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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census metropolitan area of Regina, Saskatchewan

Map of Regina, CMA (shaded in green), Saskatchewan

Map of Regina

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Regina, CMA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Regina, CMA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
2
Nat. rank
18

In 2011, the population of Regina census metropolitan area (CMA) was 210,556, representing a percentage change of 8.0% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CMAs of 7.4%.

In Regina, the land area is 3,408.28 square kilometres with a population density of 61.8 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 CMAs is 92,648.98 square kilometres with 249.58 persons per square kilometre.

In total, there were 85,731 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Regina in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 6.7%. 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 Regina CMA

Table 1 Regina CMA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
Regina CY 193,100 179,282 A 7.7
Edenwold No. 158 RM 4,167 3,606 A 15.6
White City T 1,894 1,113 70.2
Pilot Butte T 1,848 1,872 A -1.3
Lumsden No. 189 RM 1,733 1,612 A 7.5
Lumsden T 1,631 1,523 7.1
Balgonie T 1,625 1,384 17.4
Regina Beach T 1,081 1,210 A -10.7
Sherwood No. 159 RM 929 1,039 A -10.6
Grand Coulee VL 571 435 31.3
Pense VL 532 507 4.9
Buena Vista VL 524 490 6.9
Pense No. 160 RM 471 490 -3.9
Edenwold VL 238 242 -1.7
Disley VL 111 62 79.0
Belle Plaine VL 66 64 3.1
Lumsden Beach RV 35 40 -12.5

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

Table 2 Saskatchewan – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2006 to 2011
CMA or CA name Type Population Rank
2011 2006 % change Nat. Prov.
Saskatoon CMA 260,600 233,923 11.4 17 1
Regina CMA 210,556 194,971 8.0 18 2
Prince Albert CA 42,673 40,766 4.7 70 3
Moose Jaw CA 34,421 33,360 3.2 81 4
Lloydminster CA 30,798 27,023 14.0 87 ···
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part / partie de la Saskatchewan)   12,766 11,113 14.9 ··· 9
Lloydminster (Alberta part / partie de l'Alberta)   18,032 15,910 13.3 ··· 10
North Battleford CA 19,216 18,081 A 6.3 108 5
Yorkton CA 18,238 17,438 4.6 112 6
Swift Current CA 17,535 16,533 6.1 115 7
Estevan CA 12,973 11,883 A 9.2 133 8

Age and sex

Regina – Age distribution

Chart C: Regina - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Regina - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 Regina – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 17.6% 18.4% 16.9%
15 to 64 69.2% 70.3% 68.3%
65 and over 13.1% 11.3% 14.8%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Regina was 13.1%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 69.2% 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.

Regina – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Regina – 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 210,560 194,970 15,590 8.0
0 to 14 37,140 34,900 2,240 6.4
15 to 64 145,795 134,375 11,420 8.5
65 and over 27,620 25,700 1,920 7.5
Males
Total 102,985 94,090 8,895 9.5
0 to 14 18,975 17,660 1,315 7.4
15 to 64 72,350 65,765 6,585 10.0
65 and over 11,660 10,670 990 9.3
Females
Total 107,575 100,880 6,695 6.6
0 to 14 18,170 17,240 930 5.4
15 to 64 73,440 68,610 4,830 7.0
65 and over 15,960 15,030 930 6.2

Regina – Population by five-year age groups and sex

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

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

Table 5 Regina – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 210,560 102,985 107,575
0 to 4 years 13,225 6,790 6,435
5 to 9 years 11,810 6,035 5,775
10 to 14 years 12,105 6,145 5,965
15 to 19 years 13,900 7,090 6,805
20 to 24 years 16,295 8,140 8,155
25 to 29 years 16,375 8,350 8,025
30 to 34 years 15,175 7,530 7,645
35 to 39 years 13,720 6,795 6,925
40 to 44 years 13,205 6,595 6,610
45 to 49 years 16,045 7,775 8,275
50 to 54 years 16,020 7,885 8,140
55 to 59 years 14,015 6,845 7,170
60 to 64 years 11,045 5,350 5,690
65 to 69 years 7,615 3,600 4,015
70 to 74 years 6,120 2,755 3,365
75 to 79 years 5,265 2,230 3,035
80 to 84 years 4,240 1,745 2,500
85 to 89 years 2,855 955 1,900
90 to 94 years 1,165 305 860
95 to 99 years 310 55 255
100 years and over 50 5 45
Median age 37.3 36.0 38.6

Regina – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Saskatchewan and Regina - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Saskatchewan and Regina - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

The median age in Regina was 37.3 years. In comparison, the median age of Saskatchewan was 38.2 years.

Table 6 Canada, Saskatchewan and Regina – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Saskatchewan 38.7 38.2
Regina 37.5 37.3

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Regina was 57,975, which represents a change of 7.9% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Regina, 69.6% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 12.2% were common-law-couples and 18.2% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Regina - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Regina - Census families by family structure

Regina – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Saskatchewan, Regina – 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
Saskatchewan † 285,375 202,770 71.1 35,785 12.5 46,825 16.4 6.7
Regina 57,975 40,345 69.6 7,090 12.2 10,540 18.2 7.9

Regina – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: Regina - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
19,745 (41.6%) 20,605 (43.4%) 2,620 ( 5.5%) 4,475 ( 9.4%)

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

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census metropolitan area of Regina, 47.1% 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 metropolitan area of Regina, 87.7% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 12.3% 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.

Regina – Marital status

Chart H: Regina - Marital status

Chart H description: Regina - Marital status

In Regina, 55.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (47.6%) or living with a common-law partner (8.2%).

The remaining 44.2% 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, Saskatchewan, Regina – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Regina Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 173,415 100.0 835,525 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 96,745 55.8 487,980 58.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 82,545 47.6 416,355 49.8 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 14,200 8.2 71,630 8.6 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 76,670 44.2 347,540 41.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 52,290 30.2 232,160 27.8 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 3,790 2.2 18,210 2.2 698,245 2.5
Divorced 10,755 6.2 43,670 5.2 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 9,830 5.7 53,500 6.4 1,584,525 5.7

Regina – Types of private households

There were 85,735 private households3 in Regina in 2011, a change of 6.7% from 2006. Of these, 25.4% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 3.3% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Saskatchewan, Regina – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Regina Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 85,735 100.0 409,645 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 21,775 25.4 104,495 25.5 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 24,180 28.2 126,365 30.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 9,530 11.1 40,035 9.8 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 24,715 28.8 114,385 27.9 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households8 1,220 1.4 6,990 1.7 268,060 2.0
Other households9 4,305 5.0 17,380 4.2 543,340 4.1

Regina – Structural type of dwelling

In Regina, 69.1% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 4.4% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Saskatchewan, Regina – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Regina Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 85,730 100.0 409,645 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 59,270 69.1 303,250 74.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 2,005 2.3 11,945 2.9 646,240 4.9
Row house 4,385 5.1 14,370 3.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 3,805 4.4 10,830 2.6 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 14,720 17.2 52,655 12.9 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 1,115 1.3 7,085 1.7 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 40 0.0 700 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 390 0.5 8,805 2.1 183,510 1.4

Language

Regina – Mother tongue

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

Chart J description: Regina - 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 Regina, 85.9% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.2% reported French only, and 11.6% reported only a non-official language, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 84.5% for English only, 1.6% for French only and 12.7% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 92.2% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.4% spoke only French and 5.3% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 92.1% for English only, 0.4% for French only and 5.8% for only a non-official language.

Table 11 Regina – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 208,080 100.0 208,080 100.0
English 178,820 85.9 191,785 92.2
French 2,525 1.2 880 0.4
Non-official language 24,125 11.6 11,100 5.3
Multiple responses 2,615 1.3 4,320 2.1
Table 12 Regina – 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 50.0 29.3 20.7
Non-official language 71.2 51.6 19.7

Regina – Non-official languages

In Regina, the three most common mother tongues were German (1.6%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.4%) and Chinese, n.o.s. (0.9%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (2.6%), Cree, n.o.s. (2.4%) and Ukrainian (1.4%).

Table 13 Regina – 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 3,240 12.3 1.6
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 2,965 11.2 1.4
Chinese, n.o.s. 1,880 7.1 0.9
Ukrainian 1,730 6.6 0.8
Urdu 1,200 4.6 0.6
Panjabi (Punjabi) 1,050 4.0 0.5
Spanish 1,025 3.9 0.5
Vietnamese 970 3.7 0.5
Arabic 710 2.7 0.3
Russian 695 2.6 0.3

Regina – Bilingualism

Table 14 Regina – 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 5.5 4.7 80.6 3.2
0 to 19 7.7 7.5 73.2 4.5
20 to 44 6.2 5.7 85.0 3.3
45 to 64 3.6 2.2 82.1 3.5
65 and over 3.1 1.4 78.1 1.5
Table 15 Regina – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 208,085 100.0
English only 194,785 93.6
French only 140 0.1
English and French 11,700 5.6
Neither English nor French 1,455 0.7

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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