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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Innisfail, T - Alberta 1

Map of Innisfail, T (shaded in green), Alberta

Map of Innisfail, T

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Innisfail, T - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

Prov. rank
56
Nat. rank
480

In 2011, Innisfail (Town) had a population of 7,876, representing a percentage change of 7.4% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 19.53 square kilometres with a population density of 403.2 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 640,081.87 square kilometres with a population density of 5.7 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Innisfail (Town) had 3,118 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 8.2%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Innisfail (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Innisfail (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Red Deer County, Alta. MD 18,351 18,649 A -1.6

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

Table 2 Alberta – 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
Chestermere T 14,824 9,923 A 49.4
Beaumont T 13,284 8,961 48.2
Airdrie CY 42,564 28,927 47.1
Leduc CY 24,279 16,967 43.1
Okotoks T 24,511 17,150 A 42.9

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

Table 3 Alberta – 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
Lac la Biche County MD 8,402 9,123 A -7.9
Willow Creek No. 26 MD 5,107 5,337 -4.3
Crowsnest Pass SM 5,565 5,749 -3.2
Greenview No. 16 MD 5,299 5,464 -3.0
Lethbridge County MD 10,061 10,254 A -1.9

Age and sex

Innisfail, T – Age distribution

Chart C: Innisfail, T - Population by broad age groups

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

Table 4 Innisfail, T – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 18.7% 19.8% 17.6%
15 to 64 62.9% 64.1% 61.7%
65 and over 18.4% 16.1% 20.8%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Innisfail, T was 18.4%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 62.9% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 18.7%. 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.

Innisfail, T – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Innisfail, T – 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 7,875 7,335 540 7.4
0 to 14 1,470 1,415 55 3.9
15 to 64 4,950 4,655 295 6.3
65 and over 1,450 1,265 185 14.6
Males
Total 3,830 3,550 280 7.9
0 to 14 760 730 30 4.1
15 to 64 2,455 2,285 170 7.4
65 and over 615 530 85 16.0
Females
Total 4,045 3,785 260 6.9
0 to 14 710 685 25 3.6
15 to 64 2,495 2,365 130 5.5
65 and over 840 730 110 15.1

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

Chart D: Innisfail, T - Population by five-year age groups and sex

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

Table 6 Innisfail, T – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 7,875 3,830 4,045
0 to 4 years 450 235 220
5 to 9 years 510 260 245
10 to 14 years 515 275 245
15 to 19 years 500 275 220
20 to 24 years 405 190 215
25 to 29 years 430 210 220
30 to 34 years 450 220 230
35 to 39 years 500 265 235
40 to 44 years 525 245 280
45 to 49 years 540 270 265
50 to 54 years 595 300 295
55 to 59 years 520 240 280
60 to 64 years 495 240 255
65 to 69 years 365 160 205
70 to 74 years 340 150 190
75 to 79 years 300 140 160
80 to 84 years 205 85 115
85 years and over 240 75 170
Median age 41.7 39.9 43.2

Innisfail, T – Median age2 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Alberta and Innisfail, T - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Alberta and Innisfail, T - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Innisfail, T was 41.7 years. In comparison, the median age of Alberta was 36.5 years.

Table 7 Canada, Alberta and Innisfail, T – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Alberta 36.0 36.5
Innisfail, T 40.1 41.7

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families3 in Innisfail was 2,285, which represents a change of 9.6% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Innisfail, 71.1% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 14.4% were common-law-couples and 14.4% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Innisfail - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Innisfail - Census families by family structure

Innisfail – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Alberta, CSD of Innisfail, 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
number % number % number %
Canada † 9,389,695 6,293,950 67.0 1,567,905 16.7 1,527,840 16.3 5.5
Alberta † 999,525 719,355 72.0 135,660 13.6 144,510 14.5 10.5
Innisfail, T 2,285 1,625 71.1 330 14.4 330 14.4 9.6
Red Deer County, MD 5,410 4,445 82.2 530 9.8 435 8.0 0.4

Innisfail – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Innisfail, 43.2% 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.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children * 710
Married couples without children * 915
Common-law-couples with children * 140
Common-law-couples without children * 195

Innisfail – Marital status

Chart H: Innisfail - Marital status

Chart H description: Innisfail - Marital status

In Innisfail, 62.3% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (52.0%) or living with a common-law partner (10.3%).

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, Alberta, Innisfail, T – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Innisfail, T Alberta Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 6,400 100.0 2,960,470 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 3,990 62.3 1,756,860 59.3 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 3,330 52.0 1,484,705 50.2 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 660 10.3 272,155 9.2 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,410 37.7 1,203,615 40.7 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,280 20.0 823,935 27.8 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 170 2.7 70,855 2.4 698,245 2.5
Divorced 400 6.3 177,375 6.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 555 8.7 131,440 4.4 1,584,525 5.7

Innisfail – Types of private households

There were 3,120 private households4 in Innisfail in 2011, a change of 8.1% from 2006. Of these, 26.6% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 3.8% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Alberta, Innisfail, T – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type5 Innisfail, T Alberta Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 3,120 100.0 1,390,275 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home6		 830 26.6 407,145 29.3 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home7		 1,080 34.6 406,380 29.2 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households8 290 9.3 128,330 9.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 770 24.7 342,735 24.7 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households9 40 1.3 27,900 2.0 268,060 2.0
Other households10 110 3.5 77,785 5.6 543,340 4.1

Innisfail – Structural type of dwelling

In Innisfail, 65.1% 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, Alberta, Innisfail, T – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Innisfail, T Alberta Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 3,120 100.0 1,390,275 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 2,030 65.1 883,260 63.5 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 315 10.1 71,850 5.2 646,240 4.9
Row house 230 7.4 97,865 7.0 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0 0.0 58,205 4.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 355 11.4 197,945 14.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 30 1.0 33,505 2.4 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house11 5 0.2 1,060 0.1 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling12 165 5.3 46,590 3.4 183,510 1.4

Language

Innisfail, T – Mother tongue

Chart J: Innisfail, T - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Innisfail, 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 Innisfail, 92.0% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.2% reported French only, and 6.0% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 77.0% for English only, 1.9% for French only and 19.4% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 96.3% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.3% spoke only French and 2.2% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 85.7% for only English, 0.7% for only French and 10.5% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Innisfail, T – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 7,865 100.0 7,870 100.0
English 7,235 92.0 7,575 96.3
French 95 1.2 20 0.3
Non-official language 470 6.0 175 2.2
Multiple responses 75 1.0 95 1.2
Table 13 Innisfail, T – 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 99.8 99.8 0.0
French 33.3 19.0 14.3
Non-official language 67.9 46.2 21.7

Innisfail, T – Non-official languages

In Innisfail, the three most common mother tongues were Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.8%), German (1.2%) and Dutch (0.6%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (2.3%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.9%) and Panjabi (Punjabi) (1.5%).

Table 14 Innisfail, 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.
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 145 27.4 1.8
German 95 17.9 1.2
Dutch 50 9.4 0.6
Spanish 40 7.5 0.5
Danish 20 3.8 0.3
Panjabi (Punjabi) 20 3.8 0.3

Innisfail, T – Bilingualism

Table 15 Innisfail, T – 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 3.1 2.1 83.3 2.1
0 to 19 4.1 4.0 0.0 0.0
20 to 44 3.1 2.4 75.0 3.0
45 to 64 3.0 1.5 85.7 5.3
65 and over 2.4 0.4 85.7 3.4
Table 16 Innisfail, T – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 7,865 100.0
English only 7,595 96.6
French only 0 0.0
English and French 255 3.2
Neither English nor French 15 0.2

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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