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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Whitecourt, T - Alberta

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

Map of Whitecourt, T

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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

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

Prov. rank
46
Nat. rank
415

In 2011, Whitecourt (Town) had a population of 9,605, representing a percentage change of 7.1% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 26.14 square kilometres with a population density of 367.4 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, Whitecourt (Town) had 3,629 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 10.5%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Whitecourt (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Whitecourt (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Woodlands County, Alta. MD 4,306 4,158 3.6

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

Whitecourt, T – Age distribution

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

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

Table 4 Whitecourt, T – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 22.3% 22.6% 22.0%
15 to 64 72.7% 72.8% 72.4%
65 and over 5.0% 4.5% 5.6%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Whitecourt, T was 5.0%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 72.7% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 22.3%. 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.

Whitecourt, T – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Whitecourt, 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 9,605 8,970 635 7.1
0 to 14 2,145 2,135 10 0.5
15 to 64 6,980 6,465 515 8.0
65 and over 480 370 110 29.7
Males
Total 4,990 4,745 245 5.2
0 to 14 1,130 1,130 0 0.0
15 to 64 3,635 3,435 200 5.8
65 and over 225 180 45 25.0
Females
Total 4,620 4,225 395 9.3
0 to 14 1,015 1,000 15 1.5
15 to 64 3,345 3,035 310 10.2
65 and over 260 190 70 36.8

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

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

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

Table 6 Whitecourt, T – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 9,605 4,990 4,620
0 to 4 years 815 415 400
5 to 9 years 640 340 305
10 to 14 years 690 380 310
15 to 19 years 720 365 355
20 to 24 years 765 390 370
25 to 29 years 865 450 415
30 to 34 years 835 435 405
35 to 39 years 765 405 360
40 to 44 years 785 415 370
45 to 49 years 790 400 385
50 to 54 years 670 350 320
55 to 59 years 495 275 220
60 to 64 years 295 155 140
65 to 69 years 185 95 90
70 to 74 years 135 65 70
75 to 79 years 60 35 30
80 to 84 years 60 15 40
85 years and over 40 10 30
Median age 31.9 32.0 31.8

Whitecourt, T – Median age1 of the population

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

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

In 2011, the median age in Whitecourt, T was 31.9 years. In comparison, the median age of Alberta was 36.5 years.

Table 7 Canada, Alberta and Whitecourt, T – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
Alberta 36.0 36.5
Whitecourt, T 30.1 31.9

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families2 in Whitecourt was 2,695, 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 Whitecourt, 62.9% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 20.2% were common-law-couples and 16.9% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Whitecourt - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Whitecourt - Census families by family structure

Whitecourt – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Alberta, CSD of Whitecourt, 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
Whitecourt, T 2,695 1,695 62.9 545 20.2 455 16.9 9.6
Woodlands County, MD 1,320 1,015 76.9 190 14.4 120 9.1 4.8

Whitecourt – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Whitecourt, 54.9% 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.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children * 970
Married couples without children * 725
Common-law-couples with children * 265
Common-law-couples without children * 280

Whitecourt – Marital status

Chart H: Whitecourt - Marital status

Chart H description: Whitecourt - Marital status

In Whitecourt, 61.0% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (46.4%) or living with a common-law partner (14.6%).

The remaining 38.9% 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, Whitecourt, T – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Whitecourt, T Alberta Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 7,460 100.0 2,960,470 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 4,550 61.0 1,756,860 59.3 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 3,460 46.4 1,484,705 50.2 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 1,090 14.6 272,155 9.2 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,905 38.9 1,203,615 40.7 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 2,055 27.5 823,935 27.8 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 230 3.1 70,855 2.4 698,245 2.5
Divorced 425 5.7 177,375 6.0 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 200 2.7 131,440 4.4 1,584,525 5.7

Whitecourt – Types of private households

There were 3,630 private households3 in Whitecourt in 2011, a change of 10.5% from 2006. Of these, 33.3% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 1.7% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Alberta, Whitecourt, T – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type4 Whitecourt, T Alberta Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 3,630 100.0 1,390,275 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home5		 1,210 33.3 407,145 29.3 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home6		 965 26.6 406,380 29.2 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households7 410 11.3 128,330 9.2 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 790 21.8 342,735 24.7 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households8 50 1.4 27,900 2.0 268,060 2.0
Other households9 200 5.5 77,785 5.6 543,340 4.1

Whitecourt – Structural type of dwelling

In Whitecourt, 53.5% 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, Whitecourt, T – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Whitecourt, T Alberta Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 3,625 100.0 1,390,275 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 1,940 53.5 883,260 63.5 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 295 8.1 71,850 5.2 646,240 4.9
Row house 145 4.0 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 375 10.3 197,945 14.2 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 165 4.6 33,505 2.4 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house10 0 0.0 1,060 0.1 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling11 710 19.6 46,590 3.4 183,510 1.4

Language

Whitecourt, T – Mother tongue

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

Chart J description: Whitecourt, 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 Whitecourt, 90.9% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 2.5% reported French only, and 5.7% 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, 95.9% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.7% spoke only French and 2.4% 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 Whitecourt, 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 9,605 100.0 9,605 100.0
English 8,735 90.9 9,210 95.9
French 240 2.5 65 0.7
Non-official language 545 5.7 230 2.4
Multiple responses 80 0.8 105 1.1
Table 13 Whitecourt, T – 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 50.9 27.3 23.6
Non-official language 73.1 47.9 25.2

Whitecourt, T – Non-official languages

In Whitecourt, the three most common mother tongues were Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.5%), German (0.8%) and Vietnamese (0.5%), 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 Whitecourt, 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) 140 23.3 1.5
German 75 12.5 0.8
Vietnamese 50 8.3 0.5
Ukrainian 35 5.8 0.4
Spanish 30 5.0 0.3

Whitecourt, T – Bilingualism

Table 15 Whitecourt, 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 5.5 3.3 89.6 2.7
0 to 19 4.8 4.0 80.0 0.0
20 to 44 5.5 3.6 85.0 1.9
45 to 64 5.6 2.0 94.1 3.3
65 and over 6.3 1.3 100.0 0.0
Table 16 Whitecourt, T – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 9,605 100.0
English only 9,045 94.2
French only 0 0.0
English and French 540 5.6
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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