NHS Focus on Geography Series – Mount Pearl

Demographic characteristics of Aboriginal people

In 2011, 1.3% (315) of the population of Mount Pearl had an Aboriginal identity.^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 1} Of those, 50.8% (160) reported a First Nations identity^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 2} only, 34.9% (110) reported a Métis identity only, and 0.0% (0) reported an Inuit identity only. An additional 50, or 15.9%, reported other Aboriginal identities and 0, or 0.0%, reported more than one Aboriginal identity.

Table 1 – Population by Aboriginal identity, Mount Pearl

In general, the Aboriginal population in Canada is younger than the non-Aboriginal population.

In Mount Pearl, Aboriginal children aged 14 and under represented 19.0% of the total Aboriginal population and 1.8% of all children in Mount Pearl. Non-Aboriginal children aged 14 and under accounted for 14.1% of the non-Aboriginal population.

The age distribution of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit is shown in table 2.

Table 2 – Age distribution by Aboriginal identity, Mount Pearl

Living arrangements of Aboriginal children

In Mount Pearl, 58.3% of Aboriginal children aged 14 and under lived in a family^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 3} with both their parents (biological or adoptive) and 41.7% lived in a lone-parent family.^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 4} Other Aboriginal children in that age group were stepchildren,^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 5} grandchildren living in a skip-generation family,^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 6} foster children^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 7} or children living with other relatives.

Living arrangements of First Nations, Métis and Inuit children aged 14 and under are illustrated in table 3.

Table 3 – Percentage distribution of the population aged 14 and under by living arrangement for selected Aboriginal identity categories, Mount Pearl

Language and Aboriginal peoples

In 2011, 0.0% of the Aboriginal identity population reported an Aboriginal language as mother tongue, defined as the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood.

As well, 0.0% of Aboriginal people reported speaking an Aboriginal language at home: 0.0% spoke it most often while another 0.0% spoke it on a regular basis.

Linguistic characteristics of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit are shown in tables 4 to 6.

Table 4 – Number and proportion of Aboriginal identity population, First Nations people, Métis and Inuit for selected Aboriginal language indicators, Mount Pearl

In Mount Pearl, 90.5% of the Aboriginal identity population reported that they were able to conduct a conversation only in English or only in French. Additionally, 9.5% of Aboriginal people reported that they were able to conduct a conversation in both of Canada's official languages. The other 0.0%, or 0, reported that they were not able to conduct a conversation in either of these two languages.

Table 5 – Percentage distribution of the population by knowledge of official languages for selected Aboriginal identity categories, Mount Pearl

In Mount Pearl, among the 0 Aboriginal people who reported being able to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language, % reported that same language as their mother tongue. The other % reported a different language, such as English or French, as mother tongue, which suggests these individuals have acquired an Aboriginal language as a second language.

On the other hand, among the 0 Aboriginal people who reported an Aboriginal language as mother tongue, % could no longer conduct a conversation in this language, despite the fact that they still understand it.

Table 6 – Population who reported an ability to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language that is not their mother tongue and population who reported an Aboriginal mother tongue but who could not conduct a conversation in that language, for selected Aboriginal identity categories, Mount Pearl

Immigrant population

According to the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), 395 (1.6%) of the population of Mount Pearl were foreign-born (immigrants), 23,670 (98.2%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 40 (0.2%) were non-permanent residents.^{Ethnocultural Footnote 1} In comparison, the proportion of the population of Newfoundland and Labrador who were immigrants was 1.8%, 97.9% were non-immigrants, and 0.3% were non-permanent residents.

Figure 1 Percentage of Canadian born (non-immigrants), foreign born (immigrants) and non permanent residents in Mount Pearl (City)

Figure 1 Percentage of Canadian born (non-immigrants), foreign born (immigrants) and non permanent residents in Mount Pearl (City)

Of the immigrants living in Mount Pearl in 2011, 95 came to Canada between 2006 and 2011. These recent immigrants made up 24.1% of the immigrants in Mount Pearl.

The most common countries of birth of immigrants living in Mount Pearl were: United Kingdom (accounting for 39.2% of the immigrant population in Mount Pearl) and United States (17.7%). In comparison, the top countries of birth of immigrants living in Newfoundland and Labrador were: United Kingdom (accounting for 27.2% of the immigrant population in Newfoundland and Labrador), and United States (17.2%).

Visible minority population and ethnic origins

The 2011 NHS estimated that 190 individuals in Mount Pearl belonged to a visible minority group, accounting for 0.8% of its total population.^{Ethnocultural Footnote 1} In comparison, visible minorities comprised 1.4% of Newfoundland and Labrador's population.

The largest visible minority groups living in Mount Pearl were Black and Chinese. In Newfoundland and Labrador, the largest visible minority groups were South Asian and Chinese.

The three most frequently reported ethnic origins in Mount Pearl, for people reporting either one or multiple ethnic origins, were Canadian, English and Irish. This compared to the top three in Newfoundland and Labrador, which were Canadian, English and Irish.

Table 1 – Most frequently reported ethnic origins, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador

Religion

According to the 2011 NHS, 94.2% of the population in Mount Pearl reported a religious affiliation, while 5.8% said they had no religious affiliation.^{Ethnocultural Footnote 1} For Newfoundland and Labrador as a whole, 93.8% of the population reported a religious affiliation, while 6.2% had no religion.

The most frequently reported religious affiliation in Mount Pearl was Roman Catholic, reported by 10,275 (42.6%) of the population. Other frequently reported religions included: Anglican (22.0%) and United Church (16.7%). In comparison, the top three most frequently reported religions in Newfoundland and Labrador were: Roman Catholic (reported by 35.8% of the population of Newfoundland and Labrador), Anglican (25.1%) and United Church (15.5%).

Table 2 – Most frequently reported religions, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador

Educational attainment ^{Education Footnote 1}

In 2011, 66.0% of the 17,265 adults aged 25 years and over in Mount Pearl had completed some form of postsecondary education, compared with 59.6% at the national level.

Of the population aged 25 years and over in Mount Pearl, 21.8% had a university certificate or degree. An additional 31.9% had a college diploma and 12.4% had a trades certificate.

The share of the adult population that had completed a high school diploma as their highest level of educational attainment was 22.2%, and 11.8% had completed neither high school nor any postsecondary certificates, diplomas or degrees.

Table 1 – Population aged 25 and over by highest level of educational attainment^{Education Footnote 1}, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Overall, successive generations of Canadians have been completing high school and attaining postsecondary qualifications in increasing proportions. In 2011, 41.7% of Canadians aged 65 years and over had a postsecondary credential; this compares with 69.5% among adults between the ages of 25 and 44. As well, 35.7% of those aged 65 years and over had not completed any certificate, diploma or degree compared with 9.5% of individuals aged 25 to 44.

In Mount Pearl, 41.2% of those aged 65 years and over had a postsecondary credential, compared to 75.4% of adults between 25 and 44 years of age; 27.2% of individuals aged 65 years and over had no certificate, diploma or degree, compared to 6.8% of 25 to 44 year-olds.

Mount Pearl (City) – Proportion of the population aged 25 years and over by level of educational attainment and age groups

Mount Pearl (City) – Proportion of the population aged 25 years and over by level of educational attainment and age groups

Major field of study

Table 2 – Most common fields of study^{Education Footnote 9} for the population aged 25 years and over with postsecondary qualifications, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Location of study^{Education Footnote 11}

In 2011, there were 11,400 residents of Mount Pearl aged 25 years and over with postsecondary credentials. Of these graduates, 88.4% had studied in Newfoundland and Labrador, 9.9% had studied in another province or territory and 1.7% had studied outside Canada. Nationally, 72.5% of graduates had studied in the same province/territory in which they lived in 2011, 10.4% had studied in another province or territory and 17.1% had studied outside Canada.

In all provinces, individuals with trades or college certificates were more likely than those with university credentials to have earned their highest certificate, diploma or degree in the province in which they lived in 2011.

Table 3 – Population aged 25 years and over with postsecondary qualifications by location of study and by level of educational attainment, Mount Pearl (City)

Labour

In Mount Pearl, 13,225 people were employed and 1,225 were unemployed for a total labour force of 14,450 in May 2011. The employment rate was at 63.9% and the unemployment rate was at 8.5%.

Table 1 Total population aged 15 years and over by labour force status, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador

Within Mount Pearl, 14.4% of the employed labour force was aged 15 to 24 and 15.0% was aged 55 to 64. This compares to 11.2% and 16.3% respectively for Newfoundland and Labrador.

Table 2 Employed labour force by age groups, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador

Within Mount Pearl, the top occupations were: Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations; Sales representatives and salespersons - Wholesale and retail trade; Office support occupations. For Newfoundland and Labrador as a whole the top occupations were: Industrial, electrical and construction trades; Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations; Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c..

Table 3 Top occupations for the employed labour force, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador

Within Mount Pearl, the top industries were: Retail trade; Health care and social assistance; Public administration. For Newfoundland and Labrador as a whole the top industries were: Health care and social assistance; Retail trade; Public administration.

Table 4 Top industries for the employed labour force, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador

The number of self-employed in Mount Pearl amounted to 645 or 4.9% of all total employed workers.

Table 5 Employed labour force by class of workers, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador

In 2011, 1.2% of commuters within Mount Pearl used public transit to get to work. This compares to Newfoundland and Labrador at 2.3%. 83.6% of the population used a car, truck or van as a driver, while 11.4% used a car, truck or van as a passenger. The average commuting time to work in Mount Pearl was 16.5 minutes, this compares to Newfoundland and Labrador at 18.5 minutes.

Within Mount Pearl, 89.0% of the employed labour force aged 15 years and over worked at their usual place, 2.5% worked at home and 8.1% had no fixed workplace address.

Table 6 Employed labour force by mode of transportation, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador

Table 7 Average commuting duration for the employed labour force, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador

Table 8 Employed Labour force by time leaving for work, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador

Table 9 Employed labour force by place of work status, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador

In Mount Pearl, 99.6% (15,315) of the population aged 15 years and over who worked in 2010 or 2011 reported English only as the language used most often at work, 0.4% (55) reported French only and 0.0% (0) said they used both official languages (English and French) equally. In addition, 0.0% of the population aged 15 years and over who worked in 2010 or 2011 reported using an official language and a non-official language equally most often at work and 0.0% a non-official language only.

Furthermore, 0.3% (45) of the population aged 15 years and over who worked in 2010 or 2011 reported working in English on a regular basis, 1.0% (155) in French on a regular basis and 0.0% (0) in the country's two official languages on a regular basis. In addition, 0.0% (0) of of the population aged 15 years and over who worked in 2010 or 2011 reported using an official language and a non-official language on a regular basis at work and 0.0% (0) a non-official language only.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, 99.2% (279,675) of the population aged 15 years and over who worked in 2010 or 2011 reported English only as the language used most often at work, 0.3% (925) reported French only and 0.1 (325) said they used both official languages (English and French) equally. Furthermore, 0.1% of the population aged 15 years and over who worked in 2010 or 2011 reported using an official language and a non-official language equally most often at work.

As for the language used at work on a regular basis in Newfoundland and Labrador, the proportions are as follows: 0.4% (1,075) reported using English; 0.8% (2,220) use French; 0.0% (0) use both official languages; 0.0% (15) reported using an official language and a non-official language; and 0.2% (645) a non-official language only.

Table 10 Languages used at work, Mount Pearl (City), Newfoundland and Labrador

Income composition

The total income for the population in private households can be broken down into two basic components: market income^{Income Footnote 1} and government transfers.^{Income Footnote 2} In Mount Pearl, 88.0% of total income was from market income in 2010 and 12.0% was from government transfers. (Aggregate total income for Mount Pearl was 773.4 million dollars in 2010.)

Figure 1 Income composition for the population in private households in 2010

Income composition for the population in private households in 2010

Market income's main component was employment income. In Mount Pearl, it accounted for $89.40 of every $100 of market income, above the figure for Newfoundland and Labrador of $88.20. For the two components of employment income, wages and salaries represented $87.10 and net income from self-employment, $2.30.

The other components of market income were smaller than employment income: in Mount Pearl, investment income represented $1.60 per $100 of market income, retirement income, $7.80 and $1.20 came from other private sources of money.

The main government transfer received in Mount Pearl was Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan with $28.90 of every $100 of total government transfers received, followed by: Employment Insurance benefits ($23.70), Old Age Security (OAS) pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement ($20.40), Other income from government sources ($17.00), and Child benefits ($10.10).

Table 1 – Income composition for the population in private households in 2010, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

High total income

Among the Canadian population in private households aged 15 years and over, ten percent had total incomes of more than $80,400 in 2010. To be in the top five percent, Canadians needed to have a total income of slightly above $102,300 and to be in the top one percent required just over $191,100, nearly seven times the national median income of $27,800.^{Income Footnote 3}

In Mount Pearl, 4.3% percent of the population aged 15 years and over had total income that put them in the top five percent and 0.5% in the top one percent. This compared with 5.0% and 1.0% in Canada.

Table 2 – Population aged 15 years and over by total income, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

A national map showing the spatial distribution of persons with total income in the top five percent of persons with the highest total income is also available. Canada. Percentage of population in top five percent of total income in 2010 by 2011 census division (CD)

Employment income

Of those persons with employment income in Mount Pearl, 56.0% worked full year, full time^{Income Footnote 4} in 2010 compared to 44.9% in Newfoundland and Labrador. The median employment income was $46,177 for these workers ($45,823 for those in Newfoundland and Labrador).

The top six most common occupations for those working full-year full-time in 2010 in Mount Pearl were Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations; Technical occupations related to natural and applied sciences; Specialized middle management occupations; Office support occupations; Sales representatives and salespersons - Wholesale and retail trade; and Professional occupations in natural and applied sciences.

Table 3 – Median earnings of the most common full-year, full-time occupations in 2010, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Family income

The median after-tax income of economic families in Mount Pearl in 2010 was $68,364, the median for couple families was $75,416 and for lone-parent families, $40,239. For persons not in economic families (persons living alone or with non relatives only), the median after-tax income was $30,750.

These compare to the medians in Newfoundland and Labrador of $57,658 for after-tax family income of all economic families, $62,401 for couple families, $34,165 for lone-parent families and $20,999 for persons living alone or without relatives.

Table 4 – Median after-tax income in 2010 for economic families and persons not in economic families, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Figure 2 Median after-tax income in 2010 for Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada

Median after-tax income in 2010 for Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador and Canada

Families came in different sizes and larger families may have benefited from pooling of resources and economies of scale. In Mount Pearl, based on their after-tax income adjusted for family size, 55.7% of the population was in the top half of the income distribution, above the rate of 43.9% in Newfoundland and Labrador.

In Mount Pearl, the percentage of the population in the lowest income decile group^{Income Footnote 6} at 7.4% was lower than in Newfoundland and Labrador (10.2%). The percentage of the population in the highest decile group was 9.4%, higher than in Newfoundland and Labrador (7.0%).

Table 5 – Population in private households by adjusted after-tax family income in 2010, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Low income^{Income Footnote 7}

In the NHS, a relative measure is used to classify persons by income status: the low-income measure based on after-tax income (LIM-AT). For this measure, the income threshold is half the Canadian median of after-tax household income. The income has been adjusted to account for household size. Persons in households with a household income below this threshold^{Income Footnote 8} were considered to be in low income.

Based on the after-tax income low-income measure, the proportion of the population in low income in Mount Pearl was 12.0%, below the rate of 17.9% observed in Newfoundland and Labrador. In Mount Pearl, compared to the population of all ages, for persons under 18, the rate was higher (20.3%) and for the population aged 65 years and over, it was lower at 7.5%.

Table 6 – Income status based on after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT) in 2010, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

A map showing the proportion of the population in low income within Atlantic Region is also available.

Housing

The number of households in Mount Pearl was 9,645. The homeownership rate in Mount Pearl was 71.0% - which was lower than the Newfoundland and Labrador homeownership rate of 77.5%.

Table 1 – Housing tenure for all households, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Mount Pearl – Affordability^{Housing Footnote 1}

Households in Mount Pearl that paid 30% or more of household total income toward shelter costs represented 18.6% of non-farm, non-reserve households with total income greater than zero. This proportion was higher than the Newfoundland and Labrador proportion (17.9%).

A lower proportion of owner households paid 30% or more compared to tenant households in Mount Pearl (13.0% for owners versus 32.5% for renters).

Households in Mount Pearl paid an average monthly shelter cost of $994 – which was higher than the Newfoundland and Labrador amount of $757. The average monthly shelter cost for tenant households was $751, this was lower than the average monthly shelter cost for owner households of $1,093.

Table 2 – Housing affordability for non-farm, non-reserve households, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Mount Pearl – Need for major repairs^{Housing Footnote 2}

In Mount Pearl, 5.1% of households reported living in dwellings that required major repairs. This was lower than the Newfoundland and Labrador proportion of 8.1%. The proportion of households reporting major repair requirements was lower for owners than renters (4.7% for owner-occupied dwellings and 6.3% for renter-occupied dwellings).

Table 3 – Need for major repairs by housing tenure, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Mount Pearl – Suitability

In Mount Pearl, 2.7% of households lived in dwellings that were not suitable; that is, the dwelling was crowded because there were not enough bedrooms based on the National Occupancy Standard.^{Housing Footnote 3} This was lower than the Newfoundland and Labrador proportion of 2.8%. The proportion of households living in dwellings that were not suitable was lower for owners than renters (1.2% for owner households and 6.5% for renter households).

Table 4 – Housing suitability by housing tenure, Mount Pearl, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Related data

• 2011 NHS Profile – Mount Pearl, City (Census Subdivision), Newfoundland and Labrador
• 2011 NHS Data Tables – Mount Pearl, City (Census Subdivision), Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Aboriginal Peoples
  • Immigration and Ethnocultural Diversity
  • Education and Labour
  • Income and Housing
• 2011 Census Focus on Geography Series – Mount Pearl, City (Census Subdivision), Newfoundland and Labrador