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Selected trend data for Saint-Constant (V) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for Saint-Constant (Ville) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic Census year
1996 2001 2006
Population
Total population count1 21,933 22,577 23,957
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years 26.5 24.5 22.2
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years 69.3 70.1 71.2
% of the population aged 65 years and over 4.2 5.5 6.5
Median age2 32.0 34.8 36.2
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 6.3 4.5 3.4
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 21.5 22.8 24.0
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) 70.6 68.5 66.9
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 70.4 67.1 63.7
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age 67.7 63.1 59.1
Total private households6 7,180 7,605 8,350
% of one-person households 10.7 12.0 13.7
% of households containing a couple with children7 52.8 47.7 43.5
% of households containing a couple without children8 24.0 26.9 29.9
Average household size 3.1 3.0 2.9
Median household income9 63,959 67,280 69,573
Median economic family income10 66,893 71,111 76,469
% of economic families receiving government transfers11 93.2 83.1 85.0
% of economic family income from government transfers12 9.7 8.2 8.7
Median economic family government transfers13 3,321 2,478 4,124
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 28,913 32,332 30,147
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15 42.4 33.1 32.9
% of economic families in low income before tax16 12.7 11.1 6.0
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 7,180 7,605 8,350
% of occupied private dwellings owned18 81.2 81.9 84.6
% of occupied private dwellings rented19 18.7 18.0 15.4
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 0.0 0.0 0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 3.9 5.1 3.7
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 46.7 22.2 16.5
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 0.3 0.5 0.0
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only24 4.7 4.9 4.5
% of population whose mother tongue is French only25 90.0 91.1 91.2
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 4.2 3.0 3.5
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 97.9 98.6 98.4
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 2.1 1.4 1.6
% of the population with knowledge of an official language29 99.9 99.9 99.9
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 44.2 45.0 45.9
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago31 61.7 67.0 64.9
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) 13.2 12.3 11.6
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) 24.3 20.2 22.7
% who moved from a different province/territory 0.4 0.5 0.4
% who lived outside Canada 0.4 0.1 0.4
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants32 4.2 3.3 4.1
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 0.4 0.1 0.3
% Canadian citizens 99.3 99.5 99.3
Visible minorities
% visible minorities34 1.9 2.4 2.9
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity35 0.3 0.6 0.6
Labour
Employment rate36 66.8 70.3 72.2
Employment rate for males37 74.9 77.1 77.1
Employment rate for females38 58.4 63.6 67.3
Participation rate39 72.8 74.6 75.1
Participation rate for males40 81.3 81.3 80.6
Participation rate for females41 64.3 68.0 69.6
Unemployment rate42 8.3 5.7 3.9
Unemployment rate for males43 7.7 5.2 4.4
Unemployment rate for females44 9.1 6.4 3.4
% male full-year, full-time workers45 53.8 54.8 55.7
% female full-year, full-time workers46 31.7 37.9 41.2
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 89.3 88.7 92.0
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 96.1 94.4 95.1
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home49 3.9 3.3 3.9
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 85.5 85.2 83.3
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger 7.6 5.9 5.4
Travel to work: % using public transit 3.5 5.2 7.5
Travel to work: % walking or biking 3.1 3.1 3.2
Income and earnings
Median total income for males51 39,753 38,448 39,391
Median total income for females52 19,622 22,439 25,884
Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 48,667 44,993 47,888
Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 32,767 34,341 33,834
% of persons in low income before tax55 13.5 12.3 7.7