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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census agglomeration of Elliot Lake, Ontario

Map of Elliot Lake

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

Prov. rank

Nat. rank

146

In 2011, the population of Elliot Lake census agglomeration (CA) was 11,348, representing a percentage change of -1.7% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CAs of 4.2%.

In Elliot Lake, the land area is 714.56 square kilometres with a population density of 15.9 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 5,680 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Elliot Lake in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 0.6%. 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 Elliot Lake CA

Table 1 Elliot Lake CA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	Type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	Type	2011	2006	% change
Elliot Lake	CY	11,348	11,549	-1.7

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
CMA or CA name	Type	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

Elliot Lake – Age distribution

Chart C: Elliot Lake - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Elliot Lake - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 Elliot Lake – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	10.2%	10.8%	9.5%
15 to 64	54.8%	54.2%	55.3%
65 and over	35.1%	35.0%	35.2%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Elliot Lake was 35.1%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 54.8% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 10.2%. 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.

Elliot Lake – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Elliot Lake – Population by broad age groups and 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	11,345	11,550	-205	-1.8
0 to 14	1,155	1,240	-85	-6.9
15 to 64	6,215	6,655	-440	-6.6
65 and over	3,980	3,655	325	8.9
Males
Total	5,400	5,560	-160	-2.9
0 to 14	585	640	-55	-8.6
15 to 64	2,925	3,100	-175	-5.6
65 and over	1,890	1,815	75	4.1
Females
Total	5,945	5,990	-45	-0.8
0 to 14	565	595	-30	-5.0
15 to 64	3,285	3,550	-265	-7.5
65 and over	2,095	1,845	250	13.6

Elliot Lake – Population by five-year age groups and sex

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

Table 5 Elliot Lake – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	11,345	5,400	5,945
0 to 4 years	335	165	170
5 to 9 years	385	190	200
10 to 14 years	430	235	200
15 to 19 years	555	290	265
20 to 24 years	440	215	225
25 to 29 years	340	180	160
30 to 34 years	335	145	190
35 to 39 years	405	195	205
40 to 44 years	470	225	250
45 to 49 years	705	340	365
50 to 54 years	900	405	495
55 to 59 years	935	430	500
60 to 64 years	1,130	505	625
65 to 69 years	1,190	555	635
70 to 74 years	1,150	575	575
75 to 79 years	820	400	420
80 to 84 years	510	255	255
85 to 89 years	230	75	155
90 to 94 years	60	20	50
95 to 99 years	15	5	5
100 years and over	0	0	5
Median age	57.1	56.5	57.6

Elliot Lake – Median age¹ of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Elliot Lake - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Elliot Lake - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

The median age in Elliot Lake was 57.1 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 6 Canada, Ontario and Elliot Lake – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Ontario	39.0	40.4
Elliot Lake	54.8	57.1

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in Elliot Lake was 3,490, which represents a change of -2.4% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Elliot Lake, 69.5% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 15.2% were common-law-couples and 15.5% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Elliot Lake - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Elliot Lake - Census families by family structure

Elliot Lake – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Ontario, Elliot Lake – 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
Ontario †	3,612,205	2,612,890	72.3	394,670	10.9	604,645	16.7	5.5
Elliot Lake	3,490	2,425	69.5	530	15.2	540	15.5	-2.4

Elliot Lake – Presence of children within couple families

Married couples		Common-law-couples
with children	without children	with children	without children
480 (16.3%)	1,945 (65.9%)	180 ( 6.1%)	350 (11.9%)

Chart G description: Elliot Lake - Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census agglomeration of Elliot Lake, 22.2% 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 Elliot Lake, 80.3% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 19.7% 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.

Elliot Lake – Marital status

Chart H description: Elliot Lake - Marital status

In Elliot Lake, 58.6% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (48.3%) or living with a common-law partner (10.3%).

The remaining 41.4% 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, Elliot Lake – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Elliot Lake		Ontario		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	10,200	100.0	10,671,050	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	5,980	58.6	6,158,605	57.7	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	4,925	48.3	5,367,400	50.3	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	1,050	10.3	791,210	7.4	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	4,220	41.4	4,512,440	42.3	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	1,860	18.2	2,985,020	28.0	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	400	3.9	319,805	3.0	698,245	2.5
Divorced	845	8.3	593,730	5.6	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	1,105	10.8	613,880	5.8	1,584,525	5.7

Elliot Lake – Types of private households

There were 5,680 private households³ in Elliot Lake in 2011, a change of 0.5% from 2006. Of these, 11.4% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -22.2% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Ontario, Elliot Lake – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	Elliot Lake		Ontario		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Private households	5,680	100.0	4,887,505	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	650	11.4	1,402,420	28.7	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	2,265	39.9	1,408,120	28.8	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	525	9.2	535,825	11.0	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	2,045	36.0	1,230,980	25.2	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple-family households⁸	25	0.4	128,660	2.6	268,060	2.0
Other households⁹	165	2.9	181,500	3.7	543,340	4.1

Elliot Lake – Structural type of dwelling

In Elliot Lake, 45.9% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 9.3% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Elliot Lake – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Elliot Lake		Ontario		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	5,680	100.0	4,887,510	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	2,605	45.9	2,718,880	55.6	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	1,070	18.8	279,470	5.7	646,240	4.9
Row house	600	10.6	415,230	8.5	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	530	9.3	789,975	16.2	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	765	13.5	498,160	10.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	110	1.9	160,460	3.3	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹⁰	0	0.0	9,535	0.2	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹¹	0	0.0	15,795	0.3	183,510	1.4

Language

Elliot Lake – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Elliot Lake - 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 Elliot Lake, 75.8% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 15.8% reported French only, and 6.7% 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, 89.4% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 7.6% spoke only French and 1.2% 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 Elliot Lake – 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	11,185	100.0	11,185	100.0
English	8,480	75.8	9,995	89.4
French	1,770	15.8	850	7.6
Non-official language	750	6.7	135	1.2
Multiple responses	180	1.6	200	1.8

Table 12 Elliot Lake – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹² (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	99.9	99.7	0.2
French	68.9	47.5	21.4
Non-official language	54.7	27.0	27.7

Elliot Lake – Non-official languages

In Elliot Lake, the three most common mother tongues were German (2.1%), Dutch (0.8%) and Italian (0.5%), 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 Elliot Lake – 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	240	30.0	2.1
Dutch	95	11.9	0.8
Italian	60	7.5	0.5
Hungarian	50	6.3	0.4
Polish	50	6.3	0.4

Elliot Lake – Bilingualism

Table 14 Elliot Lake – 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	23.2	11.0	87.3	8.7
0 to 19	26.6	20.0	87.5	50.0
20 to 44	26.7	16.0	94.3	9.1
45 to 64	25.0	8.0	92.4	7.7
65 and over	18.2	5.8	79.2	8.2

Table 15 Elliot Lake – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	11,185	100.0
English only	8,360	74.7
French only	140	1.3
English and French	2,675	23.9
Neither English nor French	10	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.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 6

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 7

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 8

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 9

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 10

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 11

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 12

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.

Related data:

2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census agglomeration of Elliot Lake
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census agglomeration of Elliot Lake
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census agglomeration of Elliot Lake

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