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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Greater Napanee, T - Ontario

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Greater Napanee, T - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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In 2011, Greater Napanee (Town) had a population of 15,511, representing a percentage change of 0.7% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 461.31 square kilometres with a population density of 33.6 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 908,607.67 square kilometres with a population density of 14.1 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Greater Napanee (Town) had 6,327 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 3.4%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Greater Napanee (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Greater Napanee (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Loyalist, Ont.	TP	16,221	15,062	7.7
Stone Mills, Ont.	TP	7,560	7,568	-0.1
Tyendinaga, Ont.	TP	4,150	4,070	2.0
Deseronto, Ont.	T	1,835	1,824	0.6
Tweed, Ont.	MU	6,057	5,614	7.9
Prince Edward County, Ont.	CY	25,258	25,496	-0.9

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

Table 2 Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Milton	T	84,362	53,889 A	56.5
Whitchurch-Stouffville	T	37,628	24,390	54.3
Ajax	T	109,600	90,167	21.6
Brampton	CY	523,911	433,806	20.8
Vaughan	CY	288,301	238,866	20.7

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

Table 3 Ontario – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Thunder Bay, Unorganized	NO	5,909	6,585	-10.3
Hearst	T	5,090	5,620	-9.4
Dryden	CY	7,617	8,195	-7.1
The Blue Mountains	T	6,453	6,825	-5.5

Age and sex

Greater Napanee, T – Age distribution

Chart C: Greater Napanee, T - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Greater Napanee, T - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Greater Napanee, T – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	14.9%	15.2%	14.6%
15 to 64	64.5%	65.5%	63.5%
65 and over	20.6%	19.2%	21.9%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Greater Napanee, T was 20.6%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 64.5% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 14.9%. 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.

Greater Napanee, T – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Greater Napanee, T – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex	Population
Broad age groups by sex	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	15,510	15,400	110	0.7
0 to 14	2,310	2,500	-190	-7.6
15 to 64	10,000	9,960	40	0.4
65 and over	3,200	2,945	255	8.7
Males
Total	7,455	7,435	20	0.3
0 to 14	1,135	1,250	-115	-9.2
15 to 64	4,885	4,930	-45	-0.9
65 and over	1,435	1,255	180	14.3
Females
Total	8,055	7,960	95	1.2
0 to 14	1,175	1,245	-70	-5.6
15 to 64	5,115	5,030	85	1.7
65 and over	1,765	1,690	75	4.4

Greater Napanee, T – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Greater Napanee, T - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Greater Napanee, T – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	15,510	7,455	8,055
0 to 4 years	725	325	395
5 to 9 years	770	410	360
10 to 14 years	815	395	420
15 to 19 years	995	485	510
20 to 24 years	740	410	335
25 to 29 years	700	350	355
30 to 34 years	780	365	415
35 to 39 years	850	395	455
40 to 44 years	990	500	495
45 to 49 years	1,185	595	585
50 to 54 years	1,270	615	655
55 to 59 years	1,255	585	665
60 to 64 years	1,240	600	640
65 to 69 years	970	480	490
70 to 74 years	755	350	400
75 to 79 years	565	275	290
80 to 84 years	450	180	275
85 years and over	455	145	310
Median age	46.7	45.9	47.4

Greater Napanee, T – Median age¹ of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Greater Napanee, T - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Greater Napanee, T - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Greater Napanee, T was 46.7 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and Greater Napanee, T – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Ontario	39.0	40.4
Greater Napanee, T	44.4	46.7

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in Greater Napanee was 4,710, which represents a change of 1.6% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Greater Napanee, 72.0% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 13.8% were common-law-couples and 14.2% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Greater Napanee - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Greater Napanee - Census families by family structure

Greater Napanee – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of Greater Napanee, T 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
Geographic name	Total families	number	%	number	%	number	%	% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Canada †	9,389,695	6,293,950	67.0	1,567,905	16.7	1,527,840	16.3	5.5
Ontario †	3,612,205	2,612,890	72.3	394,670	10.9	604,645	16.7	5.5
Greater Napanee, T	4,710	3,390	72.0	650	13.8	670	14.2	1.6
Loyalist, TP	4,840	3,485	72.0	640	13.2	710	14.7	4.1
Stone Mills, TP	2,365	1,800	76.1	340	14.4	220	9.3	2.6
Tyendinaga, TP	1,245	930	74.7	185	14.9	130	10.4	5.5
Deseronto, T	545	320	58.7	110	20.2	110	20.2	3.8
Tweed, MU	1,840	1,330	72.3	285	15.5	225	12.2	9.5
Prince Edward County, CY	7,985	6,045	75.7	1,100	13.8	835	10.5	0.9

Greater Napanee – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Greater Napanee, 37.4% 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 *	1,240
Married couples without children *	2,150
Common-law-couples with children *	275
Common-law-couples without children *	380

Greater Napanee – Marital status

Chart H description: Greater Napanee - Marital status

In Greater Napanee, 62.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (52.4%) or living with a common-law partner (9.9%).

The remaining 37.7% 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, Ontario, Greater Napanee, T – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Greater Napanee, T		Ontario		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	13,195	100.0	10,671,050	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	8,220	62.3	6,158,605	57.7	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	6,920	52.4	5,367,400	50.3	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	1,305	9.9	791,210	7.4	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	4,975	37.7	4,512,440	42.3	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	2,690	20.4	2,985,020	28.0	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	495	3.8	319,805	3.0	698,245	2.5
Divorced	750	5.7	593,730	5.6	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	1,040	7.9	613,880	5.8	1,584,525	5.7

Greater Napanee – Types of private households

There were 6,325 private households³ in Greater Napanee in 2011, a change of 3.4% from 2006. Of these, 23.3% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -11.7% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Greater Napanee, T – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	Greater Napanee, T		Ontario		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	6,325	100.0	4,887,505	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	1,475	23.3	1,402,420	28.7	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	2,400	37.9	1,408,120	28.8	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	605	9.6	535,825	11.0	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	1,590	25.1	1,230,980	25.2	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁸	115	1.8	128,660	2.6	268,060	2.0
Other households⁹	150	2.4	181,500	3.7	543,340	4.1

Greater Napanee – Structural type of dwelling

In Greater Napanee, 74.5% 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, Ontario, Greater Napanee, T – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Greater Napanee, T		Ontario		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	6,325	100.0	4,887,510	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	4,715	74.5	2,718,880	55.6	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	230	3.6	279,470	5.7	646,240	4.9
Row house	260	4.1	415,230	8.5	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	0	0.0	789,975	16.2	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	1,025	16.2	498,160	10.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	65	1.0	160,460	3.3	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹⁰	15	0.2	9,535	0.2	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹¹	15	0.2	15,795	0.3	183,510	1.4

Language

Greater Napanee, T – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Greater Napanee, T - 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 Greater Napanee, 95.6% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.4% reported French only, and 2.6% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 68.2% for English only, 3.9% for French only and 25.7% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 98.6% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.3% spoke only French and 0.6% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 79.0% for only English, 2.2% for only French and 14.4% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Greater Napanee, T – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
Selected languages	number	%	number	%
Total	15,090	100.0	15,090	100.0
English	14,420	95.6	14,880	98.6
French	215	1.4	45	0.3
Non-official language	390	2.6	85	0.6
Multiple responses	70	0.5	75	0.5

Table 13 Greater Napanee, T – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹² (in percentage)
Mother tongue	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	99.9	99.9	0.0
French	46.9	18.4	28.6
Non-official language	53.5	29.1	24.4

Greater Napanee, T – Non-official languages

In Greater Napanee, the three most common mother tongues were German (0.7%), Dutch (0.4%) and Gujarati (0.2%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Italian (2.1%), Chinese, n.o.s. (1.6%) and Cantonese (1.5%).

Table 14 Greater Napanee, T – 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	110	25.6	0.7
Dutch	60	14.0	0.4
Gujarati	25	5.8	0.2
Greek	20	4.7	0.1
Portuguese	20	4.7	0.1
Spanish	20	4.7	0.1

Greater Napanee, T – Bilingualism

Table 15 Greater Napanee, T – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups	Mother tongue
Age groups	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	5.4	4.2	83.7	7.7
0 to 19	7.5	7.4	33.3	0.0
20 to 44	6.0	4.4	86.7	7.7
45 to 64	4.5	3.0	81.3	10.7
65 and over	3.7	2.1	88.9	6.3

Table 16 Greater Napanee, T – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	15,090	100.0
English only	14,230	94.3
French only	5	0.0
English and French	845	5.6
Neither English nor French	10	0.1

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.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.

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Footnote 2

Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.

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Footnote 3

Household, private: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

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Footnote 4

Household type: Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.

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Footnote 5

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 6

Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.

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Footnote 7

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 8

Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

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Footnote 9

Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 10

Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).

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Footnote 11

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 12

Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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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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