Census Profile, 2016 Census
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Canada [Country]

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The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo
Ontario
[Census metropolitan area] 		Canada

[Country]
Data quality , Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo [Census metropolitan area], Ontario  Map : Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo [Census metropolitan area], Ontario
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Canada [Country]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 523,894 ... ... 35,151,728 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 496,383 r ... ... 33,476,688 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.5 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 210,896 ... ... 15,412,443 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 200,495 ... ... 14,072,079 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 480.1 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 1,091.16 ... ... 8,965,588.85 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 523,890 258,575 265,320 35,151,730 17,264,200 17,887,530
0 to 14 years 92,390 47,215 45,180 5,839,565 2,992,920 2,846,645
0 to 4 years 29,445 15,060 14,385 1,898,790 973,030 925,760
5 to 9 years 31,695 16,250 15,440 2,018,130 1,034,685 983,445
10 to 14 years 31,250 15,895 15,350 1,922,645 985,200 937,445
15 to 64 years 355,650 177,120 178,525 23,376,530 11,576,130 11,800,400
15 to 19 years 32,675 16,740 15,930 2,026,160 1,039,215 986,940
20 to 24 years 38,980 20,320 18,660 2,242,690 1,144,495 1,098,200
25 to 29 years 36,935 18,645 18,285 2,285,990 1,144,470 1,141,515
30 to 34 years 36,050 17,875 18,170 2,329,395 1,148,290 1,181,110
35 to 39 years 34,440 16,960 17,480 2,288,365 1,118,635 1,169,730
40 to 44 years 35,085 17,210 17,875 2,255,135 1,104,440 1,150,695
45 to 49 years 36,655 18,045 18,610 2,359,965 1,157,760 1,202,210
50 to 54 years 39,435 19,460 19,985 2,678,075 1,318,755 1,359,320
55 to 59 years 35,635 17,555 18,080 2,620,240 1,285,190 1,335,055
60 to 64 years 29,760 14,310 15,445 2,290,510 1,114,885 1,175,630
65 years and over 75,860 34,245 41,615 5,935,630 2,695,150 3,240,485
65 to 69 years 24,950 11,925 13,020 1,972,480 953,075 1,019,405
70 to 74 years 17,865 8,325 9,540 1,420,875 677,975 742,900
75 to 79 years 13,190 6,120 7,065 1,021,850 469,550 552,300
80 to 84 years 9,725 4,195 5,535 749,650 325,765 423,880
85 years and over 10,130 3,675 6,450 770,780 268,790 501,990
85 to 89 years 6,430 2,425 4,005 482,525 185,535 296,990
90 to 94 years 3,005 1,105 1,905 223,510 68,675 154,835
95 to 99 years 605 140 470 56,525 13,240 43,280
100 years and over 85 10 75 8,230 1,340 6,890
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 17.6 18.3 17.0 16.6 17.3 15.9
15 to 64 years 67.9 68.5 67.3 66.5 67.1 66.0
65 years and over 14.5 13.2 15.7 16.9 15.6 18.1
85 years and over 1.9 1.4 2.4 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 39.2 38.3 40.1 41.0 40.1 41.9
Median age of the population 38.6 37.5 39.7 41.2 40.2 42.2

Data quality: Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo [Census metropolitan area], Ontario

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.6%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.4%

Data quality: Canada [Country]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo [Census metropolitan area], Ontario and Canada [Country] (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 May 31, 2024).

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