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Selected trend data for Stanley (RM) Data quality note(s) for Stanley, 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for Stanley (Rural municipality) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic Census year
1996 2001 2006
Population
Total population count1 4,616 5,121 6,367
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years 32.2 33.1 35.0
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years 62.4 62.6 61.1
% of the population aged 65 years and over 5.5 4.2 3.9
Median age2 25.5 25.2 23.5
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 5.8 7.9 8.9
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 27.3 26.7 26.1
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) 70.0 70.7 71.1
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 74.3 75.6 75.9
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age 72.5 73.6 73.5
Total private households6 1,215 1,335 1,615
% of one-person households 6.2 6.0 6.5
% of households containing a couple with children7 64.2 65.5 66.6
% of households containing a couple without children8 24.3 22.5 22.9
Average household size 3.8 3.8 3.9
Median household income9 47,095 47,363 51,784
Median economic family income10 49,039 48,173 52,301
% of economic families receiving government transfers11 97.8 98.0 92.0
% of economic family income from government transfers12 11.4 12.4 11.2
Median economic family government transfers13 4,344 5,069 4,139
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 17,975 32,380 24,895
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15 47.8 19.0 24.1
% of economic families in low income before tax16 10.6 13.6 8.7
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 1,210 1,335 1,610
% of occupied private dwellings owned18 94.6 92.9 93.2
% of occupied private dwellings rented19 5.4 7.5 6.8
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 0.0 0.0 0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 19.8 12.4 8.1
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 7.4 13.9 24.2
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 2.5 3.0 5.9
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only24 46.5 47.9 44.7
% of population whose mother tongue is French only25 0.2 0.2 0.2
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 50.8 50.3 53.3
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 79.7 74.4 68.5
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 20.3 25.6 31.4
% of the population with knowledge of an official language29 97.0 95.9 93.2
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 2.3 1.9 0.9
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago31 72.9 66.6 59.9
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) 18.0 11.6 9.8
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) 7.4 9.5 14.6
% who moved from a different province/territory 1.2 2.8 1.0
% who lived outside Canada 0.4 9.5 14.6
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants32 14.5 20.7 30.0
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 0.0 7.9 13.7
% Canadian citizens 99.1 90.4 86.6
Visible minorities
% visible minorities34 0.3 0.0 0.6
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity35 0.0 0.2 0.2
Labour
Employment rate36 74.5 71.1 73.0
Employment rate for males37 85.2 85.1 86.1
Employment rate for females38 62.9 57.1 58.5
Participation rate39 78.3 72.6 74.4
Participation rate for males40 88.3 86.0 87.2
Participation rate for females41 67.9 58.6 60.0
Unemployment rate42 4.9 1.8 2.0
Unemployment rate for males43 3.1 1.0 1.3
Unemployment rate for females44 6.8 3.0 3.0
% male full-year, full-time workers45 60.9 64.5 64.7
% female full-year, full-time workers46 24.5 19.6 22.0
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 91.1 92.3 93.7
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 94.4 97.0 98.0
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home49 30.8 23.0 17.9
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 86.3 84.3 84.6
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger 9.6 7.5 9.7
Travel to work: % using public transit 0.0 0.0 0.0
Travel to work: % walking or biking 3.1 7.7 4.3
Income and earnings
Median total income for males51 27,903 28,060 26,417
Median total income for females52 12,182 10,176 15,176
Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 29,315 28,463 29,402
Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 18,791 21,604 24,576
% of persons in low income before tax55 12.3 15.8 10.3