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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census agglomeration of Timmins, Ontario

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

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

Prov. rank
25
Nat. rank
69

In 2011, the population of Timmins census agglomeration (CA) was 43,165, representing a percentage change of 0.4% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CAs of 4.2%.

In Timmins, the land area is 2,979.15 square kilometres with a population density of 14.5 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 17,811 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Timmins in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 2.5%. 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 Timmins CA

Table 1 Timmins CA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
Timmins CY 43,165 42,997 0.4

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

Timmins – Age distribution

Table 3 Timmins – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 17.3% 18.0% 16.6%
15 to 64 68.9% 69.8% 68.0%
65 and over 13.8% 12.2% 15.4%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Timmins was 13.8%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 68.9% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 17.3%. 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.

Timmins – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Timmins – 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 43,165 42,995 170 0.4
0 to 14 7,465 7,860 -395 -5.0
15 to 64 29,750 29,685 65 0.2
65 and over 5,950 5,455 495 9.1
Males
Total 21,420 21,170 250 1.2
0 to 14 3,860 4,025 -165 -4.1
15 to 64 14,955 14,825 130 0.9
65 and over 2,605 2,315 290 12.5
Females
Total 21,745 21,830 -85 -0.4
0 to 14 3,600 3,835 -235 -6.1
15 to 64 14,795 14,860 -65 -0.4
65 and over 3,345 3,135 210 6.7

Timmins – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 5 Timmins – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 43,165 21,420 21,745
0 to 4 years 2,390 1,225 1,170
5 to 9 years 2,340 1,210 1,130
10 to 14 years 2,730 1,430 1,295
15 to 19 years 2,965 1,505 1,460
20 to 24 years 2,770 1,420 1,345
25 to 29 years 2,590 1,320 1,275
30 to 34 years 2,685 1,305 1,385
35 to 39 years 2,710 1,360 1,350
40 to 44 years 2,995 1,450 1,540
45 to 49 years 3,640 1,815 1,825
50 to 54 years 3,670 1,860 1,815
55 to 59 years 3,165 1,610 1,555
60 to 64 years 2,565 1,315 1,250
65 to 69 years 1,840 905 935
70 to 74 years 1,405 645 765
75 to 79 years 1,175 540 640
80 to 84 years 815 300 515
85 to 89 years 460 150 310
90 to 94 years 200 50 150
95 to 99 years 45 10 35
100 years and over 0 0 0
Median age 40.7 39.8 41.5

Timmins – Median age1 of the population

The median age in Timmins was 40.7 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 6 Canada, Ontario and Timmins – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
Timmins 39.6 40.7

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Timmins was 12,635, which represents a change of 0.9% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Timmins, 64.5% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 19.1% were common-law-couples and 16.3% were lone-parent families.

Timmins – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Ontario, Timmins – 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
Timmins 12,635 8,150 64.5 2,415 19.1 2,060 16.3 0.9

Timmins – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: Timmins - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
3,705 (35.1%) 4,445 (42.1%) 1,170 (11.1%) 1,250 (11.8%)

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

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census agglomeration of Timmins, 46.1% 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 agglomeration of Timmins, 78.9% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 21.1% 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.

Timmins – Marital status

In Timmins, 59.9% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (46.3%) or living with a common-law partner (13.6%).

The remaining 40.1% 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, Timmins – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Timmins Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 35,700 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 21,375 59.9 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 16,535 46.3 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 4,840 13.6 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 14,330 40.1 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 8,935 25.0 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 1,210 3.4 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 1,875 5.3 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 2,315 6.5 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Timmins – Types of private households

There were 17,810 private households3 in Timmins in 2011, a change of 2.4% from 2006. Of these, 26.9% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -8.4% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Ontario, Timmins – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Timmins Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 17,810 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5
4,795 26.9 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6
5,505 30.9 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 1,920 10.8 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 4,895 27.5 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households8 205 1.2 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households9 490 2.8 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

Timmins – Structural type of dwelling

In Timmins, 64.3% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 2.7% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Timmins – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Timmins Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 17,810 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 11,460 64.3 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 1,230 6.9 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 635 3.6 415,230 8.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 485 2.7 789,975 16.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 2,105 11.8 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 1,265 7.1 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 150 0.8 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 490 2.8 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

Timmins – Mother tongue

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

Chart J description: Timmins - 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 Timmins, 55.7% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 37.2% reported French only, and 4.6% 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, 74.3% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 21.5% spoke only French and 1.3% 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 Timmins – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 42,675 100.0 42,670 100.0
English 23,770 55.7 31,705 74.3
French 15,895 37.2 9,155 21.5
Non-official language 1,950 4.6 565 1.3
Multiple responses 1,055 2.5 1,255 2.9
Table 12 Timmins – 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 99.5 98.7 0.8
French 82.8 58.5 24.2
Non-official language 62.3 34.0 28.3

Timmins – Non-official languages

In Timmins, the three most common mother tongues were Italian (1.2%), Cree, n.o.s. (0.8%) and Finnish (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 Timmins – 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 495 23.2 1.2
Cree, n.o.s. 335 15.7 0.8
Finnish 215 10.1 0.5
German 140 6.6 0.3
Croatian 115 5.4 0.3

Timmins – Bilingualism

Table 14 Timmins – 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 50.0 25.4 91.7 9.7
0 to 19 50.0 33.7 86.5 13.0
20 to 44 53.7 29.3 97.4 8.4
45 to 64 49.1 16.8 93.6 13.3
65 and over 42.6 11.3 82.2 6.0
Table 15 Timmins – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 42,675 100.0
English only 19,955 46.8
French only 1,040 2.4
English and French 21,615 50.7
Neither English nor French 65 0.2

Symbols:

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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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