Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census metropolitan area of Winnipeg, Manitoba ¹

In 2011, the population of Winnipeg census metropolitan area (CMA) was 730,018, representing a percentage change of 5.1% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CMAs of 7.4%.

In Winnipeg, the land area is 5,303.09 square kilometres with a population density of 137.7 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 291,316 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Winnipeg in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 3.4%. 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 Winnipeg CMA

Table 1 Winnipeg CMA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011

Census subdivision (CSD) name	Type	Population
		2011	2006	% change
Winnipeg	CY	663,617	633,451	4.8
Springfield	RM	14,069	12,990	8.3
St. Clements	RM	10,505	9,706	8.2
Taché	RM	10,284	9,083	13.2
East St. Paul	RM	9,046	8,733	3.6
Macdonald	RM	6,280	5,653	11.1
Ritchot	RM	5,478	5,051	8.5
West St. Paul	RM	4,932	4,357	13.2
Headingley	RM	3,215	2,726	17.9
Rosser	RM	1,352	1,364	-0.9
St. François Xavier	RM	1,240	1,087	14.1
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Census metropolitan areas (CMAs) or census agglomerations (CAs) in Manitoba

Table 2 Manitoba – Metropolitan areas, population rank and population change, 2006 to 2011

CMA or CA name	Type	Population			Rank
		2011	2006	% change	Nat.	Prov.
Winnipeg †	CMA	730,018	694,668	5.1	8	1
Brandon	CA	53,229	48,256	10.3	61	2
Steinbach	CA	13,524	11,066 A	22.2	130	3
Portage la Prairie	CA	12,996	12,728 A	2.1	132	4
Thompson	CA	12,839	13,446 A	-4.5	135	5

Age and sex

Winnipeg – Age distribution

Table 3 Winnipeg – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census

Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	17.1%	18.0%	16.3%
15 to 64	68.8%	69.8%	67.8%
65 and over	14.1%	12.2%	15.9%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Winnipeg was 14.1%, 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 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.

Winnipeg – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Winnipeg – 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	730,015	694,665	35,350	5.1
0 to 14	124,840	123,500	1,340	1.1
15 to 64	502,315	475,235	27,080	5.7
65 and over	102,855	95,930	6,925	7.2
Males
Total	355,955	337,465	18,490	5.5
0 to 14	63,980	63,365	615	1.0
15 to 64	248,545	234,520	14,025	6.0
65 and over	43,425	39,580	3,845	9.7
Females
Total	374,070	357,200	16,870	4.7
0 to 14	60,865	60,135	730	1.2
15 to 64	253,775	240,720	13,055	5.4
65 and over	59,430	56,350	3,080	5.5

Winnipeg – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 5 Winnipeg – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census

Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	730,015	355,955	374,070
0 to 4 years	40,550	20,485	20,065
5 to 9 years	40,265	20,700	19,565
10 to 14 years	44,030	22,795	21,235
15 to 19 years	49,600	25,260	24,340
20 to 24 years	52,445	26,360	26,085
25 to 29 years	50,350	24,935	25,415
30 to 34 years	48,265	23,655	24,610
35 to 39 years	47,755	23,610	24,145
40 to 44 years	49,220	24,265	24,955
45 to 49 years	56,930	28,215	28,715
50 to 54 years	56,005	27,790	28,215
55 to 59 years	49,520	24,115	25,400
60 to 64 years	42,230	20,340	21,890
65 to 69 years	29,815	14,195	15,620
70 to 74 years	22,275	10,160	12,120
75 to 79 years	19,065	8,285	10,785
80 to 84 years	15,590	6,025	9,565
85 to 89 years	10,400	3,360	7,035
90 to 94 years	4,300	1,140	3,165
95 to 99 years	1,240	245	1,000
100 years and over	165	20	150
Median age	39.2	37.9	40.3

Winnipeg – Median age² of the population

The median age in Winnipeg was 39.2 years. In comparison, the median age of Manitoba was 38.4 years.

Table 6 Canada, Manitoba and Winnipeg – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Manitoba	38.1	38.4
Winnipeg	38.8	39.2

Families and households

Winnipeg – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Manitoba, Winnipeg – 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
Manitoba †	327,875	232,635	71.0	39,060	11.9	56,185	17.1	4.8
Winnipeg †	198,070	139,125	70.2	23,260	11.7	35,685	18.0	4.4

Winnipeg – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census metropolitan area of Winnipeg, 48.9% 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 metropolitan area of Winnipeg, 88.5% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 11.5% 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.

Winnipeg – Marital status

Table 8 Canada, Manitoba, Winnipeg – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census

Marital status	Winnipeg		Manitoba		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	605,175	100.0	977,110	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	332,515	54.9	558,505	57.2	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	285,805	47.2	480,135	49.1	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	46,715	7.7	78,370	8.0	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	272,660	45.1	418,600	42.8	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	183,915	30.4	282,460	28.9	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	15,525	2.6	23,620	2.4	698,245	2.5
Divorced	36,885	6.1	52,215	5.3	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	36,325	6.0	60,300	6.2	1,584,525	5.7

Winnipeg – Types of private households

There were 291,315 private households⁴ in Winnipeg in 2011, a change of 3.4% from 2006. Of these, 26.1% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of 1.9% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Manitoba, Winnipeg – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census

Household type5	Winnipeg		Manitoba		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Private households	291,315	100.0	466,140	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home6	75,960	26.1	125,025	26.8	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home7	78,845	27.1	134,525	28.9	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households8	31,900	11.0	48,255	10.4	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	86,690	29.8	131,480	28.2	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple-family households9	5,510	1.9	9,665	2.1	268,060	2.0
Other households10	12,410	4.3	17,190	3.7	543,340	4.1

Winnipeg – Structural type of dwelling

In Winnipeg, 62.9% 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, Manitoba, Winnipeg – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census

Structural type of dwelling	Winnipeg		Manitoba		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	291,315	100.0	466,140	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	183,245	62.9	322,800	69.2	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	10,405	3.6	14,445	3.1	646,240	4.9
Row house	8,915	3.1	14,435	3.1	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	35,460	12.2	37,665	8.1	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	46,755	16.0	61,410	13.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	4,710	1.6	6,105	1.3	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house11	330	0.1	730	0.2	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling12	1,495	0.5	8,550	1.8	183,510	1.4

Language

Winnipeg – Mother tongue

In Winnipeg, 72.2% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 3.8% reported French only, and 21.4% reported only a non-official language, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 72.9% for English only, 3.5% for French only and 21.5% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 83.7% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 1.6% spoke only French and 10.0% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 84.4% for English only, 1.5% for French only and 10.5% for only a non-official language.

Table 11 Winnipeg – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census

Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
	number	%	number	%
Total	721,120	100.0	721,115	100.0
English	520,785	72.2	603,730	83.7
French	27,680	3.8	11,535	1.6
Non-official language	154,350	21.4	72,465	10.0
Multiple responses	18,300	2.5	33,395	4.6

Table 12 Winnipeg – 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	99.6	99.1	0.5
French	62.7	39.9	22.8
Non-official language	75.5	55.5	19.9

Winnipeg – Non-official languages

In Winnipeg, the three most common mother tongues were Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (5.3%), German (3.0%) and Ukrainian (1.6%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were German (5.8%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (3.4%) and Cree, n.o.s. (1.7%).

Table 13 Winnipeg – 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)	38,560	22.7	5.3
German	21,295	12.5	3.0
Ukrainian	11,340	6.7	1.6
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,150	6.0	1.4
Polish	6,845	4.0	0.9
Spanish	6,715	4.0	0.9
Chinese, n.o.s.	6,645	3.9	0.9
Portuguese	6,160	3.6	0.9
Russian	4,390	2.6	0.6
Italian	4,255	2.5	0.6

Winnipeg – Bilingualism

Table 14 Winnipeg – 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	10.3	8.1	90.1	3.4
0 to 19	12.4	11.7	83.5	5.2
20 to 44	11.6	10.5	93.4	3.9
45 to 64	7.8	3.8	90.2	2.8
65 and over	8.5	2.9	89.8	2.0

Table 15 Winnipeg – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census

Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	721,115	100.0
English only	635,575	88.1
French only	1,050	0.1
English and French	75,715	10.5
Neither English nor French	8,775	1.2

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Notes:

1. Winnipeg (Manitoba) – This census metropolitan area has the following data quality indicators (commonly referred to as data quality flags):
    

   Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.

2. Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.
3. Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.
4. Household, private: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.
5. Household type: Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.
6. Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.
7. Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.
8. Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.
9. Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.
10. Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.
11. Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).
12. Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.
13. Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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.