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Selected trend data for Hanover (RM) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for Hanover (Rural municipality) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic Census year
1996 2001 2006
Population
Total population count1 9,833 10,789 11,871
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years 30.7 30.9 31.6
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years 62.5 62.2 61.8
% of the population aged 65 years and over 6.8 6.9 6.6
Median age2 27.0 27.8 27.4
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 4.5 4.5 4.8
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 25.5 24.1 24.7
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) 69.2 71.1 70.5
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 72.5 69.2 68.3
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age 69.6 64.8 64.8
Total private households6 2,785 3,110 3,355
% of one-person households 9.5 10.3 9.4
% of households containing a couple with children7 59.2 53.7 53.5
% of households containing a couple without children8 25.7 29.1 28.9
Average household size 3.5 3.4 3.5
Median household income9 46,763 47,874 53,053
Median economic family income10 48,711 50,527 55,520
% of economic families receiving government transfers11 95.8 94.0 91.3
% of economic family income from government transfers12 12.4 11.2 11.2
Median economic family government transfers13 3,913 3,865 4,162
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 19,169 18,811 18,414
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15 32.9 29.1 32.1
% of economic families in low income before tax16 12.5 10.7 6.4
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 2,785 3,110 3,355
% of occupied private dwellings owned18 86.5 87.9 86.6
% of occupied private dwellings rented19 13.5 12.2 13.6
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 0.0 0.0 0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 7.7 10.8 8.2
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 25.0 18.3 21.5
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 1.6 3.1 2.4
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only24 56.0 58.0 52.9
% of population whose mother tongue is French only25 1.6 1.4 1.2
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 40.9 39.0 44.8
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 88.1 87.5 79.3
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 11.9 12.5 20.7
% of the population with knowledge of an official language29 98.9 97.3 97.6
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 4.1 3.3 3.5
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago31 62.0 65.2 60.8
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) 21.4 15.1 15.2
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) 10.9 9.6 12.7
% who moved from a different province/territory 2.8 5.1 3.1
% who lived outside Canada 2.9 5.0 8.1
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants32 11.8 14.6 19.6
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 1.9 5.6 7.4
% Canadian citizens 97.7 94.8 91.7
Visible minorities
% visible minorities34 0.4 0.5 0.5
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity35 1.7 1.7 2.6
Labour
Employment rate36 71.7 70.7 73.2
Employment rate for males37 83.5 81.4 83.3
Employment rate for females38 59.2 59.2 62.6
Participation rate39 75.7 73.0 75.1
Participation rate for males40 87.5 84.2 85.6
Participation rate for females41 63.0 61.1 64.4
Unemployment rate42 5.3 3.2 2.6
Unemployment rate for males43 4.6 3.3 2.5
Unemployment rate for females44 6.3 3.0 2.6
% male full-year, full-time workers45 54.4 57.2 58.9
% female full-year, full-time workers46 23.7 25.8 26.1
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 87.1 90.8 93.5
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 94.6 96.2 97.5
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home49 22.4 20.6 16.9
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 84.1 86.2 84.8
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger 9.3 7.1 8.4
Travel to work: % using public transit 0.0 0.0 0.0
Travel to work: % walking or biking 5.9 5.8 5.0
Income and earnings
Median total income for males51 28,643 27,311 28,749
Median total income for females52 11,866 12,413 15,592
Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 31,819 33,698 32,578
Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 20,805 22,429 26,738
% of persons in low income before tax55 15.1 12.7 7.8