Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Devon, T - Alberta ¹

In 2011, Devon (Town) had a population of 6,510, representing a percentage change of 4.0% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 11.72 square kilometres with a population density of 555.6 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, Devon (Town) had 2,387 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 3.6%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Devon (Town) is part of the census metropolitan area of Edmonton.

Population and dwelling counts

Devon (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Devon (Town) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011

Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
		2011	2006	% change
Leduc County, Alta.	MD	13,541	13,135 A	3.1
Parkland County, Alta.	MD	30,568	29,220 A	4.6

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

Devon, T – Age distribution

Table 4 Devon, T – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census

Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	21.9%	22.7%	21.2%
15 to 64	68.1%	68.1%	68.2%
65 and over	9.9%	9.2%	10.7%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Devon, T was 9.9%, 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 21.9%. 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.

Devon, T – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Devon, 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	6,510	6,265	245	3.9
0 to 14	1,425	1,390	35	2.5
15 to 64	4,435	4,325	110	2.5
65 and over	645	550	95	17.3
Males
Total	3,275	3,125	150	4.8
0 to 14	745	685	60	8.8
15 to 64	2,230	2,200	30	1.4
65 and over	300	245	55	22.4
Females
Total	3,235	3,135	100	3.2
0 to 14	685	705	-20	-2.8
15 to 64	2,205	2,120	85	4.0
65 and over	345	310	35	11.3

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

Table 6 Devon, T – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census

Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	6,510	3,275	3,235
0 to 4 years	510	285	220
5 to 9 years	485	245	240
10 to 14 years	435	210	225
15 to 19 years	430	205	220
20 to 24 years	390	210	180
25 to 29 years	430	225	200
30 to 34 years	555	265	290
35 to 39 years	520	265	250
40 to 44 years	450	235	215
45 to 49 years	470	220	250
50 to 54 years	475	260	215
55 to 59 years	405	190	210
60 to 64 years	320	145	170
65 to 69 years	215	115	100
70 to 74 years	150	80	70
75 to 79 years	100	40	60
80 to 84 years	85	40	50
85 years and over	85	30	60
Median age	35.2	34.7	35.7

Devon, T – Median age² of the population

In 2011, the median age in Devon, T was 35.2 years. In comparison, the median age of Alberta was 36.5 years.

Table 7 Canada, Alberta and Devon, T – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Alberta	36.0	36.5
Devon, T	33.5	35.2

Families and households

Devon – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Alberta, CSD of Devon, 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
Devon, T	1,880	1,345	71.5	290	15.4	240	12.8	3.3
Leduc County, MD	4,105	3,360	81.9	415	10.1	330	8.0	5.0
Parkland County, MD	9,355	7,515	80.3	1,035	11.1	805	8.6	5.7

Devon – Presence of children within couple families

Presence of children within couple families

* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children *	710
Married couples without children *	635
Common-law-couples with children *	135
Common-law-couples without children *	155

Devon – Marital status

Table 9 Canada, Alberta, Devon, T – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census

Marital status	Devon, T		Alberta		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	5,085	100.0	2,960,470	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	3,330	65.5	1,756,860	59.3	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	2,745	54.0	1,484,705	50.2	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	580	11.4	272,155	9.2	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,755	34.5	1,203,615	40.7	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	1,125	22.1	823,935	27.8	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	135	2.7	70,855	2.4	698,245	2.5
Divorced	285	5.6	177,375	6.0	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	210	4.1	131,440	4.4	1,584,525	5.7

Devon – Types of private households

There were 2,390 private households⁴ in Devon in 2011, a change of 3.9% from 2006. Of these, 34.7% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -5.1% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Alberta, Devon, T – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census

Household type5	Devon, T		Alberta		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	2,390	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home6	830	34.7	407,145	29.3	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home7	760	31.8	406,380	29.2	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households8	225	9.4	128,330	9.2	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	455	19.0	342,735	24.7	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households9	35	1.5	27,900	2.0	268,060	2.0
Other households10	90	3.8	77,785	5.6	543,340	4.1

Devon – Structural type of dwelling

In Devon, 79.0% 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, Devon, T – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census

Structural type of dwelling	Devon, T		Alberta		Canada
	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	2,385	100.0	1,390,275	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	1,885	79.0	883,260	63.5	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	145	6.1	71,850	5.2	646,240	4.9
Row house	145	6.1	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	200	8.4	197,945	14.2	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	0	0.0	33,505	2.4	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house11	0	0.0	1,060	0.1	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling12	10	0.4	46,590	3.4	183,510	1.4

Language

Devon, T – Mother tongue

In Devon, 93.7% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.5% reported French only, and 4.3% 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, 98.3% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.3% spoke only French and 0.9% 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 Devon, 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	6,440	100.0	6,440	100.0
English	6,035	93.7	6,330	98.3
French	95	1.5	20	0.3
Non-official language	280	4.3	60	0.9
Multiple responses	30	0.5	35	0.5

Table 13 Devon, T – 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	100.1	99.9	0.2
French	47.6	23.8	23.8
Non-official language	52.5	26.2	26.2

Devon, T – Non-official languages

In Devon, the three most common mother tongues were German (1.0%), 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 (2.3%), Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) (1.9%) and Panjabi (Punjabi) (1.5%).

Table 14 Devon, 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.
German	65	21.3	1.0
Ukrainian	40	13.1	0.6
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	35	11.5	0.5
Dutch	30	9.8	0.5
Arabic	25	8.2	0.4

Devon, T – Bilingualism

Table 15 Devon, 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	3.3	2.0	89.5	3.6
0 to 19	1.1	0.8	100.0	0.0
20 to 44	4.5	3.2	100.0	5.6
45 to 64	4.2	1.7	88.9	0.0
65 and over	2.6	0.0	50.0	0.0

Table 16 Devon, T – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census

Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	6,440	100.0
English only	6,220	96.6
French only	5	0.1
English and French	220	3.4
Neither English nor French	0	0.0

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Note(s):

1. Devon, T (Alberta) – This census subdivision has the following data quality indicators (commonly referred to as data quality flags):
    

   2006 adjusted count; most of these are the result of boundary changes.

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.