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

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Selected trend data for Morden (Town) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic Census year
1996 2001 2006
Population
Total population count1 5,689 6,160 6,571
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years 21.7 20.9 19.7
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years 59.2 60.4 62.6
% of the population aged 65 years and over 19.1 18.8 17.7
Median age2 35.8 37.1 37.5
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 1.1 1.1 1.1
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 20.3 20.8 22.7
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) 66.0 65.5 63.8
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 51.0 48.7 47.7
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age 47.9 46.9 43.8
Total private households6 2,250 2,495 2,695
% of one-person households 26.9 27.3 28.2
% of households containing a couple with children7 31.3 29.9 26.2
% of households containing a couple without children8 33.8 33.9 34.3
Average household size 2.5 2.4 2.4
Median household income9 39,420 40,598 42,395
Median economic family income10 48,818 49,469 52,905
% of economic families receiving government transfers11 94.4 89.8 86.8
% of economic family income from government transfers12 15.2 13.0 12.1
Median economic family government transfers13 4,033 3,728 3,539
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 19,370 19,615 19,468
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15 40.9 37.2 33.9
% of economic families in low income before tax16 9.6 8.5 10.6
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 2,250 2,495 2,695
% of occupied private dwellings owned18 75.3 77.2 76.1
% of occupied private dwellings rented19 24.9 23.0 23.7
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 0.0 0.0 0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 9.3 7.0 5.4
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 23.1 14.4 16.7
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 0.4 0.4 0.0
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only24 69.5 71.7 73.1
% of population whose mother tongue is French only25 0.9 2.2 1.3
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 28.5 25.1 24.9
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 93.0 96.2 95.1
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 7.0 3.7 4.9
% of the population with knowledge of an official language29 99.6 99.8 98.8
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 4.5 5.4 4.5
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago31 53.4 52.2 54.3
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) 23.8 19.8 24.2
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) 18.3 20.0 16.6
% who moved from a different province/territory 2.9 6.9 2.5
% who lived outside Canada 1.6 1.1 2.5
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants32 9.6 8.6 8.6
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 0.7 0.3 1.6
% Canadian citizens 98.5 98.8 96.6
Visible minorities
% visible minorities34 2.1 1.8 1.9
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity35 1.3 2.1 4.1
Labour
Employment rate36 59.2 64.1 66.0
Employment rate for males37 67.3 71.3 72.3
Employment rate for females38 52.0 57.4 60.0
Participation rate39 62.2 67.0 68.8
Participation rate for males40 71.6 73.5 75.1
Participation rate for females41 53.5 61.0 63.0
Unemployment rate42 5.0 4.5 4.2
Unemployment rate for males43 6.0 3.0 3.8
Unemployment rate for females44 3.3 5.9 4.7
% male full-year, full-time workers45 44.8 51.4 48.6
% female full-year, full-time workers46 22.9 27.9 28.9
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 88.2 91.7 93.1
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 93.2 94.6 94.3
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home49 6.4 6.8 5.9
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 76.0 79.6 78.6
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger 6.9 6.3 6.7
Travel to work: % using public transit 0.0 0.4 0.0
Travel to work: % walking or biking 16.1 13.0 13.7
Income and earnings
Median total income for males51 26,671 28,331 29,033
Median total income for females52 15,805 16,714 17,342
Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 35,597 33,756 38,013
Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 25,701 28,251 27,999
% of persons in low income before tax55 14.2 12.4 14.3