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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census agglomeration of Swift Current, Saskatchewan

Map of Swift Current, CA (shaded in green), Saskatchewan

Map of Swift Current

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Swift Current, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Swift Current, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
7
Nat. rank
115

In 2011, the population of Swift Current census agglomeration (CA) was 17,535, representing a percentage change of 6.1% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CAs of 4.2%.

In Swift Current, the land area is 1,131.74 square kilometres with a population density of 15.5 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 CAs is 232,264.62 square kilometres with 18.56 persons per square kilometre.

In total, there were 7,514 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Swift Current in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 3.8%. 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 Swift Current CA

Table 1 Swift Current CA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name Type Population
2011 2006 % change
Swift Current CY 15,503 14,946 3.7
Swift Current No. 137 RM 2,032 1,587 28.0

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

Table 2 Saskatchewan – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2006 to 2011
CMA or CA name Type Population Rank
2011 2006 % change Nat. Prov.
Saskatoon CMA 260,600 233,923 11.4 17 1
Regina CMA 210,556 194,971 8.0 18 2
Prince Albert CA 42,673 40,766 4.7 70 3
Moose Jaw CA 34,421 33,360 3.2 81 4
Lloydminster CA 30,798 27,023 14.0 87 ···
Lloydminster (Saskatchewan part / partie de la Saskatchewan)   12,766 11,113 14.9 ··· 9
Lloydminster (Alberta part / partie de l'Alberta)   18,032 15,910 13.3 ··· 10
North Battleford CA 19,216 18,081 A 6.3 108 5
Yorkton CA 18,238 17,438 4.6 112 6
Swift Current CA 17,535 16,533 6.1 115 7
Estevan CA 12,973 11,883 A 9.2 133 8

Age and sex

Swift Current – Age distribution

Chart C: Swift Current - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Swift Current - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 Swift Current – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 17.1% 18.3% 16.0%
15 to 64 64.0% 65.4% 62.7%
65 and over 18.9% 16.4% 21.3%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Swift Current was 18.9%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 64.0% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 17.1%. 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.

Swift Current – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Swift Current – 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 17,535 16,530 1,005 6.1
0 to 14 2,990 2,810 180 6.4
15 to 64 11,230 10,375 855 8.2
65 and over 3,315 3,345 -30 -0.9
Males
Total 8,515 8,015 500 6.2
0 to 14 1,555 1,460 95 6.5
15 to 64 5,570 5,165 405 7.8
65 and over 1,395 1,390 5 0.4
Females
Total 9,020 8,515 505 5.9
0 to 14 1,440 1,350 90 6.7
15 to 64 5,660 5,210 450 8.6
65 and over 1,925 1,955 -30 -1.5

Swift Current – Population by five-year age groups and sex

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

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

Table 5 Swift Current – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 17,535 8,515 9,020
0 to 4 years 945 490 455
5 to 9 years 1,025 545 480
10 to 14 years 1,020 525 500
15 to 19 years 1,110 550 560
20 to 24 years 1,070 545 520
25 to 29 years 1,115 570 550
30 to 34 years 1,035 520 510
35 to 39 years 1,050 510 540
40 to 44 years 1,065 520 540
45 to 49 years 1,290 625 665
50 to 54 years 1,345 680 665
55 to 59 years 1,195 580 615
60 to 64 years 955 455 495
65 to 69 years 740 350 390
70 to 74 years 705 305 400
75 to 79 years 625 285 345
80 to 84 years 605 235 375
85 to 89 years 400 130 265
90 to 94 years 180 75 110
95 to 99 years 50 10 35
100 years and over 10 5 5
Median age 41.7 40.0 43.6

Swift Current – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Saskatchewan and Swift Current - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Saskatchewan and Swift Current - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

The median age in Swift Current was 41.7 years. In comparison, the median age of Saskatchewan was 38.2 years.

Table 6 Canada, Saskatchewan and Swift Current – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Saskatchewan 38.7 38.2
Swift Current 42.2 41.7

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Swift Current was 5,005, which represents a change of 4.1% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Swift Current, 77.5% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 10.6% were common-law-couples and 11.9% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Swift Current - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Swift Current - Census families by family structure

Swift Current – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Saskatchewan, Swift Current – 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
Saskatchewan † 285,375 202,770 71.1 35,785 12.5 46,825 16.4 6.7
Swift Current 5,005 3,880 77.5 530 10.6 595 11.9 4.1

Swift Current – Presence of children within couple families

Chart G: Swift Current - Presence of children within couple families
Married couples Common-law-couples
with children without children with children without children
1,690 (38.3%) 2,190 (49.7%) 200 ( 4.5%) 330 ( 7.5%)

Chart G description: Swift Current - Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census agglomeration of Swift Current, 42.9% 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.

Among couples with children aged 24 and under at home in the census agglomeration of Swift Current, 88.1% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 11.9% 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.

Swift Current – Marital status

Chart H: Swift Current - Marital status

Chart H description: Swift Current - Marital status

In Swift Current, 62.0% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (54.8%) or living with a common-law partner (7.3%).

The remaining 38.0% 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, Saskatchewan, Swift Current – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Swift Current Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 14,545 100.0 835,525 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 9,025 62.0 487,980 58.4 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 7,965 54.8 416,355 49.8 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,060 7.3 71,630 8.6 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 5,520 38.0 347,540 41.6 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 3,255 22.4 232,160 27.8 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 280 1.9 18,210 2.2 698,245 2.5
Divorced 840 5.8 43,670 5.2 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 1,140 7.8 53,500 6.4 1,584,525 5.7

Swift Current – Types of private households

There were 7,510 private households3 in Swift Current in 2011, a change of 3.8% from 2006. Of these, 24.8% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 7.5% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Saskatchewan, Swift Current – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Swift Current Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Private households 7,510 100.0 409,645 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 1,865 24.8 104,495 25.5 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 2,470 32.9 126,365 30.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 555 7.4 40,035 9.8 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 2,330 31.0 114,385 27.9 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple-family households8 55 0.7 6,990 1.7 268,060 2.0
Other households9 240 3.2 17,380 4.2 543,340 4.1

Swift Current – Structural type of dwelling

In Swift Current, 67.7% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.8% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Saskatchewan, Swift Current – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Swift Current Saskatchewan Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 7,515 100.0 409,645 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 5,090 67.7 303,250 74.0 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 315 4.2 11,945 2.9 646,240 4.9
Row house 175 2.3 14,370 3.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 60 0.8 10,830 2.6 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 1,480 19.7 52,655 12.9 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 180 2.4 7,085 1.7 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 5 0.1 700 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 215 2.9 8,805 2.1 183,510 1.4

Language

Swift Current – Mother tongue

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

Chart J description: Swift Current - 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 Swift Current, 87.3% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.4% reported French only, and 10.5% reported only a non-official language, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 84.5% for English only, 1.6% for French only and 12.7% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 95.4% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.1% spoke only French and 3.2% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 92.1% for English only, 0.4% for French only and 5.8% for only a non-official language.

Table 11 Swift Current – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 17,320 100.0 17,320 100.0
English 15,120 87.3 16,525 95.4
French 235 1.4 25 0.1
Non-official language 1,815 10.5 560 3.2
Multiple responses 145 0.8 205 1.2
Table 12 Swift Current – 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 99.8 0.1
French 31.4 9.8 21.6
Non-official language 56.3 36.0 20.3

Swift Current – Non-official languages

In Swift Current, the three most common mother tongues were German (5.9%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.8%) and Spanish (0.5%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (2.6%), Cree, n.o.s. (2.4%) and Ukrainian (1.4%).

Table 13 Swift Current – 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 1,015 52.2 5.9
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 315 16.2 1.8
Spanish 90 4.6 0.5
Chinese, n.o.s. 60 3.1 0.3
Dutch 45 2.3 0.3
Ukrainian 45 2.3 0.3

Swift Current – Bilingualism

Table 14 Swift Current – 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 4.1 3.3 80.9 1.1
0 to 19 6.2 6.4 0.0 2.1
20 to 44 4.1 3.6 100.0 0.0
45 to 64 3.1 1.3 80.0 2.3
65 and over 3.4 1.1 73.7 0.7
Table 15 Swift Current – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 17,320 100.0
English only 16,560 95.6
French only 5 0.0
English and French 720 4.2
Neither English nor French 35 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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