Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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Province of Ontario

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Province of Ontario

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%.

Population change (in percentage), provinces and territories, 2006 to 2011 and 2011 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Population change (in percentage), provinces and territories, 2006 to 2011 and 2011 to 2016

  • In 2016, the enumerated population of Ontario was 13,448,494 which represents a change of 4.6% from 2011. This growth was lower than the national rate of 5.0%.
  • In 2016, there were 5,169,174 private dwellings occupied in Ontario in 2016 which represent a change of 5.8% from 2011. This growth was higher than the national rate of 5.6%.
  • The land area of Ontario is 908,699.33 square kilometres and the population density was 14.8 people per square kilometre.

Figure 1.2 Population in the last 165 years, Ontario

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Population in the last 165 years, Ontario

Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 165 years, Ontario

Figure 1.3 Description Long description for Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 165 years, Ontario

Ontario – Census metropolitan areas (CMAs), census agglomerations (CAs) and regions outside CMAs and CAs

In 2016, 89.7% of the population of Ontario lived inside a census metropolitan area (CMA) or census agglomeration (CA). That represents 12,062,321 persons. This was higher than the national rate of 83.2%.

The number of persons living outside a census metropolitan area (CMA) or a census agglomeration (CA) was 1,386,173, which accounts for 10.3% of the population. This was lower than the national rate of 16.8%.

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Ontario – Census metropolitan areas (CMAs), census agglomerations (CAs) and regions outside CMAs and CAs

Population rank and population change, 2011 to 2016 for CMAs or CAs in Ontario

Population rank and population change, 2011 to 2016 for CMAs or CAs in Ontario
CMA or CA name Type Population Rank
2016 2011 % change Nat. Prov.
Toronto Toronto - Census metropolitan area CMA 5,928,040 5,583,064 6.2 1 1
Ottawa - Gatineau Ottawa - Gatineau - Census metropolitan area CMA 1,323,783 1,254,919revised r 5.5 5  not applicable ···
Ottawa - Gatineau (Quebec part)   332,057 318,011revised r 4.4  not applicable ··· 3
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part)   991,726 936,908revised r 5.9  not applicable ··· 2
Hamilton Hamilton - Census metropolitan area CMA 747,545 721,053 3.7 9 3
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo - Census metropolitan area CMA 523,894 496,383revised r 5.5 10 4
London London - Census metropolitan area CMA 494,069 474,786 4.1 11 5
St. Catharines - Niagara St. Catharines - Niagara - Census metropolitan area CMA 406,074 392,184 3.5 12 6
Oshawa Oshawa - Census metropolitan area CMA 379,848 356,177 6.6 14 7
Windsor Windsor - Census metropolitan area CMA 329,144 319,246 3.1 16 8
Barrie Barrie - Census metropolitan area CMA 197,059 187,013 5.4 21 9
Greater Sudbury Greater Sudbury - Census metropolitan area CMA 164,689 163,067revised r 1.0 24 10
Kingston Kingston - Census metropolitan area CMA 161,175 159,561 1.0 25 11
Guelph Guelph - Census metropolitan area CMA 151,984 141,097 7.7 28 12
Brantford Brantford - Census metropolitan area CMA 134,203 135,501 -1.0 30 13
Peterborough Peterborough - Census metropolitan area CMA 121,721 118,975 2.3 32 14
Thunder Bay Thunder Bay - Census metropolitan area CMA 121,621 121,596 0.0 33 15
Belleville Belleville - Census metropolitan area CMA 103,472 101,668revised r 1.8 37 16
Chatham-Kent Chatham-Kent - Census agglomeration CA 102,042 104,075 -2.0 38 17
Sarnia Sarnia - Census agglomeration CA 96,151 97,131revised r -1.0 43 18
Sault Ste. Marie Sault Ste. Marie - Census agglomeration CA 78,159 79,800 -2.1 47 19
Kawartha Lakes Kawartha Lakes - Census agglomeration CA 75,423 73,219revised r 3.0 49 20
North Bay North Bay - Census agglomeration CA 70,378 72,241revised r -2.6 51 21
Norfolk Norfolk - Census agglomeration CA 64,044 63,175 1.4 53 22
Cornwall Cornwall - Census agglomeration CA 59,699 58,957 1.3 56 23
Leamington Leamington - Census agglomeration CA 49,147 49,765 -1.2 64 24
Timmins Timmins - Census agglomeration CA 41,788 43,165 -3.2 70 25
Woodstock Woodstock - Census agglomeration CA 40,902 37,754 8.3 72 26
Brockville Brockville - Census agglomeration CA 38,553 39,024 -1.2 74 27
Midland Midland - Census agglomeration CA 35,859 35,419 1.2 76 28
Owen Sound Owen Sound - Census agglomeration CA 31,820 32,092 -0.8 84 29
Stratford Stratford - Census agglomeration CA 31,465 30,903revised r 1.8 85 30
Carleton Place Carleton Place - Census agglomeration CA 31,451 29,180revised r 7.8 86 31
Orillia Orillia - Census agglomeration CA 31,166 30,586revised r 1.9 87 32
Centre Wellington Centre Wellington - Census agglomeration CA 28,191 26,693 5.6 97 33
Pembroke Pembroke - Census agglomeration CA 23,269 24,017 -3.1 105 34
Collingwood Collingwood - Census agglomeration CA 21,793 19,241 13.3 107 35
Wasaga Beach Wasaga Beach - Census agglomeration CA 20,675 17,537revised r 17.9 108 36
Cobourg Cobourg - Census agglomeration CA 19,440 18,519 5.0 112 37
Petawawa Petawawa - Census agglomeration CA 17,187 15,988 7.5 120 38
Port Hope Port Hope - Census agglomeration CA 16,753 16,214 3.3 122 39
Arnprior Arnprior - Census agglomeration CA 15,973 15,485revised r 3.2 124 40
Tillsonburg Tillsonburg - Census agglomeration CA 15,872 15,301 3.7 125 41
Kenora Kenora - Census agglomeration CA 15,096 15,348 -1.6 131 42
Ingersoll Ingersoll - Census agglomeration CA 12,757 12,146 5.0 145 43
Hawkesbury Hawkesbury - Census agglomeration CA 11,974 12,128 -1.3 149  not applicable ···
Hawkesbury (Quebec part)   1,711 1,577 8.5  not applicable ··· 30
Hawkesbury (Ontario part)   10,263 10,551 -2.7  not applicable ··· 45
Elliot Lake Elliot Lake - Census agglomeration CA 10,741 11,348 -5.3 152 44

Ontario – Census subdivisions with the highest population growth among those with 5,000-plus population

Table 2 Ontario – Census subdivisions, with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2011 to 2016
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2016 2011 % change
Shelburne Census subdivision - Shelburne, Town T 8,126 5,846 39.0
Milton Census subdivision - Milton, Town T 110,128 84,362 30.5
Bradford West Gwillimbury Census subdivision - Bradford West Gwillimbury, Town T 35,325 28,077 25.8
King Census subdivision - King, Township TP 24,512 19,899 23.2
Whitchurch-Stouffville Census subdivision - Whitchurch-Stouffville, Town T 45,837 37,628 21.8

Ontario – Census subdivisions with the lowest population growth among those with 5,000-plus population

Table 3 Ontario – Census subdivisions, with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2011 to 2016
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2016 2011 % change
Kirkland Lake Census subdivision - Kirkland Lake, Town T 7,981 8,493 revised r -6.0
Elliot Lake Census subdivision - Elliot Lake, City CY 10,741 11,348 -5.3
Temiskaming Shores Census subdivision - Temiskaming Shores, City CY 9,920 10,400 -4.6
North Middlesex Census subdivision - North Middlesex, Municipality MU 6,352 6,658 -4.6
Kenora, Unorganized Census subdivision - Kenora, Unorganized, Unorganized NO 6,737 7,031 -4.2
North Bay Census subdivision - North Bay, City CY 51,553 53,651 -3.9

Symbols:

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not applicable
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incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement
r
revised
E
use with caution

Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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