Census Profile, 2016 Census
Perth, Town [Census subdivision], Ontario and Carleton [Federal electoral district], Ontario

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Characteristic Perth, T
Ontario
[Census subdivision] 		Carleton
Ontario
[Federal electoral district]
Data quality , Perth, Town [Census subdivision], Ontario  Map : Perth, Town [Census subdivision], Ontario
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Carleton [Federal electoral district], Ontario  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 5,930 ... ... 102,918 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 5,840 ... ... 89,522 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 1.5 ... ... 15.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 3,169 ... ... 36,478 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 3,010 ... ... 35,684 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 484.1 ... ... 87.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 12.25 ... ... 1,177.85 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 5,930 2,635 3,295 102,915 50,870 52,055
0 to 14 years 635 320 315 21,150 10,815 10,330
0 to 4 years 205 105 100 6,130 3,130 3,005
5 to 9 years 220 105 115 7,575 3,870 3,705
10 to 14 years 210 110 100 7,440 3,815 3,625
15 to 64 years 3,290 1,520 1,765 68,230 33,555 34,670
15 to 19 years 255 120 135 6,940 3,505 3,435
20 to 24 years 315 160 155 5,560 2,875 2,685
25 to 29 years 290 145 145 4,520 2,155 2,355
30 to 34 years 265 135 130 5,600 2,655 2,950
35 to 39 years 230 115 120 6,820 3,180 3,640
40 to 44 years 260 115 145 8,210 3,935 4,275
45 to 49 years 300 125 170 8,495 4,220 4,280
50 to 54 years 405 190 210 9,125 4,585 4,545
55 to 59 years 495 205 290 7,330 3,650 3,685
60 to 64 years 470 210 270 5,625 2,805 2,820
65 years and over 2,000 790 1,210 13,540 6,495 7,045
65 to 69 years 490 210 285 4,960 2,460 2,500
70 to 74 years 430 160 265 3,480 1,720 1,760
75 to 79 years 430 170 260 2,290 1,105 1,180
80 to 84 years 330 140 190 1,430 690 735
85 years and over 325 115 215 1,385 515 875
85 to 89 years 195 75 125 825 335 495
90 to 94 years 110 30 80 435 155 275
95 to 99 years 20 5 15 115 30 90
100 years and over 0 0 0 10 0 15
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 10.7 12.1 9.6 20.6 21.3 19.8
15 to 64 years 55.5 57.7 53.6 66.3 66.0 66.6
65 years and over 33.7 30.0 36.7 13.2 12.8 13.5
85 years and over 5.5 4.4 6.5 1.3 1.0 1.7
Average age of the population 50.6 48.2 52.5 38.7 38.3 39.1
Median age of the population 55.1 52.3 57.1 40.6 40.3 40.7

Data quality: Perth, Town [Census subdivision], Ontario

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.8%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 7.9%

Data quality: Carleton [Federal electoral district], Ontario

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 2.6%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 3.2%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Perth, T [Census subdivision], Ontario and Carleton [Federal electoral district], Ontario (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 16, 2024).

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