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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Thames Centre, MU - Ontario

Map of Thames Centre, MU (shaded in green), Ontario

Map of Thames Centre, MU

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Thames Centre, MU - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Thames Centre, MU - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
110
Nat. rank
301

In 2011, Thames Centre (Municipality) had a population of 13,000, representing a percentage change of -0.6% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 433.95 square kilometres with a population density of 30.0 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 908,607.67 square kilometres with a population density of 14.1 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Thames Centre (Municipality) had 4,726 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 3.0%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Thames Centre (Municipality) is part of the census metropolitan area of London.

Population and dwelling counts

Thames Centre (Municipality) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Thames Centre (Municipality) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Perth South, Ont. TP 3,993 4,132 -3.4
South-West Oxford, Ont. TP 7,544 7,589 -0.6
Zorra, Ont. TP 8,058 8,125 -0.8
Malahide, Ont. TP 9,146 8,828 3.6
Central Elgin, Ont. MU 12,743 12,723 0.2
Middlesex Centre, Ont. TP 16,487 15,589 5.8
London, Ont. CY 366,151 352,395 3.9
Lucan Biddulph, Ont. TP 4,338 4,187 3.6

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

Table 2 Ontario – 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
Milton T 84,362 53,889 A 56.5
Whitchurch-Stouffville T 37,628 24,390 54.3
Ajax T 109,600 90,167 21.6
Brampton CY 523,911 433,806 20.8
Vaughan CY 288,301 238,866 20.7

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

Table 3 Ontario – 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
Thunder Bay, Unorganized NO 5,909 6,585 -10.3
Hearst T 5,090 5,620 -9.4
Dryden CY 7,617 8,195 -7.1
The Blue Mountains T 6,453 6,825 -5.5

Age and sex

Thames Centre, MU – Age distribution

Chart C: Thames Centre, MU - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Thames Centre, MU - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Thames Centre, MU – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 17.5% 17.4% 17.4%
15 to 64 68.1% 68.3% 67.9%
65 and over 14.4% 14.1% 14.7%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Thames Centre, MU was 14.4%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 68.1% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 17.5%. 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.

Thames Centre, MU – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Thames Centre, MU – 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 13,000 13,085 -85 -0.6
0 to 14 2,270 2,575 -305 -11.8
15 to 64 8,855 8,930 -75 -0.8
65 and over 1,875 1,575 300 19.0
Males
Total 6,540 6,635 -95 -1.4
0 to 14 1,140 1,340 -200 -14.9
15 to 64 4,470 4,515 -45 -1.0
65 and over 925 775 150 19.4
Females
Total 6,460 6,455 5 0.1
0 to 14 1,125 1,240 -115 -9.3
15 to 64 4,385 4,415 -30 -0.7
65 and over 950 800 150 18.8

Thames Centre, MU – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Thames Centre, MU - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Thames Centre, MU - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Thames Centre, MU – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 13,000 6,540 6,460
0 to 4 years 665 330 340
5 to 9 years 740 380 365
10 to 14 years 865 435 425
15 to 19 years 1,070 560 505
20 to 24 years 730 385 350
25 to 29 years 475 240 235
30 to 34 years 545 250 300
35 to 39 years 720 350 370
40 to 44 years 940 470 465
45 to 49 years 1,220 600 615
50 to 54 years 1,255 630 620
55 to 59 years 1,005 530 480
60 to 64 years 900 455 440
65 to 69 years 660 330 330
70 to 74 years 505 265 240
75 to 79 years 345 165 180
80 to 84 years 210 110 105
85 years and over 155 60 95
Median age 43.9 43.9 43.9

Thames Centre, MU – Median age1 of the population

Chart E: Canada, Ontario and Thames Centre, MU - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Ontario and Thames Centre, MU - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Thames Centre, MU was 43.9 years. In comparison, the median age of Ontario was 40.4 years.

Table 7 Canada, Ontario and Thames Centre, MU – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Ontario 39.0 40.4
Thames Centre, MU 41.0 43.9

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Thames Centre was 3,950, which represents a change of 1.4% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Thames Centre, 82.4% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 9.4% were common-law-couples and 8.5% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Thames Centre - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Thames Centre - Census families by family structure

Thames Centre – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Ontario, CSD of Thames Centre, MU 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
Ontario † 3,612,205 2,612,890 72.3 394,670 10.9 604,645 16.7 5.5
Thames Centre, MU 3,950 3,255 82.4 370 9.4 335 8.5 1.4
Perth South, TP 1,175 975 83.0 115 9.8 85 7.2 -2.1
South-West Oxford, TP 2,195 1,805 82.2 215 9.8 175 8.0 -0.7
Zorra, TP 2,440 1,960 80.3 255 10.5 225 9.2 3.6
Malahide, TP 2,425 2,045 84.3 205 8.5 170 7.0 3.2
Central Elgin, MU 3,935 3,165 80.4 400 10.2 375 9.5 -0.4
Middlesex Centre, TP 4,910 4,175 85.0 375 7.6 360 7.3 9.1
London, CY 100,185 68,365 68.2 13,230 13.2 18,585 18.6 3.4
Lucan Biddulph, TP 1,295 1,035 79.9 145 11.2 115 8.9 5.3

Thames Centre – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Thames Centre, 48.3% 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 * 1,620
Married couples without children * 1,630
Common-law-couples with children * 125
Common-law-couples without children * 245

Thames Centre – Marital status

Chart H: Thames Centre - Marital status

Chart H description: Thames Centre - Marital status

In Thames Centre, 67.9% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (61.1%) or living with a common-law partner (6.8%).

The remaining 32.1% 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, Ontario, Thames Centre, MU – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Thames Centre, MU Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 10,730 100.0 10,671,050 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 7,285 67.9 6,158,605 57.7 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 6,555 61.1 5,367,400 50.3 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 730 6.8 791,210 7.4 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 3,440 32.1 4,512,440 42.3 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 2,380 22.2 2,985,020 28.0 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 235 2.2 319,805 3.0 698,245 2.5
Divorced 360 3.4 593,730 5.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 465 4.3 613,880 5.8 1,584,525 5.7

Thames Centre – Types of private households

There were 4,725 private households3 in Thames Centre in 2011, a change of 2.9% from 2006. Of these, 36.2% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -10.7% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Ontario, Thames Centre, MU – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Thames Centre, MU Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 4,725 100.0 4,887,505 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 1,710 36.2 1,402,420 28.7 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 1,810 38.3 1,408,120 28.8 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 310 6.6 535,825 11.0 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 760 16.1 1,230,980 25.2 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 60 1.3 128,660 2.6 268,060 2.0
Other households9 75 1.6 181,500 3.7 543,340 4.1

Thames Centre – Structural type of dwelling

In Thames Centre, 91.6% 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, Ontario, Thames Centre, MU – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Thames Centre, MU Ontario Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 4,725 100.0 4,887,510 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 4,330 91.6 2,718,880 55.6 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 35 0.7 279,470 5.7 646,240 4.9
Row house 60 1.3 415,230 8.5 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0 0.0 789,975 16.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 110 2.3 498,160 10.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 15 0.3 160,460 3.3 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 35 0.7 9,535 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 145 3.1 15,795 0.3 183,510 1.4

Language

Thames Centre, MU – Mother tongue

Chart J: Thames Centre, MU - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Thames Centre, MU - 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 Thames Centre, 90.1% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 0.8% reported French only, and 8.6% reported a non-official language only, 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, 96.4% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.1% spoke only French and 2.9% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 79.0% for only English, 2.2% for only French and 14.4% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Thames Centre, MU – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 13,000 100.0 13,000 100.0
English 11,715 90.1 12,535 96.4
French 105 0.8 15 0.1
Non-official language 1,120 8.6 380 2.9
Multiple responses 55 0.4 75 0.6
Table 13 Thames Centre, MU – 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 99.9 0.0
French 36.4 13.6 22.7
Non-official language 59.0 37.2 21.8

Thames Centre, MU – Non-official languages

In Thames Centre, the three most common mother tongues were German (2.6%), Dutch (2.4%) and Portuguese (0.8%), 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 14 Thames Centre, MU – 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 340 29.1 2.6
Dutch 315 26.9 2.4
Portuguese 110 9.4 0.8
Italian 85 7.3 0.7
Polish 65 5.6 0.5

Thames Centre, MU – Bilingualism

Table 15 Thames Centre, MU – 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 3.4 2.6 85.7 3.6
0 to 19 3.7 3.6 100.0 0.0
20 to 44 3.7 2.9 83.3 4.3
45 to 64 3.0 1.9 88.9 3.6
65 and over 3.2 1.6 80.0 3.2
Table 16 Thames Centre, MU – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 13,000 100.0
English only 12,485 96.0
French only 0 0.0
English and French 440 3.4
Neither English nor French 75 0.6

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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