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Census: Woodstock Getting Older

Tuesday, 29 May 2012 07:34

Senior citizens now represent 16.8 per cent of the population of Woodstock, a ratio higher than the national average, the latest census numbers from Statistics Canada show. Newly released census information on age and sex makes it clear that Canadian society is getting older. The data released Tuesday comes from census forms filled out May 10, 2011 - a moment in time when the first of the baby boom generation was turning 65. The census showed that 6,360 people in Woodstock were aged 65 or older. The ratio of 16.8 per cent of the population compares to a national average of 14.8 and a provincial average of 14.6 per cent. Five years ago, the 2006 census showed that 16.2 per cent of the population of Woodstock were seniors. The number of children in Woodstock - those aged 14 and under - has decreased since the last census. The new data shows that children make up 17.2 per cent of the population. Across Canada, children represent 16.8 per cent of the population and the provincial average is 17 per cent. Those in the working-age population in Woodstock - people aged 15-64 - represent 66 per cent of the city's residents. That's up from the 2006 census when 65.5 per cent of the population was made up of working-age residents. The median age of Woodstock was 40.7 years, compared with 39.8 years in 2006.

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