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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census agglomeration of Brandon, Manitoba

Map of Brandon, CA (shaded in green), Manitoba

Map of Brandon

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Brandon, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Brandon, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
2
Nat. rank
61

In 2011, the population of Brandon census agglomeration (CA) was 53,229, representing a percentage change of 10.3% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CAs of 4.2%.

In Brandon, the land area is 1,712.46 square kilometres with a population density of 31.1 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 CAs is 232,264.62 square kilometres with 18.56 persons per square kilometre.

In total, there were 21,951 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Brandon in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 7.9%. 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 Brandon CA

Table 1 Brandon CA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
Brandon CY 46,061 41,511 11.0
Cornwallis RM 4,378 4,058 7.9
Whitehead RM 1,533 1,402 9.3
Elton RM 1,257 1,285 -2.2

Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) or census agglomerations (CAs) in Manitoba

Table 2 Manitoba – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2006 to 2011
CMA or CA name Type Population Rank
2011 2006 % change Nat. Prov.
Winnipeg † CMA 730,018 694,668 5.1 8 1
Brandon CA 53,229 48,256 10.3 61 2
Steinbach CA 13,524 11,066 A 22.2 130 3
Portage la Prairie CA 12,996 12,728 A 2.1 132 4
Thompson CA 12,839 13,446 A -4.5 135 5

Age and sex

Brandon – Age distribution

Chart C: Brandon - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Brandon - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 Brandon – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 18.6% 19.4% 17.9%
15 to 64 68.0% 68.8% 67.2%
65 and over 13.4% 11.7% 14.9%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Brandon was 13.4%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 68.0% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 18.6%. 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.

Brandon – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Brandon – 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 53,230 48,255 4,975 10.3
0 to 14 9,910 8,420 1,490 17.7
15 to 64 36,190 32,770 3,420 10.4
65 and over 7,125 7,060 65 0.9
Males
Total 25,890 23,175 2,715 11.7
0 to 14 5,020 4,270 750 17.6
15 to 64 17,825 16,000 1,825 11.4
65 and over 3,035 2,905 130 4.5
Females
Total 27,340 25,080 2,260 9.0
0 to 14 4,885 4,150 735 17.7
15 to 64 18,365 16,770 1,595 9.5
65 and over 4,085 4,155 -70 -1.7

Brandon – Population by five-year age groups and sex

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

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

Table 5 Brandon – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 53,230 25,890 27,340
0 to 4 years 3,585 1,790 1,790
5 to 9 years 3,290 1,695 1,590
10 to 14 years 3,045 1,540 1,505
15 to 19 years 3,375 1,635 1,740
20 to 24 years 4,595 2,250 2,340
25 to 29 years 4,400 2,245 2,155
30 to 34 years 4,000 2,000 1,995
35 to 39 years 3,670 1,880 1,785
40 to 44 years 3,150 1,575 1,580
45 to 49 years 3,630 1,730 1,900
50 to 54 years 3,600 1,755 1,845
55 to 59 years 3,055 1,470 1,585
60 to 64 years 2,725 1,285 1,435
65 to 69 years 1,940 910 1,030
70 to 74 years 1,565 705 860
75 to 79 years 1,305 570 735
80 to 84 years 1,135 460 670
85 to 89 years 750 265 485
90 to 94 years 345 100 245
95 to 99 years 65 15 50
100 years and over 20 5 15
Median age 35.5 34.5 36.5

Brandon – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Manitoba and Brandon - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Manitoba and Brandon - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

The median age in Brandon was 35.5 years. In comparison, the median age of Manitoba was 38.4 years.

Table 6 Canada, Manitoba and Brandon – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Manitoba 38.1 38.4
Brandon 36.9 35.5

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Brandon was 14,590, which represents a change of 10.1% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Brandon, 68.6% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 14.9% were common-law-couples and 16.4% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Brandon - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Brandon - Census families by family structure

Brandon – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Manitoba, Brandon – 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
Manitoba † 327,875 232,635 71.0 39,060 11.9 56,185 17.1 4.8
Brandon 14,590 10,010 68.6 2,175 14.9 2,400 16.4 10.1

Brandon – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: Brandon - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
4,750 (39.0%) 5,265 (43.2%) 885 ( 7.3%) 1,290 (10.6%)

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

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census agglomeration of Brandon, 46.2% 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 agglomeration of Brandon, 85.4% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 14.7% 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.

Brandon – Marital status

Chart H: Brandon - Marital status

Chart H description: Brandon - Marital status

In Brandon, 57.6% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (47.6%) or living with a common-law partner (10.1%).

The remaining 42.4% 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, Manitoba, Brandon – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Brandon Manitoba Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 43,315 100.0 977,110 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 24,970 57.6 558,505 57.2 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 20,600 47.6 480,135 49.1 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 4,370 10.1 78,370 8.0 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 18,345 42.4 418,600 42.8 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 12,075 27.9 282,460 28.9 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 1,115 2.6 23,620 2.4 698,245 2.5
Divorced 2,615 6.0 52,215 5.3 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 2,545 5.9 60,300 6.2 1,584,525 5.7

Brandon – Types of private households

There were 21,950 private households3 in Brandon in 2011, a change of 7.8% from 2006. Of these, 25.0% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 6.4% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Manitoba, Brandon – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Brandon Manitoba Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 21,950 100.0 466,140 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 5,485 25.0 125,025 26.8 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 6,365 29.0 134,525 28.9 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 2,180 9.9 48,255 10.4 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 6,320 28.8 131,480 28.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households8 275 1.3 9,665 2.1 268,060 2.0
Other households9 1,335 6.1 17,190 3.7 543,340 4.1

Brandon – Structural type of dwelling

In Brandon, 60.0% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 3.4% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Manitoba, Brandon – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Brandon Manitoba Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 21,950 100.0 466,140 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 13,175 60.0 322,800 69.2 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 1,110 5.1 14,445 3.1 646,240 4.9
Row house 1,160 5.3 14,435 3.1 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 740 3.4 37,665 8.1 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 4,310 19.6 61,410 13.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 425 1.9 6,105 1.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 40 0.2 730 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 995 4.5 8,550 1.8 183,510 1.4

Language

Brandon – Mother tongue

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

Chart J description: Brandon - 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 Brandon, 84.1% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.5% reported French only, and 13.4% reported only a non-official language, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 72.9% for English only, 3.5% for French only and 21.5% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 89.6% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.4% spoke only French and 8.3% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 84.4% for English only, 1.5% for French only and 10.5% for only a non-official language.

Table 11 Brandon – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 52,500 100.0 52,500 100.0
English 44,150 84.1 47,055 89.6
French 785 1.5 210 0.4
Non-official language 7,020 13.4 4,360 8.3
Multiple responses 550 1.0 865 1.6
Table 12 Brandon – 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 99.5 99.3 0.2
French 43.5 24.5 19.0
Non-official language 77.8 63.6 14.2

Brandon – Non-official languages

In Brandon, the three most common mother tongues were Spanish (3.9%), German (2.0%) and Chinese, n.o.s. (1.9%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (5.8%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (3.4%) and Cree, n.o.s. (1.7%).

Table 13 Brandon – 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.
Spanish 2,030 27.1 3.9
German 1,030 13.8 2.0
Chinese, n.o.s. 990 13.2 1.9
Ukrainian 795 10.6 1.5
Mandarin 205 2.7 0.4
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 205 2.7 0.4

Brandon – Bilingualism

Table 14 Brandon – 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 5.3 4.3 80.3 3.6
0 to 19 6.4 6.1 77.8 3.6
20 to 44 6.4 5.5 85.5 4.2
45 to 64 3.8 2.2 77.4 2.6
65 and over 3.2 1.3 80.0 2.5
Table 15 Brandon – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 52,495 100.0
English only 48,350 92.1
French only 45 0.1
English and French 2,860 5.4
Neither English nor French 1,240 2.4

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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