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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census agglomeration of Whitehorse, Yukon

Map of Whitehorse, CA (shaded in green), Yukon

Map of Whitehorse

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Whitehorse, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Whitehorse, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Terr. rank
1
Nat. rank
98

In 2011, the population of Whitehorse census agglomeration (CA) was 26,028, representing a percentage change of 13.7% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CAs of 4.2%.

In Whitehorse, the land area is 8,488.91 square kilometres with a population density of 3.1 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the national land area of 8,965,121.42 square kilometres with a population density of 3.7 persons per square kilometre. The land area of all CAs is 232,264.62 square kilometres with 18.56 persons per square kilometre.

In total, there were 10,525 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Whitehorse in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 12.8%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Census subdivisions in the Whitehorse CA

Table 1 Whitehorse CA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
Whitehorse CY 23,276 20,461 13.8
Macpherson-Grizzly Valley NO 1,072 851 A 26.0
Marsh Lake NO 619 538 A 15.1
Mt. Lorne HAM 408 370 10.3
Ibex Valley HAM 346 376 -8.0
Whitehorse, Unorganized NO 287 264 A 8.7
Lake Laberge 1 SG 20 38 -47.4

Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) or census agglomerations (CAs) in Yukon

Table 2 Yukon – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2006 to 2011
CMA or CA name Type Population Rank
2011 2006 % change Nat. Prov.
Whitehorse CA 26,028 22,898 13.7 98 1

Age and sex

Whitehorse – Age distribution

Chart C: Whitehorse - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Whitehorse - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 Whitehorse – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 17.6% 18.2% 17.0%
15 to 64 73.9% 73.1% 74.7%
65 and over 8.4% 8.6% 8.2%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Whitehorse was 8.4%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 73.9% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 17.6%. 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.

Whitehorse – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Whitehorse – Population by broad age groups and 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 26,030 22,905 3,125 13.6
0 to 14 4,590 4,365 225 5.2
15 to 64 19,245 16,965 2,280 13.4
65 and over 2,190 1,575 615 39.0
Males
Total 12,970 11,315 1,655 14.6
0 to 14 2,365 2,235 130 5.8
15 to 64 9,485 8,290 1,195 14.4
65 and over 1,115 785 330 42.0
Females
Total 13,060 11,590 1,470 12.7
0 to 14 2,225 2,125 100 4.7
15 to 64 9,760 8,675 1,085 12.5
65 and over 1,075 790 285 36.1

Whitehorse – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Whitehorse - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Whitehorse - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 5 Whitehorse – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 26,030 12,970 13,060
0 to 4 years 1,520 785 735
5 to 9 years 1,505 775 730
10 to 14 years 1,560 800 760
15 to 19 years 1,735 910 820
20 to 24 years 1,795 950 845
25 to 29 years 1,905 955 950
30 to 34 years 1,795 820 975
35 to 39 years 1,930 910 1,025
40 to 44 years 1,905 905 995
45 to 49 years 2,185 1,015 1,165
50 to 54 years 2,365 1,145 1,220
55 to 59 years 2,035 1,055 980
60 to 64 years 1,600 830 775
65 to 69 years 895 495 400
70 to 74 years 540 290 250
75 to 79 years 365 160 210
80 to 84 years 215 110 105
85 to 89 years 120 50 70
90 to 94 years 45 10 35
95 to 99 years 5 0 5
100 years and over 0 0 0
Median age 38.1 37.6 38.6

Whitehorse – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Yukon and Whitehorse - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Yukon and Whitehorse - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

The median age in Whitehorse was 38.1 years. In comparison, the median age of Yukon was 39.1 years.

Table 6 Canada, Yukon and Whitehorse – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Yukon 38.4 39.1
Whitehorse 37.6 38.1

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Whitehorse was 7,155, which represents a change of 12.8% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Whitehorse, 56.7% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 23.1% were common-law-couples and 20.1% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Whitehorse - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Whitehorse - Census families by family structure

Whitehorse – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Yukon, Whitehorse – 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
Yukon 9,330 5,080 54.4 2,340 25.1 1,915 20.5 11.9
Whitehorse 7,155 4,060 56.7 1,655 23.1 1,435 20.1 12.8

Whitehorse – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: Whitehorse - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
2,075 (36.3%) 1,990 (34.8%) 640 (11.2%) 1,010 (17.7%)

Chart G description: Whitehorse - Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census agglomeration of Whitehorse, 47.6% 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.

Among couples with children aged 24 and under at home in the census agglomeration of Whitehorse, 84.7% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 15.3% were stepfamilies, in which there was at least one child was the biological or adopted child of only one married spouse or common-law partner. For Canada as a whole in 2011, 12.6% of couples with children aged 24 and under were stepfamilies.

Whitehorse – Marital status

Chart H: Whitehorse - Marital status

Chart H description: Whitehorse - Marital status

In Whitehorse, 54.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (39.2%) or living with a common-law partner (15.6%).

The remaining 45.3% 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 8 Canada, Yukon, Whitehorse – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Whitehorse Yukon Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 21,435 100.0 28,035 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 11,740 54.8 15,260 54.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 8,405 39.2 10,540 37.6 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 3,335 15.6 4,720 16.8 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 9,700 45.3 12,770 45.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 6,720 31.4 8,870 31.6 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 615 2.9 815 2.9 698,245 2.5
Divorced 1,650 7.7 2,080 7.4 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 720 3.4 1,010 3.6 1,584,525 5.7

Whitehorse – Types of private households

There were 10,525 private households3 in Whitehorse in 2011, a change of 12.9% from 2006. Of these, 24.8% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -0.4% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Yukon, Whitehorse – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Whitehorse Yukon Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 10,525 100.0 14,120 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 2,615 24.8 3,260 23.1 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 2,835 26.9 3,835 27.2 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 1,300 12.4 1,725 12.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 3,005 28.6 4,330 30.7 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households8 205 1.9 255 1.8 268,060 2.0
Other households9 575 5.5 715 5.1 543,340 4.1

Whitehorse – Structural type of dwelling

In Whitehorse, 59.1% 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 10 Canada, Yukon, Whitehorse – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Whitehorse Yukon Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 10,525 100.0 14,115 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 6,225 59.1 9,165 64.9 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 865 8.2 990 7.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 500 4.8 565 4.0 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 5 0.0 0 0.0 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 1,470 14.0 1,625 11.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 455 4.3 480 3.4 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 55 0.5 70 0.5 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 955 9.1 1,220 8.6 183,510 1.4

Language

Whitehorse – Mother tongue

Chart J: Whitehorse - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Whitehorse - 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 Whitehorse, 84.3% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 4.6% reported French only, and 9.7% reported only a non-official language, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 83.4% for English only, 4.3% for French only and 10.8% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 91.7% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 2.7% spoke only French and 3.9% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 92.2% for English only, 2.4% for French only and 3.7% for only a non-official language.

Table 11 Whitehorse – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 25,790 100.0 25,785 100.0
English 21,750 84.3 23,635 91.7
French 1,185 4.6 705 2.7
Non-official language 2,510 9.7 1,000 3.9
Multiple responses 340 1.3 445 1.7
Table 12 Whitehorse – 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 99.8 99.6 0.2
French 78.9 56.2 22.6
Non-official language 68.2 42.8 25.4

Whitehorse – Non-official languages

In Whitehorse, the three most common mother tongues were German (2.3%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.6%) and Spanish (0.6%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (2.5%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.3%) and Kaska (Nahani) (0.8%).

Table 13 Whitehorse – 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 590 21.5 2.3
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 400 14.6 1.6
Spanish 155 5.7 0.6
Chinese, n.o.s. 120 4.4 0.5
Dutch 105 3.8 0.4

Whitehorse – Bilingualism

Table 14 Whitehorse – 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 14.4 11.0 89.9 8.6
0 to 19 18.6 16.6 84.1 11.1
20 to 44 15.8 12.1 95.6 8.5
45 to 64 11.3 6.7 90.5 9.2
65 and over 7.3 4.0 82.4 4.5
Table 15 Whitehorse – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 25,785 100.0
English only 21,820 84.6
French only 80 0.3
English and French 3,795 14.7
Neither English nor French 95 0.4

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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