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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census metropolitan area of Kingston, Ontario

Map of Kingston, CMA (shaded in green), Ontario

Map of Kingston

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Kingston, CMA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Kingston, CMA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
11
Nat. rank
25

In 2011, the population of Kingston census metropolitan area (CMA) was 159,561, representing a percentage change of 4.7% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CMAs of 7.4%.

In Kingston, the land area is 1,938.92 square kilometres with a population density of 82.3 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the national land area of 8,965,121.42 square kilometres with a population density of 3.7 persons per square kilometre. The land area of all CMAs is 92,648.98 square kilometres with 249.58 persons per square kilometre.

In total, there were 65,965 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Kingston in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 6.4%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Census subdivisions in the Kingston CMA

Table 1 Kingston CMA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
Kingston CY 123,363 117,207 5.3
South Frontenac TP 18,113 18,227 -0.6
Loyalist TP 16,221 15,062 7.7
Frontenac Islands TP 1,864 1,862 0.1

Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) or census agglomerations (CAs) in Ontario

Table 2 Ontario – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2006 to 2011
CMA or CA name Type Population Rank
2011 2006 % change Nat. Prov.
Toronto CMA 5,583,064 5,113,149 9.2 1 1
Ottawa - Gatineau CMA 1,236,324 1,133,633 A 9.1 4 ···
Ottawa - Gatineau (partie du Québec / Quebec part)   314,501 286,831 A 9.6 ··· 3
Ottawa - Gatineau (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)   921,823 846,802 8.9 ··· 2
Hamilton CMA 721,053 692,911 4.1 9 3
Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo CMA 477,160 451,235 5.7 10 4
London CMA 474,786 457,720 3.7 11 5
St. Catharines - Niagara CMA 392,184 390,317 0.5 12 6
Oshawa CMA 356,177 330,594 7.7 14 7
Windsor CMA 319,246 323,342 -1.3 16 8
Barrie CMA 187,013 177,061 5.6 21 9
Greater Sudbury / Grand Sudbury CMA 160,770 158,258 1.6 24 10
Kingston CMA 159,561 152,358 4.7 25 11
Guelph CMA 141,097 133,698 A 5.5 28 12
Brantford CMA 135,501 124,607 8.7 30 13
Thunder Bay CMA 121,596 122,907 -1.1 32 14
Peterborough CMA 118,975 116,570 2.1 33 15
Chatham-Kent CA 104,075 108,589 -4.2 35 16
Belleville CA 92,540 91,518 1.1 40 17
Sarnia CA 89,555 88,793 0.9 44 18
Sault Ste. Marie † CA 79,800 80,098 -0.4 47 19
Kawartha Lakes CA 73,214 74,561 -1.8 49 20
North Bay CA 64,043 63,424 1.0 53 21
Norfolk CA 63,175 62,563 1.0 54 22
Cornwall CA 58,957 58,485 0.8 55 23
Leamington CA 49,765 49,741 0.0 63 24
Timmins CA 43,165 42,997 0.4 69 25
Orillia CA 40,731 40,532 0.5 73 26
Brockville CA 39,024 39,668 -1.6 75 27
Woodstock CA 37,754 35,822 A 5.4 76 28
Midland CA 35,419 35,432 A 0.0 79 29
Owen Sound CA 32,092 32,259 -0.5 85 30
Stratford CA 30,886 30,516 A 1.2 86 31
Centre Wellington CA 26,693 26,049 2.5 95 32
Pembroke CA 24,017 23,195 3.5 102 33
Collingwood CA 19,241 17,290 11.3 106 34
Cobourg CA 18,519 18,210 1.7 109 35
Port Hope CA 16,214 16,390 -1.1 121 36
Petawawa CA 15,988 14,651 9.1 123 37
Kenora CA 15,348 15,177 1.1 125 38
Tillsonburg CA 15,301 14,822 3.2 126 39
Temiskaming Shores CA 13,566 13,654 A -0.6 129 40
Ingersoll CA 12,146 11,760 3.3 142 41
Hawkesbury CA 12,128 12,267 -1.1 143 ···
Hawkesbury (partie du Québec / Quebec part)   1,577 1,398 12.8 ··· 31
Hawkesbury (Ontario part / partie de l'Ontario)   10,551 10,869 -2.9 ··· 43
Elliot Lake CA 11,348 11,549 -1.7 146 42

Age and sex

Kingston – Age distribution

Chart C: Kingston - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Kingston - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 Kingston – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 15.0% 15.7% 14.3%
15 to 64 68.8% 69.6% 67.9%
65 and over 16.3% 14.7% 17.8%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Kingston was 16.3%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 68.8% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 15.0%. 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.

Kingston – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Kingston – Population by broad age groups and 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 159,560 152,355 7,205 4.7
0 to 14 23,880 24,600 -720 -2.9
15 to 64 109,700 104,400 5,300 5.1
65 and over 25,975 23,365 2,610 11.2
Males
Total 78,220 74,175 4,045 5.5
0 to 14 12,245 12,650 -405 -3.2
15 to 64 54,470 51,380 3,090 6.0
65 and over 11,500 10,140 1,360 13.4
Females
Total 81,345 78,180 3,165 4.0
0 to 14 11,640 11,945 -305 -2.6
15 to 64 55,230 53,010 2,220 4.2
65 and over 14,475 13,225 1,250 9.5

Kingston – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Kingston - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Kingston - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 5 Kingston – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 159,560 78,220 81,345
0 to 4 years 7,865 3,955 3,915
5 to 9 years 7,735 4,025 3,710
10 to 14 years 8,285 4,265 4,015
15 to 19 years 10,505 5,340 5,165
20 to 24 years 12,720 6,625 6,095
25 to 29 years 10,850 5,480 5,370
30 to 34 years 9,730 4,915 4,815
35 to 39 years 9,255 4,680 4,575
40 to 44 years 10,380 5,190 5,195
45 to 49 years 12,695 6,235 6,460
50 to 54 years 12,210 5,780 6,425
55 to 59 years 11,060 5,310 5,745
60 to 64 years 10,300 4,915 5,385
65 to 69 years 7,805 3,725 4,085
70 to 74 years 5,990 2,870 3,120
75 to 79 years 5,010 2,230 2,775
80 to 84 years 3,700 1,560 2,140
85 to 89 years 2,305 790 1,515
90 to 94 years 930 285 645
95 to 99 years 210 45 165
100 years and over 30 5 30
Median age 41.4 39.8 42.9

Kingston – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Kingston - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Kingston - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

The median age in Kingston was 41.4 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 6 Canada, Ontario and Kingston – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
Kingston 40.7 41.4

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Kingston was 44,645, which represents a change of 3.8% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Kingston, 68.9% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 15.0% were common-law-couples and 16.1% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Kingston - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Kingston - Census families by family structure

Kingston – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Ontario, Kingston – 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
Ontario † 3,612,205 2,612,890 72.3 394,670 10.9 604,645 16.7 5.5
Kingston 44,645 30,760 68.9 6,690 15.0 7,190 16.1 3.8

Kingston – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: Kingston - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
13,500 (36.0%) 17,265 (46.1%) 2,485 ( 6.6%) 4,205 (11.2%)

Chart G description: Kingston - Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census metropolitan area of Kingston, 42.7% 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.

Among couples with children aged 24 and under at home in the census metropolitan area of Kingston, 85.4% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 14.6% were stepfamilies, in which there was at least one child was the biological or adopted child of only one married spouse or common-law partner. For Canada as a whole in 2011, 12.6% of couples with children aged 24 and under were stepfamilies.

Kingston – Marital status

Chart H: Kingston - Marital status

Chart H description: Kingston - Marital status

In Kingston, 56.4% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (46.5%) or living with a common-law partner (9.9%).

The remaining 43.6% 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 8 Canada, Ontario, Kingston – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Kingston Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 135,680 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 76,505 56.4 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 63,040 46.5 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 13,460 9.9 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 59,180 43.6 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 38,565 28.4 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 4,315 3.2 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 8,295 6.1 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 8,000 5.9 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Kingston – Types of private households

There were 65,965 private households3 in Kingston in 2011, a change of 6.3% from 2006. Of these, 23.7% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -5.3% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Ontario, Kingston – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Kingston Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 65,965 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 15,610 23.7 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 20,670 31.3 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 6,640 10.1 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 18,800 28.5 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households8 850 1.3 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households9 3,390 5.1 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

Kingston – Structural type of dwelling

In Kingston, 57.5% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 12.2% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Kingston – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Kingston Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 65,965 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 37,900 57.5 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 4,440 6.7 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 3,895 5.9 415,230 8.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 8,035 12.2 789,975 16.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 9,310 14.1 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 1,975 3.0 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 140 0.2 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 280 0.4 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

Kingston – Mother tongue

Chart J: Kingston - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Kingston - 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 Kingston, 87.3% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 3.3% reported French only, and 8.4% reported only a non-official language, 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, 93.8% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 1.6% spoke only French and 3.2% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 79.0% for English only, 2.2% for French only and 14.4% for only a non-official language.

Table 11 Kingston – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 155,405 100.0 155,405 100.0
English 135,715 87.3 145,810 93.8
French 5,095 3.3 2,450 1.6
Non-official language 12,990 8.4 4,935 3.2
Multiple responses 1,600 1.0 2,210 1.4
Table 12 Kingston – 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 99.9 99.7 0.2
French 68.1 45.4 22.7
Non-official language 71.2 44.0 27.2

Kingston – Non-official languages

In Kingston, the three most common mother tongues were Portuguese (1.1%), German (0.8%) and Dutch (0.6%), 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 13 Kingston – 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.
Portuguese 1,750 12.5 1.1
German 1,265 9.0 0.8
Dutch 900 6.4 0.6
Chinese, n.o.s. 885 6.3 0.6
Spanish 840 6.0 0.5
Italian 720 5.1 0.5
Arabic 715 5.1 0.5
Polish 570 4.1 0.4
Korean 450 3.2 0.3
Greek 445 3.2 0.3

Kingston – Bilingualism

Table 14 Kingston – 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 11.8 9.0 89.4 11.4
0 to 19 12.0 10.0 77.3 14.3
20 to 44 14.5 11.3 92.1 13.8
45 to 64 10.5 7.3 92.9 10.0
65 and over 8.6 5.5 88.3 8.5
Table 15 Kingston – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 155,405 100.0
English only 135,645 87.3
French only 315 0.2
English and French 18,860 12.1
Neither English nor French 580 0.4

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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