Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census
Waterloo, Regional municipality (CD) - Ontario
Data qualityFigure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 - Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses
Population, 2016 and 2011 censuses
Provincial population rank
8 of 49
National population rank
14 of 293
- In 2016, the enumerated population of Waterloo (Regional municipality) was 535,154, which represents a change of 5.5% from 2011. This compares to the provincial average of 4.6% and the national average of 5.0%.
- The land area of Waterloo (Regional municipality) is 1,368.92 square kilometres and the population density was 390.9 people per square kilometre.
- In 2016, there were 203,832 private dwellings occupied in Waterloo (Regional municipality), which represent a change of 6.4% from 2011.
Figure 1.2 Population in the last 10 years, Waterloo (Regional municipality)
Figure 1.3 Population change (in percentage) in the last 10 years, Waterloo (Regional municipality)
Population Change (in percentage) for Waterloo (Regional municipality) and higher level geographies, 2011 to 2016
Population and dwelling counts
Waterloo (Regional municipality) – Neighbouring census divisions, population change, 2011 to 2016
Census division (CD) name | CD type | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Wellington Census division - Wellington, County | CTY | 222,726 | 208,360 | 6.9 |
Oxford Census division - Oxford, County | CTY | 110,862 | 105,719 | 4.9 |
Hamilton Census division - Hamilton, Census division | CDR | 536,917 | 519,949 | 3.3 |
Perth Census division - Perth, County | CTY | 76,796 | 75,112 | 2.2 |
Brant Census division - Brant, Census division | CDR | 134,808 | 136,035 | -0.9 |
Ontario – Census divisions with the highest population growth, population change, 2011 to 2016
Census division (CD) name | CD type | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Kenora Census division - Kenora, District | DIS | 65,533 | 57,607 | 13.8 |
Halton Census division - Halton, Regional municipality | RM | 548,435 | 501,674revised r | 9.3 |
Dufferin Census division - Dufferin, County | CTY | 61,735 | 56,881 | 8.5 |
Simcoe Census division - Simcoe, County | CTY | 479,650 | 446,063 | 7.5 |
York Census division - York, Regional municipality | RM | 1,109,909 | 1,032,524 | 7.5 |
Ontario – Census divisions with the lowest population change, 2011 to 2016
Census division (CD) name | CD type | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
2016 | 2011 | % change | ||
Prince Edward | CDR | 24,735 | 25,258 | -2.1 |
Chatham-Kent | CDR | 102,042 | 104,075 | -2.0 |
Nipissing | DIS | 83,150 | 84,736 | -1.9 |
Cochrane | DIS | 79,682 | 81,122 | -1.8 |
Algoma | DIS | 114,094 | 115,870 | -1.5 |
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Source:
Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.
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