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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census agglomeration of North Bay, Ontario

Map of North Bay, CA (shaded in green), Ontario

Map of North Bay

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: North Bay, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

Prov. rank
21
Nat. rank
53

In 2011, the population of North Bay census agglomeration (CA) was 64,043, representing a percentage change of 1.0% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CAs of 4.2%.

In North Bay, the land area is 788.48 square kilometres with a population density of 81.2 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 27,305 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in North Bay in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 4.2%. 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 North Bay CA

Table 1 North Bay CA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
North Bay CY 53,651 53,966 -0.6
East Ferris TP 4,512 4,228 A E 6.7
Callander MU 3,864 3,249 E 18.9
Bonfield TP 2,016 1,981 A 1.8

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

Table 2 Ontario – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2006 to 2011
CMA or CA name Type Population Rank
2011 2006 % change Nat. Prov.
Toronto CMA 5,583,064 5,113,149 9.2 1 1
Ottawa - Gatineau CMA 1,236,324 1,133,633 A 9.1 4 ···
Ottawa - Gatineau (partie du Québec / Quebec part)   314,501 286,831 A 9.6 ··· 3
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)   921,823 846,802 8.9 ··· 2
Hamilton CMA 721,053 692,911 4.1 9 3
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo CMA 477,160 451,235 5.7 10 4
London CMA 474,786 457,720 3.7 11 5
St. Catharines - Niagara CMA 392,184 390,317 0.5 12 6
Oshawa CMA 356,177 330,594 7.7 14 7
Windsor CMA 319,246 323,342 -1.3 16 8
Barrie CMA 187,013 177,061 5.6 21 9
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury CMA 160,770 158,258 1.6 24 10
Kingston CMA 159,561 152,358 4.7 25 11
Guelph CMA 141,097 133,698 A 5.5 28 12
Brantford CMA 135,501 124,607 8.7 30 13
Thunder Bay CMA 121,596 122,907 -1.1 32 14
Peterborough CMA 118,975 116,570 2.1 33 15
Chatham-Kent CA 104,075 108,589 -4.2 35 16
Belleville CA 92,540 91,518 1.1 40 17
Sarnia CA 89,555 88,793 0.9 44 18
Sault Ste. Marie † CA 79,800 80,098 -0.4 47 19
Kawartha Lakes CA 73,214 74,561 -1.8 49 20
North Bay CA 64,043 63,424 1.0 53 21
Norfolk CA 63,175 62,563 1.0 54 22
Cornwall CA 58,957 58,485 0.8 55 23
Leamington CA 49,765 49,741 0.0 63 24
Timmins CA 43,165 42,997 0.4 69 25
Orillia CA 40,731 40,532 0.5 73 26
Brockville CA 39,024 39,668 -1.6 75 27
Woodstock CA 37,754 35,822 A 5.4 76 28
Midland CA 35,419 35,432 A 0.0 79 29
Owen Sound CA 32,092 32,259 -0.5 85 30
Stratford CA 30,886 30,516 A 1.2 86 31
Centre Wellington CA 26,693 26,049 2.5 95 32
Pembroke CA 24,017 23,195 3.5 102 33
Collingwood CA 19,241 17,290 11.3 106 34
Cobourg CA 18,519 18,210 1.7 109 35
Port Hope CA 16,214 16,390 -1.1 121 36
Petawawa CA 15,988 14,651 9.1 123 37
Kenora CA 15,348 15,177 1.1 125 38
Tillsonburg CA 15,301 14,822 3.2 126 39
Temiskaming Shores CA 13,566 13,654 A -0.6 129 40
Ingersoll CA 12,146 11,760 3.3 142 41
Hawkesbury CA 12,128 12,267 -1.1 143 ···
Hawkesbury (partie du Québec / Quebec part)   1,577 1,398 12.8 ··· 31
Hawkesbury (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)   10,551 10,869 -2.9 ··· 43
Elliot Lake CA 11,348 11,549 -1.7 146 42

Age and sex

North Bay – Age distribution

Chart C: North Bay - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: North Bay - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 North Bay – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 15.0% 15.6% 14.3%
15 to 64 68.0% 69.1% 67.0%
65 and over 17.0% 15.3% 18.6%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in North Bay was 17.0%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 68.0% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 15.0%. 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.

North Bay – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 North Bay – 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 64,040 63,420 620 1.0
0 to 14 9,585 10,475 -890 -8.5
15 to 64 43,570 43,115 455 1.1
65 and over 10,885 9,835 1,050 10.7
Males
Total 31,025 30,520 505 1.7
0 to 14 4,855 5,330 -475 -8.9
15 to 64 21,435 20,980 455 2.2
65 and over 4,735 4,210 525 12.5
Females
Total 33,020 32,905 115 0.3
0 to 14 4,730 5,140 -410 -8.0
15 to 64 22,130 22,135 -5 0.0
65 and over 6,155 5,625 530 9.4

North Bay – Population by five-year age groups and sex

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

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

Table 5 North Bay – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 64,040 31,025 33,020
0 to 4 years 3,050 1,545 1,505
5 to 9 years 3,115 1,565 1,540
10 to 14 years 3,425 1,745 1,685
15 to 19 years 4,215 2,095 2,120
20 to 24 years 4,685 2,385 2,305
25 to 29 years 4,050 1,995 2,055
30 to 34 years 3,490 1,745 1,740
35 to 39 years 3,655 1,755 1,895
40 to 44 years 4,005 2,010 2,000
45 to 49 years 5,340 2,520 2,820
50 to 54 years 5,390 2,680 2,715
55 to 59 years 4,565 2,185 2,380
60 to 64 years 4,170 2,060 2,115
65 to 69 years 3,165 1,475 1,685
70 to 74 years 2,630 1,195 1,440
75 to 79 years 2,180 1,005 1,175
80 to 84 years 1,575 655 925
85 to 89 years 910 300 605
90 to 94 years 355 90 265
95 to 99 years 65 15 55
100 years and over 5 0 5
Median age 42.9 41.6 44.2

North Bay – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and North Bay - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and North Bay - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

The median age in North Bay was 42.9 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 6 Canada, Ontario and North Bay – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
North Bay 41.2 42.9

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in North Bay was 18,465, which represents a change of -0.3% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In North Bay, 66.4% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 16.2% were common-law-couples and 17.4% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: North Bay - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: North Bay - Census families by family structure

North Bay – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Ontario, North Bay – 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
Ontario † 3,612,205 2,612,890 72.3 394,670 10.9 604,645 16.7 5.5
North Bay 18,465 12,260 66.4 2,995 16.2 3,210 17.4 -0.3

North Bay – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: North Bay - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
5,065 (33.2%) 7,200 (47.2%) 1,220 ( 8.0%) 1,775 (11.6%)

Chart G description: North Bay - Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census agglomeration of North Bay, 41.2% 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 North Bay, 81.5% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 18.5% 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.

North Bay – Marital status

Chart H: North Bay - Marital status

Chart H description: North Bay - Marital status

In North Bay, 56.9% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (45.8%) or living with a common-law partner (11.0%).

The remaining 43.1% 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, Ontario, North Bay – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status North Bay Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 54,455 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 30,965 56.9 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 24,965 45.8 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 6,000 11.0 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 23,495 43.1 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 14,470 26.6 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 2,075 3.8 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 3,250 6.0 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 3,695 6.8 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

North Bay – Types of private households

There were 27,305 private households3 in North Bay in 2011, a change of 3.9% from 2006. Of these, 22.6% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -8.6% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Ontario, North Bay – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 North Bay Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 27,305 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 6,170 22.6 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 8,690 31.8 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 2,955 10.8 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 7,895 28.9 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households8 330 1.2 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households9 1,275 4.7 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

North Bay – Structural type of dwelling

In North Bay, 55.2% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 7.1% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, North Bay – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling North Bay Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 27,305 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 15,080 55.2 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 2,165 7.9 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 1,970 7.2 415,230 8.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 1,935 7.1 789,975 16.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 4,410 16.2 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 1,540 5.6 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 95 0.3 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 105 0.4 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

North Bay – Mother tongue

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

Chart J description: North Bay - 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 North Bay, 79.7% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 15.0% reported French only, and 3.9% reported only a non-official language, 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, 91.5% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 6.0% spoke only French and 1.1% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 79.0% for English only, 2.2% for French only and 14.4% for only a non-official language.

Table 11 North Bay – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 63,100 100.0 63,100 100.0
English 50,275 79.7 57,725 91.5
French 9,475 15.0 3,780 6.0
Non-official language 2,440 3.9 700 1.1
Multiple responses 905 1.4 890 1.4
Table 12 North Bay – 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 67.8 40.7 27.0
Non-official language 61.1 35.3 25.8

North Bay – Non-official languages

In North Bay, the three most common mother tongues were Italian (0.9%), German (0.6%) and Polish (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 13 North Bay – 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 540 20.5 0.9
German 375 14.2 0.6
Polish 155 5.9 0.2
Chinese, n.o.s. 145 5.5 0.2
Cree, n.o.s. 140 5.3 0.2

North Bay – Bilingualism

Table 14 North Bay – 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 25.9 14.0 93.7 8.6
0 to 19 27.5 21.0 90.3 13.5
20 to 44 26.2 16.2 96.2 7.8
45 to 64 24.9 9.4 94.9 11.7
65 and over 25.2 6.7 90.9 3.8
Table 15 North Bay – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 63,100 100.0
English only 45,990 72.9
French only 255 0.4
English and French 16,770 26.6
Neither English nor French 85 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.


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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