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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA - British Columbia 1

Map of Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map of Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA

Interactive version of map

Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A: Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank
65
Nat. rank
457

In 2011, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) (Regional district electoral area) had a population of 8,325, representing a percentage change of 2.8% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 1,074.61 square kilometres with a population density of 7.7 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 922,509.29 square kilometres with a population density of 4.8 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) (Regional district electoral area) had 3,373 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 5.4%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) (Regional district electoral area) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) (Regional district electoral area) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name CSD type Population
2011 2006 % change
Alberni-Clayoquot D, B.C. RDA 1,701 2,027 -16.1
Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), B.C. RDA 4,037 4,326 A -6.7
Courtenay, B.C. CY 24,099 22,021 A 9.4
Cumberland, B.C. VL 3,398 2,762 23.0
Comox Valley A, B.C. RDA 6,899 6,973 A -1.1
Comox Valley B (Lazo North), B.C. RDA 6,939 6,970 A -0.4
Pentledge 2, B.C. IRI 0 0  ···
Powell River A, B.C. RDA 1,008 914 10.3

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

Table 2 British Columbia – 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
Langford CY 29,228 22,459 30.1
Lake Country DM 11,708 9,606 21.9
Port Moody CY 32,975 27,512 19.9
Kent DM 5,664 4,738 E 19.5
Surrey CY 468,251 394,976 18.6

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

Table 3 British Columbia – 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
Kitimat DM 8,335 8,987 -7.3
Peace River D RDA 5,479 5,749 -4.7
Esquimalt DM 16,209 16,840 -3.7
Hope DM 5,969 6,185 -3.5
Okanagan-Similkameen D RDA 5,717 5,913 -3.3

Age and sex

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Age distribution

Chart C: Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
0 to 14 14.5% 14.7% 14.5%
15 to 64 70.1% 68.7% 71.6%
65 and over 15.3% 16.5% 14.0%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA was 15.3%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 70.1% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 14.5%. 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.

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – 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 8,325 8,100 225 2.8
0 to 14 1,210 1,325 -115 -8.7
15 to 64 5,835 5,785 50 0.9
65 and over 1,270 985 285 28.9
Males
Total 4,230 4,120 110 2.7
0 to 14 620 650 -30 -4.6
15 to 64 2,905 2,940 -35 -1.2
65 and over 700 530 170 32.1
Females
Total 4,100 3,980 120 3.0
0 to 14 595 675 -80 -11.9
15 to 64 2,935 2,845 90 3.2
65 and over 575 455 120 26.4

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D: Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups Both sexes Males Females
Total - Age groups 8,325 4,230 4,100
0 to 4 years 355 175 180
5 to 9 years 385 205 185
10 to 14 years 475 245 225
15 to 19 years 580 280 295
20 to 24 years 360 200 160
25 to 29 years 300 150 150
30 to 34 years 355 160 195
35 to 39 years 410 185 225
40 to 44 years 510 260 255
45 to 49 years 755 365 395
50 to 54 years 920 445 475
55 to 59 years 920 470 450
60 to 64 years 730 390 340
65 to 69 years 515 285 230
70 to 74 years 335 185 145
75 to 79 years 240 140 105
80 to 84 years 105 60 45
85 years and over 70 25 50
Median age 48.1 48.6 47.6

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Median age2 of the population

Chart E: Canada, British Columbia and Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, British Columbia and Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA was 48.1 years. In comparison, the median age of British Columbia was 41.9 years.

Table 7 Canada, British Columbia and Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
  Median age
2006 2011
Canada 39.5 40.6
British Columbia 40.8 41.9
Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA 44.7 48.1

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families3 in Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) was 2,635, which represents a change of 5.6% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.


In Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 73.4% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 15.4% were common-law-couples and 11.4% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) - Census families by family structure

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, British Columbia, CSD of Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA 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
British Columbia † 1,238,155 887,990 71.7 160,360 13.0 189,805 15.3 6.6
Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA 2,635 1,935 73.4 405 15.4 300 11.4 5.6
Alberni-Clayoquot D, RDA 560 430 76.8 85 15.2 45 8.0 -11.8
Strathcona D (Oyster Bay - Buttle Lake), RDA 1,290 960 74.4 205 15.9 120 9.3 -3.4
Courtenay, CY 6,935 4,605 66.4 1,045 15.1 1,285 18.5 8.9
Cumberland, VL 965 530 54.9 240 24.9 200 20.7 30.4
Comox Valley A, RDA 2,235 1,565 70.0 410 18.3 255 11.4 0.0
Comox Valley B (Lazo North), RDA 2,195 1,670 76.1 290 13.2 240 10.9 0.5
Powell River A, RDA 325 195 60.0 95 29.2 30 9.2 14.0

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 37.5% 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 * 725
Married couples without children * 1,210
Common-law-couples with children * 150
Common-law-couples without children * 250

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) – Marital status

Chart H: Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) - Marital status

Chart H description: Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) - Marital status

In Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 66.7% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (55.2%) or living with a common-law partner (11.5%).

The remaining 33.3% 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, British Columbia, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA British Columbia Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Population 15 years and over 7,115 100.0 3,722,690 100.0 27,869,345 100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner 4,745 66.7 2,154,575 57.9 16,084,490 57.7
Married (and not separated) 3,930 55.2 1,832,605 49.2 12,941,965 46.4
Living common-law 815 11.5 321,965 8.6 3,142,525 11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 2,370 33.3 1,568,120 42.1 11,784,855 42.3
Single (never legally married) 1,480 20.8 1,014,270 27.2 7,816,045 28.0
Separated 190 2.7 102,035 2.7 698,245 2.5
Divorced 415 5.8 246,515 6.6 1,686,035 6.0
Widowed 280 3.9 205,300 5.5 1,584,525 5.7

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) – Types of private households

There were 3,370 private households4 in Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) in 2011, a change of 5.1% from 2006. Of these, 25.4% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -10.0% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, British Columbia, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type5 Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA British Columbia Canada
number % number % number %
Total private households 3,370 100.0 1,764,635 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Couple-family households with children
aged 24 and under at home6		 855 25.4 431,135 24.4 3,524,915 26.5
Couple-family households without children
aged 24 and under at home7		 1,395 41.4 532,995 30.2 3,935,540 29.5
Lone-parent family households8 260 7.7 168,530 9.6 1,375,450 10.3
One-person households 700 20.8 498,925 28.3 3,673,310 27.6
Multiple family households9 60 1.8 50,410 2.9 268,060 2.0
Other households10 100 3.0 82,640 4.7 543,340 4.1

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek) – Structural type of dwelling

In Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 90.2% 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, British Columbia, Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA British Columbia Canada
number % number % number %
Total - Structural type of dwelling 3,375 100.0 1,764,640 100.0 13,320,615 100.0
Single-detached house 3,045 90.2 842,120 47.7 7,329,150 55.0
Semi-detached house 20 0.6 52,825 3.0 646,240 4.9
Row house 0 0.0 130,370 7.4 791,600 5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 0 0.0 143,970 8.2 1,234,770 9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 20 0.6 361,150 20.5 2,397,555 18.0
Apartment, duplex 40 1.2 184,355 10.4 704,485 5.3
Other single-attached house11 0 0.0 2,885 0.2 33,310 0.3
Movable dwelling12 245 7.3 46,960 2.7 183,510 1.4

Language

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Mother tongue

Chart J: Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Chart J description: Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA - 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 Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), 91.9% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.3% reported French only, and 6.1% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 70.3% for English only, 1.3% for French only and 26.5% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 98.1% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.4% spoke only French and 1.2% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 80.5% for only English, 0.4% for only French and 15.4% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages Mother tongue Language spoken most often at home
number % number %
Total 8,320 100.0 8,320 100.0
English 7,650 91.9 8,160 98.1
French 110 1.3 30 0.4
Non-official language 505 6.1 100 1.2
Multiple responses 50 0.6 35 0.4
Table 13 Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue Mother-tongue retention13
(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 44.4 18.5 25.9
Non-official language 52.8 22.2 30.6

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Non-official languages

In Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), the three most common mother tongues were German (3.3%), Dutch (0.9%) and Danish (0.2%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Panjabi (Punjabi) (4.5%), Cantonese (3.2%) and Chinese, n.o.s. (2.9%).

Table 14 Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – 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 275 50.9 3.3
Dutch 75 13.9 0.9
Danish 15 2.8 0.2
Finnish 15 2.8 0.2
Spanish 15 2.8 0.2

Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Bilingualism

Table 15 Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – 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 5.9 4.5 82.6 9.9
0 to 19 7.3 6.4 66.7 0.0
20 to 44 6.8 5.2 71.4 6.7
45 to 64 5.4 3.5 80.0 13.0
65 and over 4.4 2.8 100.0 6.5
Table 16 Comox Valley C (Puntledge - Black Creek), RDA – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages Number Percentage
Total 8,320 100.0
English only 7,810 93.9
French only 0 0.0
English and French 505 6.1
Neither English nor French 5 0.1

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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