St Catharines Demographics

Population and dwelling counts	Ontario
Population in 2006	12,160,300
Population in 2001	11,410,000
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	6.6%
Total private dwellings	4,972,870
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	4,554,250
Population density per square kilometre	13
Land area (square km)	907574.0 km²

Age characteristics	Ontario
Total population	12,160,300
0 to 4 years	670,770
5 to 9 years	721,590
10 to 14 years	818,445
15 to 19 years	833,115
20 to 24 years	797,255
25 to 29 years	743,695
30 to 34 years	791,955
35 to 39 years	883,990
40 to 44 years	1,032,420
45 to 49 years	991,970
50 to 54 years	869,400
55 to 59 years	774,530
60 to 64 years	581,985
65 to 69 years	466,240
70 to 74 years	401,950
75 to 79 years	338,910
80 to 84 years	250,270
85 years and over	191,810
Median age of the population	39
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.8%

Occupied private dwelling characteristics	Ontario
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents	4,555,020
Single-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	56.1%
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	5.7%
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	7.9%
Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	3.4%
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	10.8%
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	15.6%
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	0.5%
Number of owned dwellings	3,235,500
Number of rented dwellings	1,312,290
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	3,124,010
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006	1,431,020
Average number of rooms per dwelling	7
Average value of owned dwelling ($)	$297,479

Selected family characteristics	Ontario
Total number of census families	3,422,320
Average number of persons in all census families	3
Median income in 2005 - All census families ($)	$69,156
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All census families ($)	59,377

Selected household characteristics	Ontario
Total private households	4,555,020
Average household size	3
Median income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$60,455
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$52,117
Median monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	$801
Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	$1,046

Occupation	Ontario
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	6,473,740

Industry	Ontario
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	6,473,730
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	190,000
Construction	384,775
Manufacturing	899,670
Wholesale trade	307,465
Retail trade	720,235
Finance and real estate	442,610
Health care and social services	611,740
Educational services	433,485
Business services	1,274,340
Other services	1,209,390

Mode of transportation to work	Ontario
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address	5,690,960
Car; truck; van; as driver	4,038,040
Car; truck; van; as passenger	470,410
Public transit	736,060
Walked or bicycled	389,105
All other modes	57,350

Earnings in 2005	Ontario
Persons 15 years and over with earnings (counts)	6,991,670
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$29,335
Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year; full time (counts)	3,690,660
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over who worked full year; full time ($)	$44,748

Income in 2005	Ontario
Persons 15 years and over with income (counts)	9,340,020
Median income - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$27,258
Median income after tax - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$24,604
Composition of total income (100%)	100
Earnings - As a % of total income	77.4%
Government transfers - As a % of total income	9.8%
Other money - As a % of total income	12.9%