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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Trail, CY - British Columbia ¹

Map of Trail, CY

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

Prov. rank

Nat. rank

488

In 2011, Trail (City) had a population of 7,681, representing a percentage change of 6.1% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 34.93 square kilometres with a population density of 219.9 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 922,509.29 square kilometres with a population density of 4.8 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Trail (City) had 3,675 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 4.5%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Trail (City) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Trail (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
Warfield, B.C.	VL	1,700	1,729	-1.7
Kootenay Boundary A, B.C.	RDA	1,845	1,989	-7.2
Kootenay Boundary B, B.C.	RDA	1,395	1,418	-1.6

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

Table 2 British Columbia – 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
Langford	CY	29,228	22,459	30.1
Lake Country	DM	11,708	9,606	21.9
Port Moody	CY	32,975	27,512	19.9
Kent	DM	5,664	4,738 E	19.5
Surrey	CY	468,251	394,976	18.6

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

Table 3 British Columbia – 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
Kitimat	DM	8,335	8,987	-7.3
Peace River D	RDA	5,479	5,749	-4.7
Esquimalt	DM	16,209	16,840	-3.7
Hope	DM	5,969	6,185	-3.5
Okanagan-Similkameen D	RDA	5,717	5,913	-3.3

Age and sex

Trail, CY – Age distribution

Chart C: Trail, CY - Population by broad age groups

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

Table 4 Trail, CY – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	13.1%	14.3%	12.0%
15 to 64	61.8%	64.0%	59.8%
65 and over	25.1%	21.9%	28.1%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Trail, CY was 25.1%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 61.8% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 13.1%. 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.

Trail, CY – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Trail, 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	7,680	7,240	440	6.1
0 to 14	1,005	935	70	7.5
15 to 64	4,745	4,340	405	9.3
65 and over	1,930	1,965	-35	-1.8
Males
Total	3,610	3,395	215	6.3
0 to 14	515	505	10	2.0
15 to 64	2,310	2,105	205	9.7
65 and over	790	785	5	0.6
Females
Total	4,070	3,840	230	6.0
0 to 14	490	430	60	14.0
15 to 64	2,435	2,230	205	9.2
65 and over	1,145	1,180	-35	-3.0

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

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

Table 6 Trail, CY – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	7,680	3,610	4,070
0 to 4 years	345	170	170
5 to 9 years	335	165	170
10 to 14 years	325	175	150
15 to 19 years	450	240	210
20 to 24 years	380	180	200
25 to 29 years	375	185	195
30 to 34 years	335	160	170
35 to 39 years	385	190	195
40 to 44 years	405	180	220
45 to 49 years	535	245	295
50 to 54 years	655	345	315
55 to 59 years	610	285	330
60 to 64 years	605	300	305
65 to 69 years	410	190	220
70 to 74 years	405	185	225
75 to 79 years	395	160	235
80 to 84 years	355	155	205
85 years and over	365	105	255
Median age	49.8	48.5	51.0

Trail, CY – Median age² of the population

Chart E: Canada, British Columbia and Trail, CY - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, British Columbia and Trail, CY - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Trail, CY was 49.8 years. In comparison, the median age of British Columbia was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, British Columbia and Trail, CY – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
British Columbia	40.8	41.9
Trail, CY	49.4	49.8

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families³ in Trail was 2,130, which represents a change of 7.0% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Trail, 69.2% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 13.8% were common-law-couples and 16.7% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Trail - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Trail - Census families by family structure

Trail – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, British Columbia, CSD of Trail, 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
British Columbia †	1,238,155	887,990	71.7	160,360	13.0	189,805	15.3	6.6
Trail, CY	2,130	1,475	69.2	295	13.8	355	16.7	7.0
Warfield, VL	505	345	68.3	90	17.8	65	12.9	4.1
Kootenay Boundary A, RDA	605	485	80.2	80	13.2	40	6.6	-4.0
Kootenay Boundary B, RDA	460	340	73.9	65	14.1	50	10.9	0.0

Trail – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Trail, 35.5% 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 *	505
Married couples without children *	970
Common-law-couples with children *	125
Common-law-couples without children *	175

Trail – Marital status

Chart H description: Trail - Marital status

In Trail, 54.2% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (45.4%) or living with a common-law partner (8.8%).

The remaining 45.8% 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, British Columbia, Trail, CY – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Trail, CY		British Columbia		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	6,680	100.0	3,722,690	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	3,620	54.2	2,154,575	57.9	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	3,030	45.4	1,832,605	49.2	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	590	8.8	321,965	8.6	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	3,060	45.8	1,568,120	42.1	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	1,495	22.4	1,014,270	27.2	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	235	3.5	102,035	2.7	698,245	2.5
Divorced	570	8.5	246,515	6.6	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	750	11.2	205,300	5.5	1,584,525	5.7

Trail – Types of private households

There were 3,675 private households⁴ in Trail in 2011, a change of 4.4% from 2006. Of these, 17.0% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 1.6% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, British Columbia, Trail, CY – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁵	Trail, CY		British Columbia		Canada
Household type⁵	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	3,675	100.0	1,764,635	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁶	625	17.0	431,135	24.4	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁷	1,135	30.9	532,995	30.2	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁸	345	9.4	168,530	9.6	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	1,445	39.3	498,925	28.3	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁹	15	0.4	50,410	2.9	268,060	2.0
Other households¹⁰	110	3.0	82,640	4.7	543,340	4.1

Trail – Structural type of dwelling

In Trail, 72.9% 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, British Columbia, Trail, CY – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Trail, CY		British Columbia		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	3,675	100.0	1,764,640	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	2,680	72.9	842,120	47.7	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	135	3.7	52,825	3.0	646,240	4.9
Row house	160	4.4	130,370	7.4	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	0	0.0	143,970	8.2	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	505	13.7	361,150	20.5	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	170	4.6	184,355	10.4	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹¹	20	0.5	2,885	0.2	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹²	0	0.0	46,960	2.7	183,510	1.4

Language

Trail, CY – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Trail, 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 Trail, 89.3% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 0.8% reported French only, and 9.1% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 70.3% for English only, 1.3% for French only and 26.5% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 96.8% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.1% spoke only French and 2.1% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 80.5% for only English, 0.4% for only French and 15.4% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Trail, 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	7,495	100.0	7,495	100.0
English	6,690	89.3	7,255	96.8
French	60	0.8	5	0.1
Non-official language	680	9.1	155	2.1
Multiple responses	70	0.9	80	1.1

Table 13 Trail, 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	100.0	99.9	0.1
French	28.6	7.1	21.4
Non-official language	54.7	29.7	25.0

Trail, CY – Non-official languages

In Trail, the three most common mother tongues were Italian (5.2%), German (0.9%) and Russian (0.5%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Panjabi (Punjabi) (4.5%), Cantonese (3.2%) and Chinese, n.o.s. (2.9%).

Table 14 Trail, 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.
Italian	390	52.7	5.2
German	65	8.8	0.9
Russian	40	5.4	0.5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	30	4.1	0.4
Chinese, n.o.s.	25	3.4	0.3
Dutch	25	3.4	0.3

Trail, CY – Bilingualism

Table 15 Trail, 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	2.8	2.2	63.6	3.7
0 to 19	2.4	2.1	0.0	25.0
20 to 44	3.2	2.8	0.0	7.7
45 to 64	3.4	2.6	80.0	5.0
65 and over	2.0	0.8	80.0	2.5

Table 16 Trail, CY – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	7,495	100.0
English only	7,260	96.9
French only	0	0.0
English and French	215	2.9
Neither English nor French	15	0.2

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.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Trail CY (British Columbia) – This census subdivision has the following data quality indicators (commonly referred to as data quality flags):

Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

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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.

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2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census subdivision of Trail, City - British Columbia
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of Trail, City - British Columbia
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of Trail, City - British Columbia
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