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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Winkler, CY - Manitoba

Map of Winkler, CY (shaded in green), Manitoba

Map of Winkler, CY

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Winkler, CY - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Winkler, CY - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
9
Nat. rank
372

In 2011, Winkler (City) had a population of 10,670, representing a percentage change of 17.2% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 17.01 square kilometres with a population density of 627.2 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 552,329.52 square kilometres with a population density of 2.2 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Winkler (City) had 3,868 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 17.9%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Winkler (City) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Winkler (City) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Stanley, Man. RM 8,356 6,367 31.2

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

Table 2 Manitoba – 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
La Broquerie RM 5,198 3,659 42.1
Stanley RM 8,356 6,367 31.2
Steinbach CY 13,524 11,066 22.2
Morden T 7,812 6,571 18.9
Hanover RM 14,026 11,871 18.2

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

Table 3 Manitoba – 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
Thompson CY 12,829 13,446 -4.6
Flin Flon (Part) CY 5,363 5,594 -4.1
Portage la Prairie RM 6,525 6,793 -3.9
The Pas T 5,513 5,589 -1.4
Gimli RM 5,845 5,797 0.8

Age and sex

Winkler, CY – Age distribution

Chart C: Winkler, CY - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Winkler, CY - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Winkler, CY – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 22.8% 23.7% 21.8%
15 to 64 62.2% 63.8% 60.8%
65 and over 15.0% 12.5% 17.5%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Winkler, CY was 15.0%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 62.2% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 22.8%. 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.

Winkler, CY – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Winkler, CY – 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 10,670 9,105 1,565 17.2
0 to 14 2,430 2,005 425 21.2
15 to 64 6,640 5,550 1,090 19.6
65 and over 1,600 1,545 55 3.6
Males
Total 5,215 4,415 800 18.1
0 to 14 1,235 1,005 230 22.9
15 to 64 3,325 2,780 545 19.6
65 and over 650 630 20 3.2
Females
Total 5,455 4,685 770 16.4
0 to 14 1,190 1,005 185 18.4
15 to 64 3,315 2,775 540 19.5
65 and over 955 910 45 4.9

Winkler, CY – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Winkler, CY - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Winkler, CY - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Winkler, CY – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 10,670 5,215 5,455
0 to 4 years 915 480 435
5 to 9 years 780 385 395
10 to 14 years 730 365 365
15 to 19 years 825 420 405
20 to 24 years 825 430 400
25 to 29 years 755 395 365
30 to 34 years 665 345 320
35 to 39 years 600 300 300
40 to 44 years 575 280 300
45 to 49 years 625 305 325
50 to 54 years 630 295 335
55 to 59 years 630 320 310
60 to 64 years 500 245 250
65 to 69 years 360 150 205
70 to 74 years 335 155 175
75 to 79 years 285 125 160
80 to 84 years 275 100 170
85 years and over 355 115 240
Median age 33.6 31.6 35.7

Winkler, CY – Median age1 of the population

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

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

In 2011, the median age in Winkler, CY was 33.6 years. In comparison, the median age of Manitoba was 38.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Manitoba and Winkler, CY – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Manitoba 38.1 38.4
Winkler, CY 34.8 33.6

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Winkler was 2,885, which represents a change of 18.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Winkler, 88.9% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 1.9% were common-law-couples and 8.8% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Winkler - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Winkler - Census families by family structure

Winkler – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Manitoba, CSD of Winkler, CY 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
Manitoba † 327,875 232,635 71.0 39,060 11.9 56,185 17.1 4.8
Winkler, CY 2,885 2,565 88.9 55 1.9 255 8.8 18.5
Stanley, RM 1,885 1,790 95.0 30 1.6 65 3.4 25.7

Winkler – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Winkler, 50.9% 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 * 1,315
Married couples without children * 1,255
Common-law-couples with children * 25
Common-law-couples without children * 35

Winkler – Marital status

Chart H: Winkler - Marital status

Chart H description: Winkler - Marital status

In Winkler, 65.2% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (63.7%) or living with a common-law partner (1.5%).

The remaining 34.9% 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, Manitoba, Winkler, CY – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Winkler, CY Manitoba Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 8,240 100.0 977,110 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 5,370 65.2 558,505 57.2 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 5,245 63.7 480,135 49.1 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 120 1.5 78,370 8.0 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,875 34.9 418,600 42.8 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,985 24.1 282,460 28.9 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 140 1.7 23,620 2.4 698,245 2.5
Divorced 185 2.2 52,215 5.3 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 565 6.9 60,300 6.2 1,584,525 5.7

Winkler – Types of private households

There were 3,870 private households3 in Winkler in 2011, a change of 18.0% from 2006. Of these, 33.9% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 9.6% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Manitoba, Winkler, CY – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Winkler, CY Manitoba Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 3,870 100.0 466,140 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 1,310 33.9 125,025 26.8 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 1,255 32.4 134,525 28.9 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 240 6.2 48,255 10.4 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 930 24.0 131,480 28.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 40 1.0 9,665 2.1 268,060 2.0
Other households9 95 2.5 17,190 3.7 543,340 4.1

Winkler – Structural type of dwelling

In Winkler, 67.8% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 6.3% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Manitoba, Winkler, CY – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Winkler, CY Manitoba Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 3,870 100.0 466,140 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 2,625 67.8 322,800 69.2 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 200 5.2 14,445 3.1 646,240 4.9
Row house 500 12.9 14,435 3.1 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 245 6.3 37,665 8.1 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 235 6.1 61,410 13.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 5 0.1 6,105 1.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 5 0.1 730 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 50 1.3 8,550 1.8 183,510 1.4

Language

Winkler, CY – Mother tongue

Chart J: Winkler, CY - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Winkler, CY - 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 Winkler, 47.3% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 0.3% reported French only, and 50.4% reported a non-official language only, 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, 72.3% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.1% spoke only French and 22.1% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 84.4% for only English, 1.5% for only French and 10.5% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Winkler, CY – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 10,490 100.0 10,495 100.0
English 4,960 47.3 7,590 72.3
French 30 0.3 10 0.1
Non-official language 5,285 50.4 2,320 22.1
Multiple responses 220 2.1 570 5.4
Table 13 Winkler, CY – 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 99.2 98.8 0.4
French 50.0 25.0 25.0
Non-official language 75.1 48.8 26.3

Winkler, CY – Non-official languages

In Winkler, the three most common mother tongues were German (47.4%), Russian (2.1%) and Spanish (0.7%), 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 14 Winkler, CY – 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 4,970 90.4 47.4
Russian 225 4.1 2.1
Spanish 70 1.3 0.7
Dutch 40 0.7 0.4
Afrikaans 25 0.5 0.2
Panjabi (Punjabi) 25 0.5 0.2

Winkler, CY – Bilingualism

Table 15 Winkler, CY – 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 1.4 2.1 80.0 0.5
0 to 19 1.9 2.5 100.0 0.5
20 to 44 1.6 2.0 66.7 1.0
45 to 64 1.3 1.8 100.0 0.3
65 and over 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Table 16 Winkler, CY – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 10,490 100.0
English only 9,850 93.9
French only 0 0.0
English and French 150 1.4
Neither English nor French 485 4.6

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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