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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Saumarez, P - New Brunswick 1

Map of Saumarez, P (shaded in green), New Brunswick

Map of Saumarez, P

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Saumarez, P - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Saumarez, P - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
15
Nat. rank
549

In 2011, Saumarez (Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de)) had a population of 6,920, representing a percentage change of 1.3% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 326.78 square kilometres with a population density of 21.2 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 71,377.18 square kilometres with a population density of 10.5 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Saumarez (Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de)) had 2,755 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 5.4%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Saumarez (Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de)) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Saumarez (Parish / Paroisse (municipalité de)) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Alnwick, N.B. P 5,922 6,152 -3.7
Tracadie-Sheila, N.B. TV 4,933 4,479 A 10.1
Allardville, N.B. P 2,081 2,151 -3.3
Saint-Isidore, N.B. P 1,620 1,652 -1.9
Saint-Isidore, N.B. VL 748 796 -6.0
Inkerman, N.B. P 4,247 4,268 -0.5

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

Table 2 New Brunswick – 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
Dieppe C 23,310 18,565 25.6
Quispamsis TV 17,886 15,239 17.4
Lincoln P 6,458 5,764 12.0
Fredericton CY 56,224 50,535 11.3
Kingsclear P 7,391 6,689 10.5

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

Table 3 New Brunswick – 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
Shippagan P 5,032 5,370 -6.3
Edmundston C 16,032 16,643 -3.7
Alnwick P 5,922 6,152 -3.7
Beaubassin East / Beaubassin-est RCR 6,200 6,429 -3.6
Bathurst CY 12,275 12,714 -3.5

Age and sex

Saumarez, P – Age distribution

Chart C: Saumarez, P - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Saumarez, P - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Saumarez, P – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 13.2% 13.7% 12.7%
15 to 64 71.5% 71.9% 71.3%
65 and over 15.2% 14.6% 15.9%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Saumarez, P was 15.2%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 71.5% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 13.2%. 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.

Saumarez, P – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Saumarez, P – 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 6,920 6,840 80 1.2
0 to 14 915 990 -75 -7.6
15 to 64 4,950 5,025 -75 -1.5
65 and over 1,055 825 230 27.9
Males
Total 3,500 3,455 45 1.3
0 to 14 480 510 -30 -5.9
15 to 64 2,515 2,535 -20 -0.8
65 and over 510 410 100 24.4
Females
Total 3,420 3,385 35 1.0
0 to 14 435 480 -45 -9.4
15 to 64 2,440 2,490 -50 -2.0
65 and over 545 415 130 31.3

Saumarez, P – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Saumarez, P - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Saumarez, P - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Saumarez, P – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 6,920 3,500 3,420
0 to 4 years 270 150 120
5 to 9 years 285 135 150
10 to 14 years 355 190 160
15 to 19 years 395 220 175
20 to 24 years 340 170 165
25 to 29 years 325 165 165
30 to 34 years 380 200 175
35 to 39 years 440 225 220
40 to 44 years 545 260 285
45 to 49 years 675 330 345
50 to 54 years 660 355 305
55 to 59 years 630 300 335
60 to 64 years 560 285 275
65 to 69 years 420 205 220
70 to 74 years 255 140 110
75 to 79 years 180 85 95
80 to 84 years 110 50 60
85 years and over 85 30 60
Median age 45.9 45.5 46.3

Saumarez, P – Median age2 of the population

Chart E: Canada, New Brunswick and Saumarez, P - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, New Brunswick and Saumarez, P - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Saumarez, P was 45.9 years. In comparison, the median age of New Brunswick was 43.7 years.

Table 7 Canada, New Brunswick and Saumarez, P – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
New Brunswick 41.5 43.7
Saumarez, P 42.4 45.9

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families3 in Saumarez was 2,185, which represents a change of -1.4% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Saumarez, 57.2% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 22.0% were common-law-couples and 21.1% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Saumarez - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Saumarez - Census families by family structure

Saumarez – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, New Brunswick, CSD of Saumarez, P 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
New Brunswick 224,590 152,455 67.9 35,945 16.0 36,190 16.1 3.1
Saumarez, P 2,185 1,250 57.2 480 22.0 460 21.1 -1.4
Alnwick, P 1,885 1,170 62.1 335 17.8 390 20.7 -0.5
Tracadie-Sheila, TV 1,415 755 53.4 350 24.7 310 21.9 9.7
Allardville, P 660 420 63.6 135 20.5 105 15.9 -6.4
Saint-Isidore, P 475 255 53.7 120 25.3 105 22.1 -5.0
Saint-Isidore, VL 240 145 60.4 55 22.9 45 18.8 4.3
Inkerman, P 1,285 695 54.1 330 25.7 260 20.2 2.8

Saumarez – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Saumarez, 39.9% 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 * 430
Married couples without children * 820
Common-law-couples with children * 260
Common-law-couples without children * 220

Saumarez – Marital status

Chart H: Saumarez - Marital status

Chart H description: Saumarez - Marital status

In Saumarez, 57.8% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (41.8%) or living with a common-law partner (16.0%).

The remaining 42.2% 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, New Brunswick, Saumarez, P – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Saumarez, P New Brunswick Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 6,005 100.0 637,595 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 3,470 57.8 382,310 60.0 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 2,510 41.8 310,310 48.7 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 960 16.0 72,000 11.3 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,535 42.2 255,285 40.0 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,725 28.7 159,760 25.1 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 235 3.9 21,035 3.3 698,245 2.5
Divorced 220 3.7 32,930 5.2 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 360 6.0 41,565 6.5 1,584,525 5.7

Saumarez – Types of private households

There were 2,755 private households4 in Saumarez in 2011, a change of 5.4% from 2006. Of these, 24.5% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -2.2% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, New Brunswick, Saumarez, P – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type5 Saumarez, P New Brunswick Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 2,755 100.0 314,010 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home6		 675 24.5 74,710 23.8 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home7		 965 35.0 108,040 34.4 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households8 385 14.0 32,940 10.5 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 575 20.9 81,705 26.0 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households9 85 3.1 4,415 1.4 268,060 2.0
Other households10 80 2.9 12,200 3.9 543,340 4.1

Saumarez – Structural type of dwelling

In Saumarez, 87.8% 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, New Brunswick, Saumarez, P – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Saumarez, P New Brunswick Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 2,755 100.0 314,005 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 2,420 87.8 220,175 70.1 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 105 3.8 10,815 3.4 646,240 4.9
Row house 15 0.5 7,830 2.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0 0.0 3,990 1.3 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 65 2.4 42,040 13.4 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 35 1.3 14,110 4.5 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house11 5 0.2 1,050 0.3 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling12 105 3.8 14,000 4.5 183,510 1.4

Language

Saumarez, P – Mother tongue

Chart J: Saumarez, P - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Saumarez, P - 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 Saumarez, 1.9% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 97.4% reported French only, and 0.1% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 64.9% for English only, 31.6% for French only and 2.5% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 1.2% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 98.0% spoke only French and 0.0% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 69.2% for only English, 28.4% for only French and 1.3% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Saumarez, P – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 6,875 100.0 6,880 100.0
English 130 1.9 85 1.2
French 6,695 97.4 6,740 98.0
Non-official language 5 0.1 0 0.0
Multiple responses 50 0.7 50 0.7
Table 13 Saumarez, P – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Mother-tongue retention13
(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 71.4 40.0 31.4
French 99.7 99.5 0.2
Non-official language 50.0 0.0 50.0

Saumarez, P – Non-official languages

In Saumarez, the three most common mother tongues were German (0.1%), (0.0%) and (0.0%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Mi'kmaq (0.3%), German (0.3%) and Korean (0.3%).

Table 14 Saumarez, P – 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 5 50.0 0.1

Saumarez, P – Bilingualism

Table 15 Saumarez, P – 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 43.4 80.8 42.6 0.0
0 to 19 23.6 100.0 23.0 0.0
20 to 44 54.0 85.7 53.2 0.0
45 to 64 46.6 90.9 45.8 100.0
65 and over 41.1 60.0 39.9 0.0
Table 16 Saumarez, P – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 6,880 100.0
English only 25 0.4
French only 3,845 55.9
English and French 3,015 43.8
Neither English nor French 0 0.0

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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