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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Rideau Lakes, TP - Ontario

Map of Rideau Lakes, TP (shaded in green), Ontario

Map of Rideau Lakes, TP

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Rideau Lakes, TP - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Rideau Lakes, TP - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
143
Nat. rank
395

In 2011, Rideau Lakes (Township) had a population of 10,207, representing a percentage change of -1.4% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 729.09 square kilometres with a population density of 14.0 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 908,607.67 square kilometres with a population density of 14.1 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Rideau Lakes (Township) had 4,213 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 1.1%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Rideau Lakes (Township) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Rideau Lakes (Township) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Elizabethtown-Kitley, Ont. TP 9,724 10,201 -4.7
Leeds and the Thousand Islands, Ont. TP 9,277 9,435 -1.7
Westport, Ont. VL 628 645 -2.6
Athens, Ont. TP 3,118 3,086 1.0
Merrickville-Wolford, Ont. VL 2,850 2,867 -0.6
Smiths Falls, Ont. T 8,978 9,163 A -2.0
Drummond/North Elmsley, Ont. TP 7,487 7,118 5.2
Tay Valley, Ont. TP 5,571 5,634 -1.1
South Frontenac, Ont. TP 18,113 18,227 -0.6

Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth

Table 2 Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Milton T 84,362 53,889 A 56.5
Whitchurch-Stouffville T 37,628 24,390 54.3
Ajax T 109,600 90,167 21.6
Brampton CY 523,911 433,806 20.8
Vaughan CY 288,301 238,866 20.7

Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth

Table 3 Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Thunder Bay, Unorganized NO 5,909 6,585 -10.3
Hearst T 5,090 5,620 -9.4
Dryden CY 7,617 8,195 -7.1
The Blue Mountains T 6,453 6,825 -5.5

Age and sex

Rideau Lakes, TP – Age distribution

Chart C: Rideau Lakes, TP - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Rideau Lakes, TP - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Rideau Lakes, TP – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 13.0% 13.4% 12.5%
15 to 64 64.1% 63.5% 64.8%
65 and over 22.9% 23.2% 22.6%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Rideau Lakes, TP was 22.9%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 64.1% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 13.0%. 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.

Rideau Lakes, TP – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Rideau Lakes, TP – Population by broad age groups, 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 10,205 10,350 -145 -1.4
0 to 14 1,325 1,595 -270 -16.9
15 to 64 6,545 6,720 -175 -2.6
65 and over 2,340 2,035 305 15.0
Males
Total 5,050 5,140 -90 -1.8
0 to 14 675 810 -135 -16.7
15 to 64 3,205 3,315 -110 -3.3
65 and over 1,170 1,010 160 15.8
Females
Total 5,155 5,215 -60 -1.2
0 to 14 645 785 -140 -17.8
15 to 64 3,340 3,405 -65 -1.9
65 and over 1,165 1,020 145 14.2

Rideau Lakes, TP – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Rideau Lakes, TP - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Rideau Lakes, TP - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Rideau Lakes, TP – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 10,205 5,050 5,155
0 to 4 years 380 180 195
5 to 9 years 420 210 210
10 to 14 years 520 280 240
15 to 19 years 645 335 315
20 to 24 years 450 235 215
25 to 29 years 350 165 185
30 to 34 years 375 185 190
35 to 39 years 455 215 235
40 to 44 years 570 265 305
45 to 49 years 755 365 390
50 to 54 years 900 430 475
55 to 59 years 1,055 505 550
60 to 64 years 995 505 490
65 to 69 years 815 410 400
70 to 74 years 590 310 275
75 to 79 years 445 215 235
80 to 84 years 305 155 150
85 years and over 185 80 110
Median age 51.1 51.0 51.1

Rideau Lakes, TP – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Rideau Lakes, TP - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Rideau Lakes, TP - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Rideau Lakes, TP was 51.1 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and Rideau Lakes, TP – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
Rideau Lakes, TP 47.1 51.1

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Rideau Lakes was 3,380, which represents a change of 1.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Rideau Lakes, 77.1% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 11.4% were common-law-couples and 11.4% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Rideau Lakes - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Rideau Lakes - Census families by family structure

Rideau Lakes – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of Rideau Lakes, TP and neighbouring census subdivisions – 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
Rideau Lakes, TP 3,380 2,605 77.1 385 11.4 385 11.4 1.5
Elizabethtown-Kitley, TP 2,945 2,330 79.1 350 11.9 270 9.2 -3.9
Leeds and the Thousand Islands, TP 2,995 2,250 75.1 430 14.4 320 10.7 -1.3
Westport, VL 170 125 73.5 25 14.7 25 14.7 -15.0
Athens, TP 955 725 75.9 115 12.0 115 12.0 4.4
Merrickville-Wolford, VL 855 615 71.9 135 15.8 100 11.7 4.3
Smiths Falls, T 2,510 1,505 60.0 410 16.3 595 23.7 2.4
Drummond/North Elmsley, TP 2,385 1,870 78.4 310 13.0 205 8.6 6.7
Tay Valley, TP 1,695 1,335 78.8 200 11.8 150 8.8 -2.0
South Frontenac, TP 5,800 4,505 77.7 725 12.5 570 9.8 2.5

Rideau Lakes – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Rideau Lakes, 32.3% 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.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children * 830
Married couples without children * 1,780
Common-law-couples with children * 135
Common-law-couples without children * 245

Rideau Lakes – Marital status

Chart H: Rideau Lakes - Marital status

Chart H description: Rideau Lakes - Marital status

In Rideau Lakes, 68.0% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (59.3%) or living with a common-law partner (8.7%).

The remaining 32.0% 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 9 Canada, Ontario, Rideau Lakes, TP – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Rideau Lakes, TP Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 8,880 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 6,035 68.0 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 5,270 59.3 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 770 8.7 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,845 32.0 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,655 18.6 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 220 2.5 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 460 5.2 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 510 5.7 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Rideau Lakes – Types of private households

There were 4,215 private households3 in Rideau Lakes in 2011, a change of 1.1% from 2006. Of these, 22.1% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -21.5% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Rideau Lakes, TP – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Rideau Lakes, TP Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 4,215 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 930 22.1 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 1,950 46.3 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 345 8.2 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 835 19.8 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 80 1.9 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households9 75 1.8 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

Rideau Lakes – Structural type of dwelling

In Rideau Lakes, 91.5% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.0% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Ontario, Rideau Lakes, TP – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Rideau Lakes, TP Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 4,215 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 3,855 91.5 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 60 1.4 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 25 0.6 415,230 8.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0 0.0 789,975 16.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 75 1.8 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 25 0.6 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 25 0.6 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 155 3.7 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

Rideau Lakes, TP – Mother tongue

Chart J: Rideau Lakes, TP - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Rideau Lakes, TP - 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 Rideau Lakes, 94.2% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 2.3% reported French only, and 3.0% reported a non-official language only, 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, 98.6% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.5% spoke only French and 0.5% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 79.0% for only English, 2.2% for only French and 14.4% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Rideau Lakes, TP – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 10,205 100.0 10,200 100.0
English 9,615 94.2 10,055 98.6
French 230 2.3 50 0.5
Non-official language 310 3.0 55 0.5
Multiple responses 50 0.5 40 0.4
Table 13 Rideau Lakes, TP – 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 99.8 0.0
French 40.4 21.2 19.2
Non-official language 50.7 20.9 29.9

Rideau Lakes, TP – Non-official languages

In Rideau Lakes, the three most common mother tongues were German (0.8%), Dutch (0.7%) and Polish (0.1%), 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 14 Rideau Lakes, TP – 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 80 23.9 0.8
Dutch 75 22.4 0.7
Polish 15 4.5 0.1
Spanish 15 4.5 0.1
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 15 4.5 0.1

Rideau Lakes, TP – Bilingualism

Table 15 Rideau Lakes, TP – 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 8.1 6.0 89.1 12.7
0 to 19 6.4 5.7 50.0 33.3
20 to 44 8.7 7.5 83.3 12.5
45 to 64 9.2 6.1 91.3 20.0
65 and over 7.5 4.7 86.7 7.4
Table 16 Rideau Lakes, TP – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 10,200 100.0
English only 9,330 91.5
French only 5 0.0
English and French 855 8.4
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.


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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