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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census agglomeration of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan

Map of Moose Jaw

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Moose Jaw, CA - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank

Nat. rank

In 2011, the population of Moose Jaw census agglomeration (CA) was 34,421, representing a percentage change of 3.2% from 2006. This compares to the national growth of 5.9% and to the average growth among all CAs of 4.2%.

In Moose Jaw, the land area is 844.42 square kilometres with a population density of 40.8 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 15,033 private dwellings occupied by usual residents in Moose Jaw in 2011. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 6.4%. 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 Moose Jaw CA

Table 1 Moose Jaw CA – Census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	Type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	Type	2011	2006	% change
Moose Jaw	CY	33,274	32,132	3.6
Moose Jaw No. 161	RM	1,147	1,228	-6.6

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
CMA or CA name	Type	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

Moose Jaw – Age distribution

Chart C: Moose Jaw - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Moose Jaw - Population by broad age groups

Table 3 Moose Jaw – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	16.9%	17.6%	16.3%
15 to 64	64.5%	66.3%	62.8%
65 and over	18.6%	16.2%	20.9%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Moose Jaw was 18.6%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 64.5% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 16.9%. 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.

Moose Jaw – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 4 Moose Jaw – Population by broad age groups and sex, and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex	Population
Broad age groups by sex	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	34,420	33,360	1,060	3.2
0 to 14	5,820	5,855	-35	-0.6
15 to 64	22,195	21,050	1,145	5.4
65 and over	6,400	6,460	-60	-0.9
Males
Total	16,625	15,960	665	4.2
0 to 14	2,925	2,945	-20	-0.7
15 to 64	11,020	10,425	595	5.7
65 and over	2,685	2,590	95	3.7
Females
Total	17,795	17,400	395	2.3
0 to 14	2,895	2,905	-10	-0.3
15 to 64	11,175	10,625	550	5.2
65 and over	3,720	3,865	-145	-3.8

Moose Jaw – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Moose Jaw - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 5 Moose Jaw – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	34,420	16,625	17,795
0 to 4 years	2,035	1,035	1,000
5 to 9 years	1,845	915	935
10 to 14 years	1,940	970	965
15 to 19 years	2,165	1,080	1,080
20 to 24 years	2,270	1,230	1,040
25 to 29 years	2,230	1,095	1,130
30 to 34 years	2,050	1,005	1,045
35 to 39 years	1,955	935	1,020
40 to 44 years	1,925	935	990
45 to 49 years	2,480	1,230	1,250
50 to 54 years	2,690	1,340	1,350
55 to 59 years	2,395	1,170	1,220
60 to 64 years	2,045	1,000	1,050
65 to 69 years	1,470	705	765
70 to 74 years	1,270	575	695
75 to 79 years	1,220	540	685
80 to 84 years	1,110	445	665
85 to 89 years	825	295	535
90 to 94 years	390	110	275
95 to 99 years	100	15	85
100 years and over	25	10	15
Median age	41.8	40.2	43.4

Moose Jaw – Median age¹ of the population

Chart E: Canada, Saskatchewan and Moose Jaw - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Saskatchewan and Moose Jaw - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

The median age in Moose Jaw was 41.8 years. In comparison, the median age of Saskatchewan was 38.2 years.

Table 6 Canada, Saskatchewan and Moose Jaw – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Saskatchewan	38.7	38.2
Moose Jaw	41.4	41.8

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in Moose Jaw was 9,505, which represents a change of 4.7% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Moose Jaw, 69.6% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 12.9% were common-law-couples and 17.5% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Moose Jaw - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Moose Jaw - Census families by family structure

Moose Jaw – Family structure

Table 7 Canada, Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw – 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
Geographic name	Total families	number	%	number	%	number	%	% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
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
Moose Jaw	9,505	6,615	69.6	1,230	12.9	1,660	17.5	4.7

Moose Jaw – Presence of children within couple families

Married couples		Common-law-couples
with children	without children	with children	without children
2,800 (35.7%)	3,815 (48.6%)	525 ( 6.7%)	705 ( 9.0%)

Chart G description: Moose Jaw - Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census agglomeration of Moose Jaw, 42.4% 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 Moose Jaw, 83.8% were intact families, that is, in which all children were the biological or adopted children of both parents, while 16.2% 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.

Moose Jaw – Marital status

Chart H description: Moose Jaw - Marital status

In Moose Jaw, 55.9% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (47.3%) or living with a common-law partner (8.6%).

The remaining 44.1% 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 8 Canada, Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Moose Jaw		Saskatchewan		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	28,600	100.0	835,525	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	15,985	55.9	487,980	58.4	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	13,520	47.3	416,355	49.8	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	2,460	8.6	71,630	8.6	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	12,615	44.1	347,540	41.6	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	7,290	25.5	232,160	27.8	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	720	2.5	18,210	2.2	698,245	2.5
Divorced	2,100	7.3	43,670	5.2	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	2,510	8.8	53,500	6.4	1,584,525	5.7

Moose Jaw – Types of private households

There were 15,035 private households³ in Moose Jaw in 2011, a change of 6.4% from 2006. Of these, 21.7% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -6.8% compared with five years earlier.

Table 9 Canada, Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	Moose Jaw		Saskatchewan		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Private households	15,035	100.0	409,645	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	3,270	21.7	104,495	25.5	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	4,420	29.4	126,365	30.8	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	1,580	10.5	40,035	9.8	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	5,150	34.3	114,385	27.9	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple-family households⁸	115	0.8	6,990	1.7	268,060	2.0
Other households⁹	500	3.3	17,380	4.2	543,340	4.1

Moose Jaw – Structural type of dwelling

In Moose Jaw, 70.1% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 4.2% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 10 Canada, Saskatchewan, Moose Jaw – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Moose Jaw		Saskatchewan		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	15,035	100.0	409,645	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	10,535	70.1	303,250	74.0	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	430	2.9	11,945	2.9	646,240	4.9
Row house	375	2.5	14,370	3.5	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	635	4.2	10,830	2.6	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	2,390	15.9	52,655	12.9	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	355	2.4	7,085	1.7	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹⁰	80	0.5	700	0.2	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹¹	230	1.5	8,805	2.1	183,510	1.4

Language

Moose Jaw – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Moose Jaw - 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 Moose Jaw, 91.8% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 2.0% reported French only, and 5.4% 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, 96.5% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.5% spoke only French and 2.1% 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 Moose Jaw – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
Selected languages	number	%	number	%
Total	33,610	100.0	33,605	100.0
English	30,860	91.8	32,440	96.5
French	675	2.0	180	0.5
Non-official language	1,800	5.4	700	2.1
Multiple responses	270	0.8	295	0.9

Table 12 Moose Jaw – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹² (in percentage)
Mother tongue	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	46.5	24.2	22.3
Non-official language	60.9	42.7	18.2

Moose Jaw – Non-official languages

In Moose Jaw, the three most common mother tongues were German (1.1%), Ukrainian (0.6%) and Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (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 Moose Jaw – 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	375	18.9	1.1
Ukrainian	190	9.6	0.6
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	165	8.3	0.5
Chinese, n.o.s.	160	8.1	0.5
Spanish	90	4.5	0.3

Moose Jaw – Bilingualism

Table 14 Moose Jaw – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups	Mother tongue
Age groups	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	5.5	4.0	80.0	3.0
0 to 19	7.4	7.0	80.0	3.8
20 to 44	6.2	4.9	87.9	4.0
45 to 64	4.1	2.1	79.2	5.2
65 and over	3.9	1.1	81.4	0.0

Table 15 Moose Jaw – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	33,610	100.0
English only	31,585	94.0
French only	15	0.0
English and French	1,920	5.7
Neither English nor French	90	0.3

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.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

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'.

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Footnote 2

Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.

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Footnote 3

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.

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Footnote 4

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.

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Footnote 5

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 6

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.

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Footnote 7

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 8

Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

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Footnote 9

Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 10

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).

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Footnote 11

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 12

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.

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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.

Related data:

2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census agglomeration of Moose Jaw
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census agglomeration of Moose Jaw
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census agglomeration of Moose Jaw

Date modified:: 2019-03-27

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