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Health Unit Region Population Estimates

The 2016 population estimate for the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit (Health Unit) region is 127,875 individuals. Between 2006 and 2012, the regional population increased significantly by about 1,000 individuals or by 1%, and has remained stable since then.

Population by Age and Sex:

The age groups that comprised the highest percentage (about a third) of the our regional population were adults aged 50 to 69 years, compared to Ontario where 50 to 59 year olds and 20 to 29 year olds were the age groups most represented in the population (see Figure 1; Table 1).
The population for children aged 17 years or younger has decreased significantly by about 15% between 2006 and 2016. In comparison, the population of seniors (adults aged 65 years or older) has increased significantly by about 30% (see Figure 2). Similar increases and decreases in child and senior populations occurred in the Nipissing and Parry Sound districts (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 75 years and older. Females represented 72% of the population aged 90 years or older, 59% of the population aged 85 to 89 years, and 53% of the population aged 75 to 84 years.

Population for Nipissing and Parry Sound Districts:

In the Parry Sound district, adults aged 50 to 69 years comprised over a third of the population, while in the municipalities of the Nipissing district served by the Health Unit (excluding South Algonquin, Temagami, and Bear Island) adults aged 50 to 59 years and 20 to 29 year olds were the most represented age groups in the population (see Tables 2 and 3).

Figure 1. Population estimates for the Health Unit region

Figure 1. Population estimates for individuals residing within the Health Unit region, by sex and age group, 2016.

Table 1. Population estimates for the Health Unit region

Table 1. Population estimates for individuals residing within the Health Unit region, by sex and age Group, 2016.

Age Group (Years)	Females	Males	Total
0-4	2,656	2,892	5,548
5-9	2,924	2,985	5,909
10-14	2,868	2,993	5,861
15-19	3,266	3,452	6,718
20-24	3,894	3,857	7,751
25-29	3,773	3,997	7,770
30-34	3,651	3,493	7,144
35-39	3,305	3,291	6,596
40-44	3,451	3,358	6,809
45-49	3,845	3,990	7,835
50-54	5,438	5,289	10,727
55-59	5,500	5,592	11,092
60-64	5,146	4,933	10,079
65-69	4,686	4,496	9,182
70-74	3,465	3,303	6,768
75-79	2,740	2,427	5,167
80-84	1,905	1,683	3,588
85-89	1,273	870	2,143
90+	853	335	1,188
Total	64,639	63,236	127,875

Table 2. Population estimates for the adjusted Nipissing district

Of the municipalities served by the Health Unit within the Nipissing district (excludes South Algonquin, Temagami, and Bear Island), the population has increased significantly by about 295 individuals since 2006.

Table 2. Population estimates for individuals residing within municipalities of the Nipissing district served by the Health Unit*, by age group and planning area, 2016.

Age Group (Years)	North Bay	East Nipissing	West Nipissing	Total*
0-4	2,463	541	831	3,835
5-9	2,676	615	876	4,167
10-14	2,565	575	878	4,018
15-19	3,092	646	923	4,661
20-24	4,325	545	745	5,615
25-29	4,341	674	1,016	6,031
30-34	3,623	679	1,012	5,314
35-39	3,020	686	973	4,679
40-44	3,084	686	974	4,744
45-49	3,225	810	1,088	5,123
50-54	4,247	1,116	1,569	6,932
55-59	4,200	1,244	1,697	7,141
60-64	3,564	1,008	1,523	6,095
65-69	3,117	825	1,392	5,334
70-74	2,526	485	977	3,988
75-79	2,045	407	636	3,088
80-84	1,576	228	464	2,268
85-89	954	152	228	1,334
90+	528	120	161	809
Total	55,171	12,042	17,963	85,176

*Only includes municipalities served by the North Bay Parry Sound District Health Unit; excludes South Algonquin, Temagami, and Bear Island.

Table 3. Population estimates for Parry Sound district

In Parry Sound, the population increased by about 801 individuals between 2006 and 2012, but decreased by about 477 individuals between 2012 and 2016.

Table 3. Population estimates for individuals residing within the Parry Sound district, by age group and planning area, 2016.

Age Group (Years)	North East Parry Sound	South East Parry Sound	West Parry Sound	Total
0-4	549	409	755	1,713
5-9	577	360	805	1,742
10-14	605	370	868	1,843
15-19	585	499	973	2,057
20-24	571	499	1,066	2,136
25-29	459	408	872	1,739
30-34	576	456	798	1,830
35-39	639	439	839	1,917
40-44	677	488	900	2,065
45-49	794	632	1,286	2,712
50-54	1,040	920	1,835	3,795
55-59	1,043	999	1,909	3,951
60-64	1,100	984	1,900	3,984
65-69	987	983	1,878	3,848
70-74	687	693	1,400	2,780
75-79	576	469	1,034	2,079
80-84	343	304	673	1,320
85-89	230	150	429	809
90+	121	57	201	379
Total	12,159	10,119	20,421	42,699

Figure 2. Population estimates for children and seniors in the Health Unit region

Figure 2. Population estimates for children and seniors within the Health Unit region, by year.

Table 4. Population estimates for children in the Health Unit region

Table 4. Population estimates for children within the Health Unit region, by district and year.

Year	Nipissing district (only includes municipalities served by the Health Unit)	Parry Sound district	Health Unit region
2006	17,385	7,602	24,987
2007	16,926	7,515	24,441
2008	16,567	7,384	23,951
2009	16,231	7,213	23,444
2010	15,966	7,171	23,137
2011	15,840	7,068	22,908
2012	15,545	6,959	22,504
2013	15,290	6,765	22,055
2014	15,065	6,634	21,699
2015	14,911	6,580	21,491
2016	14,821	6,525	21,346

Table 5. Population estimates for seniors in the Health Unit area

Table 5. Population estimates for seniors within the Health Unit region, by district and year.

Year	Nipissing district (only includes municipalities served by the Health Unit)	Parry Sound district	Health Unit region
2006	12,979	8,646	21,625
2007	13,271	8,796	22,067
2008	13,664	9,050	22,714
2009	13,947	9,227	23,174
2010	14,197	9,314	23,511
2011	14,540	9,577	24,117
2012	15,118	9,982	25,100
2013	15,586	10,391	25,977
2014	16,021	10,755	26,776
2015	16,412	10,997	27,409
2016	16,821	11,215	28,036

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 2016, Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care, IntelliHEALTH Ontario, Date Extracted: 2017/11/3. 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.