Gap between young and old shortening in Timmins

More details are out on the 2016 Census, and it’s revealing a trend many have seen coming.

This round of data is revealing the numbers on our ages, genders and dwellings.

Nationally, there’s been a 20 per cent increase in the number of people aged 65 or over and now outnumber children 14 and under for the first time ever.  According to the Census website, there’s a total of 5,935,635 seniors nationwide, as opposed to the 5,839,570 youth.

The increase of seniors over 65 is the largest in 70 years.

In Timmins, the story is a little different.

Children under 14 still out-number seniors locally by a 7,130 to 6,345 count.  But, the gap was nearly cut in half since 2011, when the difference was 7,465 to 5,955.

Another interesting stat on ages is that with life expectancy on the rise—currently an average of 80 years for men, 84 for women—there are 8,230 people in Canada over the age of 100.

The oldest Canadian at last check is Dolly Gibb, who currently lives in North Bay at 112 years of age.

As for genders, there are still more women than men in the city and those numbers took a slight hit too.

In 2011, there were 21,745 females in town and now, we have 21,115— a reduction of 630.

By comparison, the men went from 21,420 down to 20,670.  That’s a difference of 750 people.

Nationally, the number of men grew from 16,414,230 to 17,264,200.  But those numbers are still slightly smaller than the amount of women in Canada.  Female numbers grew from 17,062,455 to 17,887,530.

In terms of dwellings, Timmins’ housing number actually took a drop as well.

Here’s a snapshot of our numbers, compared to 2011.

In Canada, detached single-family homes remain the most common dwelling type, representing 53.6 per cent in 2016, but that percentage is steadily declining.

Nearly three in 10 dwellings in Toronto were in a high-rise apartment building, followed by London at 16.8 per cent and Vancouver at 16.7 per cent.

It was revealed in February that the population of Timmins dipped by 3.2%, from 43,165 to 41,788.  Across Canada, the population went up 5 per cent from just under 33.5-million to over 35-million.

More Census numbers will come out throughout the rest of the year.

If you want to flip through the numbers to check the rest of the region, or any other in the country, CLICK HERE.