huron East – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Huron East, 46.0% 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 *	935
Married couples without children *	1,080
Common-law-couples with children *	135
Common-law-couples without children *	170

Huron East – Marital status

Chart H description: Huron East - Marital status

In Huron East, 62.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (54.3%) or living with a common-law partner (8.0%).

The remaining 37.6% 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, Huron East, MU – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Huron East, MU		Ontario		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	7,550	100.0	10,671,050	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	4,705	62.3	6,158,605	57.7	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	4,100	54.3	5,367,400	50.3	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	605	8.0	791,210	7.4	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	2,840	37.6	4,512,440	42.3	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	1,755	23.2	2,985,020	28.0	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	175	2.3	319,805	3.0	698,245	2.5
Divorced	325	4.3	593,730	5.6	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	585	7.7	613,880	5.8	1,584,525	5.7

Huron East – Types of private households

There were 3,540 private households³ in Huron East in 2011, a change of 3.2% from 2006. Of these, 29.8% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -10.2% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Huron East, MU – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	Huron East, MU		Ontario		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	3,540	100.0	4,887,505	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	1,055	29.8	1,402,420	28.7	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	1,225	34.6	1,408,120	28.8	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	240	6.8	535,825	11.0	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	925	26.1	1,230,980	25.2	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁸	30	0.8	128,660	2.6	268,060	2.0
Other households⁹	65	1.8	181,500	3.7	543,340	4.1

Huron East – Structural type of dwelling

In Huron East, 85.3% 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, Huron East, MU – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Huron East, MU		Ontario		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	3,540	100.0	4,887,510	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	3,020	85.3	2,718,880	55.6	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	75	2.1	279,470	5.7	646,240	4.9
Row house	60	1.7	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	280	7.9	498,160	10.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	20	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	70	2.0	15,795	0.3	183,510	1.4

Language

Huron East, MU – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Huron East, 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 Huron East, 93.1% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 0.5% reported French only, and 5.7% 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, 97.3% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.1% spoke only French and 1.8% 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 Huron East, MU – 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	9,140	100.0	9,135	100.0
English	8,505	93.1	8,890	97.3
French	50	0.5	10	0.1
Non-official language	525	5.7	160	1.8
Multiple responses	55	0.6	75	0.8

Table 13 Huron East, MU – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹² (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	99.9	99.9	0.0
French	42.9	7.1	35.7
Non-official language	59.6	38.6	21.1

Huron East, MU – Non-official languages

In Huron East, the three most common mother tongues were Dutch (2.7%), German (2.1%) and Lao (0.2%), 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 Huron East, 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.
Dutch	250	44.2	2.7
German	190	33.6	2.1
Lao	15	2.7	0.2
Danish	10	1.8	0.1
Flemish	10	1.8	0.1
Polish	10	1.8	0.1
Spanish	10	1.8	0.1

Huron East, MU – Bilingualism

Table 15 Huron East, MU – 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	2.3	1.6	70.0	5.7
0 to 19	1.9	1.5	0.0	5.9
20 to 44	2.5	2.0	200.0	4.8
45 to 64	2.5	1.7	75.0	6.1
65 and over	2.0	1.2	50.0	2.9

Table 16 Huron East, MU – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	9,140	100.0
English only	8,900	97.4
French only	0	0.0
English and French	225	2.5
Neither English nor French	5	0.1

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

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 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.

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Footnote 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.

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Footnote 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.

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Footnote 5

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

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Footnote 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.

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Footnote 7

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

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Footnote 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.

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Footnote 9

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 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).

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Footnote 11

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

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Footnote 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.

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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 Huron East, Municipality - Ontario
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of Huron East, Municipality - Ontario
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of Huron East, Municipality - Ontario
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census subdivision of Huron East, Municipality - Ontario

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