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Selected trend data for Stratford (T) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for Stratford (Town) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic	Census year
Subtopic	1996	2001	2006
Population
Total population count¹	5,869	6,314	7,083
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years	23.6	20.7	19.3
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years	68.5	69.2	68.9
% of the population aged 65 years and over	8.0	10.1	11.9
Median age²	33.5	37.7	39.4
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over³	2.9	2.0	1.6
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)⁴	26.8	25.5	23.7
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law)	64.1	65.2	65.6
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)⁵	62.6	62.6	54.5
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age	60.2	57.7	50.0
Total private households⁶	1,910	2,215	2,640
% of one-person households	11.3	15.3	17.8
% of households containing a couple with children⁷	45.3	41.8	35.2
% of households containing a couple without children⁸	29.8	30.7	34.7
Average household size	3.1	2.8	2.7
Median household income⁹	60,260	66,379	63,949
Median economic family income¹⁰	64,107	72,744	71,452
% of economic families receiving government transfers¹¹	88.0	85.9	81.7
% of economic family income from government transfers¹²	11.4	9.2	10.0
Median economic family government transfers¹³	3,396	2,652	4,938
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families¹⁴	21,645	32,478	30,488
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax¹⁵	37.7	24.7	24.8
% of economic families in low income before tax¹⁶	11.5	3.5	4.3
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents¹⁷	1,905	2,215	2,640
% of occupied private dwellings owned¹⁸	79.8	78.3	79.4
% of occupied private dwellings rented¹⁹	20.2	21.4	20.6
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing²⁰	0.0	0.0	0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair²¹	3.9	6.3	4.4
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years²²	29.4	23.7	26.3
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room²³	0.0	0.7	0.0
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only²⁴	96.9	96.2	93.8
% of population whose mother tongue is French only²⁵	1.7	2.4	2.4
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only²⁶	1.2	1.1	3.2
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home²⁷	99.7	100.0	98.7
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home²⁸	0.3	0.0	1.3
% of the population with knowledge of an official language²⁹	99.9	100.0	100.0
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages³⁰	10.3	15.8	15.2
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago³¹	62.3	67.8	63.4
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD)	15.8	15.7	14.6
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD)	11.7	10.0	12.2
% who moved from a different province/territory	9.4	6.1	8.4
% who lived outside Canada	1.0	0.3	1.5
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants³²	4.3	2.8	5.4
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)³³	0.6	0.2	0.8
% Canadian citizens	98.5	99.3	98.2
Visible minorities
% visible minorities³⁴	1.7	0.6	2.0
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity³⁵	0.5	0.9	0.1
Labour
Employment rate³⁶	65.7	66.8	65.4
Employment rate for males³⁷	68.5	72.8	67.9
Employment rate for females³⁸	63.3	61.1	62.9
Participation rate³⁹	71.2	72.1	70.1
Participation rate for males⁴⁰	74.9	78.7	73.8
Participation rate for females⁴¹	67.8	66.0	66.6
Unemployment rate⁴²	7.8	7.2	6.6
Unemployment rate for males⁴³	8.6	7.0	7.8
Unemployment rate for females⁴⁴	7.0	7.5	5.5
% male full-year, full-time workers⁴⁵	45.9	52.0	46.1
% female full-year, full-time workers⁴⁶	36.1	37.3	36.3
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁷	84.2	88.9	91.6
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁸	91.6	96.2	95.7
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home⁴⁹	5.9	4.9	4.9
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver⁵⁰	86.7	86.2	84.2
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger	10.3	10.3	12.1
Travel to work: % using public transit	0.4	0.6	0.3
Travel to work: % walking or biking	2.2	2.2	2.7
Income and earnings
Median total income for males⁵¹	32,234	34,209	36,449
Median total income for females⁵²	20,582	21,787	24,359
Median earnings for males working full year, full time⁵³	44,841	44,932	47,149
Median earnings for females working full year, full time⁵⁴	32,741	35,701	40,704
% of persons in low income before tax⁵⁵	13.3	4.5	6.6