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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census metropolitan area of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

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

Map of Saskatoon

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

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

Prov. rank
1
Nat. rank
17

In 2011, the population of Saskatoon census metropolitan area (CMA) was 260,600, representing a percentage change of 11.4% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CMAs of 7.4%.

In Saskatoon, the land area is 5,214.52 square kilometres with a population density of 50.0 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 104,237 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Saskatoon in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 9.4%. 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 Saskatoon CMA

Table 1 Saskatoon CMA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
Saskatoon CY 222,189 202,408 A 9.8
Corman Park No. 344 RM 8,354 8,266 A E 1.1
Martensville CY 7,716 4,978 A 55.0
Warman T 7,084 4,769 A 48.5
Vanscoy No. 345 RM 2,714 2,629 3.2
Blucher No. 343 RM 1,787 1,588 A 12.5
Dalmeny T 1,702 1,560 E 9.1
Langham T 1,290 1,120 15.2
Dundurn No. 314 RM 1,148 632 81.6
Osler T 1,088 926 17.5
Delisle T 975 898 8.6
Dundurn T 693 647 7.1
Allan T 648 631 2.7
Asquith T 603 576 4.7
Colonsay T 475 425 11.8
Clavet VL 386 350 A 10.3
Vanscoy VL 377 339 11.2
Whitecap IRI 351 235 49.4
Colonsay No. 342 RM 240 275 -12.7
Bradwell VL 230 182 26.4
Shields RV 220 172 27.9
Thode RV 157 156 0.6
Elstow VL 89 91 -2.2
Meacham VL 84 70 20.0

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

Saskatoon – Age distribution

Chart C: Saskatoon - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Saskatoon - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 Saskatoon – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 17.9% 18.7% 17.2%
15 to 64 70.0% 71.0% 69.0%
65 and over 12.1% 10.4% 13.8%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Saskatoon was 12.1%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 70.0% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 17.9%. 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.

Saskatoon – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Saskatoon – 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 260,600 233,930 26,670 11.4
0 to 14 46,710 43,165 3,545 8.2
15 to 64 182,305 161,745 20,560 12.7
65 and over 31,585 29,015 2,570 8.9
Males
Total 128,080 113,790 14,290 12.6
0 to 14 23,920 22,165 1,755 7.9
15 to 64 90,875 79,675 11,200 14.1
65 and over 13,290 11,945 1,345 11.3
Females
Total 132,515 120,135 12,380 10.3
0 to 14 22,785 21,000 1,785 8.5
15 to 64 91,430 82,065 9,365 11.4
65 and over 18,295 17,070 1,225 7.2

Saskatoon – Population by five-year age groups and sex

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

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

Table 5 Saskatoon – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 260,600 128,080 132,515
0 to 4 years 16,625 8,515 8,110
5 to 9 years 14,905 7,615 7,285
10 to 14 years 15,180 7,785 7,390
15 to 19 years 17,565 8,870 8,695
20 to 24 years 23,310 11,670 11,640
25 to 29 years 22,130 11,130 10,995
30 to 34 years 19,070 9,605 9,460
35 to 39 years 16,795 8,390 8,405
40 to 44 years 16,275 8,170 8,110
45 to 49 years 19,015 9,410 9,600
50 to 54 years 19,080 9,390 9,690
55 to 59 years 16,485 8,105 8,375
60 to 64 years 12,585 6,125 6,460
65 to 69 years 8,490 4,050 4,440
70 to 74 years 6,980 3,110 3,870
75 to 79 years 6,115 2,695 3,420
80 to 84 years 4,840 1,875 2,970
85 to 89 years 3,195 1,070 2,125
90 to 94 years 1,490 390 1,100
95 to 99 years 425 90 330
100 years and over 50 5 45
Median age 35.4 34.4 36.6

Saskatoon – Median age1 of the population

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

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

The median age in Saskatoon was 35.4 years. In comparison, the median age of Saskatchewan was 38.2 years.

Table 6 Canada, Saskatchewan and Saskatoon – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Saskatchewan 38.7 38.2
Saskatoon 35.8 35.4

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Saskatoon was 69,985, which represents a change of 10.7% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Saskatoon, 71.4% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 12.2% were common-law-couples and 16.3% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Saskatoon - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Saskatoon - Census families by family structure

Saskatoon – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon – 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
Saskatoon 69,985 50,000 71.4 8,560 12.2 11,430 16.3 10.7

Saskatoon – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: Saskatoon - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
25,285 (43.2%) 24,715 (42.2%) 3,070 ( 5.2%) 5,490 ( 9.4%)

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

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census metropolitan area of Saskatoon, 48.4% 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 Saskatoon, 88.1% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 11.9% 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.

Saskatoon – Marital status

Chart H: Saskatoon - Marital status

Chart H description: Saskatoon - Marital status

In Saskatoon, 55.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (47.8%) or living with a common-law partner (8.0%).

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, Saskatoon – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 213,890 100.0 835,525 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 119,370 55.8 487,980 58.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 102,250 47.8 416,355 49.8 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 17,120 8.0 71,630 8.6 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 94,525 44.2 347,540 41.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 66,855 31.3 232,160 27.8 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 4,650 2.2 18,210 2.2 698,245 2.5
Divorced 12,100 5.7 43,670 5.2 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 10,915 5.1 53,500 6.4 1,584,525 5.7

Saskatoon – Types of private households

There were 104,240 private households3 in Saskatoon in 2011, a change of 9.4% from 2006. Of these, 26.5% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 10.0% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 104,240 100.0 409,645 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 27,610 26.5 104,495 25.5 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 29,105 27.9 126,365 30.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 10,240 9.8 40,035 9.8 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 28,620 27.5 114,385 27.9 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households8 1,480 1.4 6,990 1.7 268,060 2.0
Other households9 7,180 6.9 17,380 4.2 543,340 4.1

Saskatoon – Structural type of dwelling

In Saskatoon, 60.8% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 4.8% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Saskatchewan, Saskatoon – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Saskatoon Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 104,240 100.0 409,645 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 63,410 60.8 303,250 74.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 4,210 4.0 11,945 2.9 646,240 4.9
Row house 5,075 4.9 14,370 3.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 5,000 4.8 10,830 2.6 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 21,235 20.4 52,655 12.9 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 4,230 4.1 7,085 1.7 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 100 0.1 700 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 980 0.9 8,805 2.1 183,510 1.4

Language

Saskatoon – Mother tongue

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

Chart J description: Saskatoon - 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 Saskatoon, 82.7% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.5% reported French only, and 14.3% 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, 90.7% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.4% spoke only French and 6.5% 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 Saskatoon – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 256,905 100.0 256,900 100.0
English 212,580 82.7 233,135 90.7
French 3,755 1.5 1,020 0.4
Non-official language 36,735 14.3 16,750 6.5
Multiple responses 3,840 1.5 6,005 2.3
Table 12 Saskatoon – 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 99.7 99.4 0.3
French 44.6 23.6 21.0
Non-official language 71.4 50.6 20.8

Saskatoon – Non-official languages

In Saskatoon, the three most common mother tongues were German (2.4%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.8%) and Ukrainian (1.6%), 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 Saskatoon – 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 6,290 15.7 2.4
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 4,545 11.3 1.8
Ukrainian 4,175 10.4 1.6
Chinese, n.o.s. 2,660 6.6 1.0
Urdu 2,050 5.1 0.8
Spanish 1,560 3.9 0.6
Cree, n.o.s. 1,450 3.6 0.6
Arabic 1,330 3.3 0.5
Bengali 925 2.3 0.4
Cantonese 925 2.3 0.4

Saskatoon – Bilingualism

Table 14 Saskatoon – 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 5.8 4.9 81.7 3.5
0 to 19 6.9 6.5 77.0 6.2
20 to 44 6.6 6.2 86.1 3.5
45 to 64 4.3 2.5 81.0 3.0
65 and over 4.2 1.7 80.2 1.7
Table 15 Saskatoon – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 256,900 100.0
English only 239,330 93.2
French only 125 0.0
English and French 15,350 6.0
Neither English nor French 2,105 0.8

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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