Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

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 Newfoundland and Labrador was 519,716 which represents a change of 1.0% from 2011. This growth was lower than the national rate of 5.0%.
• In 2016, there were 218,673 private dwellings occupied in Newfoundland and Labrador in 2016 which represent a change of 4.7% from 2011. This growth was lower than the national rate of 5.6%.
• The land area of Newfoundland and Labrador is 370,514.08 square kilometres and the population density was 1.4 people per square kilometre.

Figure 1.2 Population in the last 65 years, Newfoundland and Labrador

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Population in the last 65 years, Newfoundland and Labrador

Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 65 years, Newfoundland and Labrador

Figure 1.3 Description Long description for Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 65 years, Newfoundland and Labrador

Newfoundland and Labrador – 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 Newfoundland and Labrador

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

CMA or CA name	Type	Population			Rank
		2016	2011	% change	Nat.	Prov.
St. John's St. John's - Census metropolitan area	CMA	205,955	196,954revised r	4.6	20	1
Corner Brook Corner Brook - Census agglomeration	CA	31,917	31,417revised r	1.6	83	2
Grand Falls-Windsor Grand Falls-Windsor - Census agglomeration	CA	14,171	13,725	3.2	133	3
Gander Gander - Census agglomeration	CA	13,234	12,683revised r	4.3	142	4
Bay Roberts Bay Roberts - Census agglomeration	CA	11,083	10,871	2.0	150	5

Newfoundland and Labrador – Census subdivisions with the highest population growth among those with 5,000-plus population

Table 2 Newfoundland and Labrador – 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
Paradise Census subdivision - Paradise, Town	T	21,389	17,695	20.9
Portugal Cove-St. Philip's Census subdivision - Portugal Cove-St. Philip's, Town	T	8,147	7,366	10.6
Happy Valley-Goose Bay Census subdivision - Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Town	T	8,109	7,552	7.4
Torbay Census subdivision - Torbay, Town	T	7,899	7,397	6.8
Gander Census subdivision - Gander, Town	T	11,688	11,054	5.7

Newfoundland and Labrador – Census subdivisions with the lowest population growth among those with 5,000-plus population

Table 3 Newfoundland and Labrador – 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
Mount Pearl Census subdivision - Mount Pearl, City	CY	22,957	24,284	-5.5
Marystown Census subdivision - Marystown, Town	T	5,316	5,506	-3.5
Labrador City Census subdivision - Labrador City, Town	T	7,220	7,367	-2.0
Stephenville Census subdivision - Stephenville, Town	T	6,623	6,719	-1.4
Corner Brook Census subdivision - Corner Brook, City	CY	19,806	19,886	-0.4