Health Unit Region Population Estimates
- The 2021 population estimate for the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) region is 130,788 individuals. Between 2011 and 2021, the regional population increased significantly by nearly 2,500 individuals or by 1.9%.
Population by Age and Sex:
- The age groups that comprised the highest percentage (more than one-third) of our regional population were adults aged 50 to 74 years, compared to Ontario where 20 to 39 year olds and 55 to 59 year olds were the age groups most represented in the population (see Figure 1; Table 1).
- The regional population of children aged 17 years or younger has decreased significantly by about 5.5% between 2011 and 2021. In comparison, the population of seniors (adults aged 65 years or older) has increased significantly by about 33.5% (see Figure 2). A similar increasing trend in senior populations occurred in the Nipissing and Parry Sound districts; while the population of children in Nipissing has decreased significantly by about 7.1% compared to 1.7% in Parry Sound (see Tables 4 and 5).
- The percentage of males and females within each age group is between 48% and 52% within all age groups with the exception of adults aged 80 years and older. Females represented 66% of the population aged 90 years or older, and 56% of the population aged 80 to 89 years.
Population for Nipissing and Parry Sound Districts:
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In the Nipissing district (excluding South Algonquin, Temagami, and Bear Island), adults aged 55 to 69 years old were the most represented age groups in the population (approximately 23%; see Table 2). Similar proportions of age groups in the East Nipissing and West Nipissing areas, except for the North Bay area, adults aged 20 to 24 years, 25 to 29 years, and 55 to 59 years were the age groups most represented in the population.
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In the Parry Sound district, adults aged 55 to 69 years comprised over 28% of the population (see Table 3). Similar patterns were in the age groups of the North East Parry Sound area, South East Parry Sound area, and West Parry Sound area.
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Of the municipalities served by the Health Unit within the Nipissing district (excludes South Algonquin, Temagami, and Bear Island), the population decreased significantly by about 1822 individuals between 2011 and 2016 and increased significantly by about 2158 individuals between 2016 and 2021. In the Parry Sound district, the population has increased significantly by about 2132 individuals since 2011.
Figure 1. Population estimates for the Health Unit region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure 1. 2021 Population estimates for individuals residing within the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit region, by sex and age group. |
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Figure 2. Population estimates for children and seniors within the Health Unit region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Figure 2. Population estimates for children and seniors within the Health Unit region, by year. |
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Table 1. Population estimates for the Health Unit region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table 1. 2021 Population estimates for individuals residing within the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit region, by sex and age group.
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Table 2. Population estimates for the adjusted Nipissing district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table 2. Population estimates for individuals residing within the adjusted Nipissing district, by age group and planning area, 2021.
*Only includes municipalities served by the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit; excludes South Algonquin, Temagami, and Bear Island. |
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Table 3. Population estimates for Parry Sound district | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table 3. Population estimates for individuals residing within the Parry Sound district, by age group and planning area, 2021.
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Table 4. Population estimates for children (aged 17 years or younger) within the Health Unit region | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table 4. Population estimates for children (aged 17 years or younger) within the Health Unit region, by district and year.
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Table 5. Population estimates for seniors (aged 65 years and older) within the Health Unit area | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Table 5. Population estimates for seniors (aged 65 years and older) within the Health Unit region, by district and year.
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Definitions, data sources and methodology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Definitions: Population estimates: Population counts based on census subdivision populations. Adjusted Nipissing district: Only includes municipalities served by the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit; excludes South Algonquin, Temagami, and Bear Island. Data sources: Statistics Canada 2021, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, Date Extracted: 2022/12/6. The original data source is the Demography Division of Statistics Canada. Methodology: Population estimates are based on the census counts adjusted for net undercoverage beginning with the 1986 census. Population estimates are final intercensal estimates that are interpolated using the adjusted census counts for the census years around the year that the estimates are for. Population estimates beyond the most recent census onwards are extrapolated by applying the growth rates by age and sex of each census division (CD) to the census subdivisons that comprise that CD. For more details on this methodology, please see: "Postcensal estimates of census subdivisions population by age and sex” (April 2015) produced by Statistics Canada. |