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Selected trend data for Winnipeg (CY) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for Winnipeg (City) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic Census year
1996 2001 2006
Population
Total population count1 618,461 619,544 633,451
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years 19.9 18.8 17.5
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years 66.4 67.0 68.3
% of the population aged 65 years and over 13.7 14.1 14.2
Median age2 35.2 37.3 38.7
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 1.5 1.3 1.2
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 28.5 29.2 30.5
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) 55.7 54.8 53.8
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 58.4 56.2 54.5
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age 53.9 51.1 49.1
Total private households6 246,170 252,810 261,130
% of one-person households 29.1 31.2 31.5
% of households containing a couple with children7 29.2 26.8 25.2
% of households containing a couple without children8 24.7 25.3 25.8
Average household size 2.5 2.4 2.4
Median household income9 45,845 48,658 49,794
Median economic family income10 58,345 63,199 65,016
% of economic families receiving government transfers11 90.6 87.1 86.6
% of economic family income from government transfers12 11.8 10.2 9.7
Median economic family government transfers13 3,473 2,909 3,277
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 21,061 23,065 24,750
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15 49.4 44.8 42.5
% of economic families in low income before tax16 19.5 15.5 14.9
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 246,170 252,810 261,130
% of occupied private dwellings owned18 62.0 63.6 65.1
% of occupied private dwellings rented19 38.0 36.4 34.9
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 0.0 0.0 0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 8.9 9.4 8.5
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 11.5 5.4 6.1
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 1.6 1.2 1.3
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only24 74.1 74.2 73.3
% of population whose mother tongue is French only25 4.3 4.1 4.1
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 19.8 20.1 21.1
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 91.8 91.8 90.5
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 8.2 8.2 9.5
% of the population with knowledge of an official language29 98.8 99.1 99.0
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 10.6 11.0 10.8
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago31 56.1 57.7 59.1
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) 33.1 31.3 29.2
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) 3.3 4.1 3.6
% who moved from a different province/territory 4.7 4.4 3.7
% who lived outside Canada 2.8 2.5 4.5
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants32 17.7 17.3 18.7
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 2.6 2.2 3.8
% Canadian citizens 95.6 96.0 94.1
Visible minorities
% visible minorities34 11.9 13.4 16.3
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity35 7.1 8.6 10.2
Labour
Employment rate36 61.1 64.2 64.5
Employment rate for males37 66.9 69.6 69.4
Employment rate for females38 55.8 59.2 60.0
Participation rate39 66.5 68.1 68.0
Participation rate for males40 73.4 73.9 73.1
Participation rate for females41 60.3 62.7 63.3
Unemployment rate42 8.2 5.7 5.2
Unemployment rate for males43 8.8 5.9 5.2
Unemployment rate for females44 7.5 5.6 5.3
% male full-year, full-time workers45 45.0 48.9 48.3
% female full-year, full-time workers46 29.2 34.2 34.2
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 88.1 89.4 90.1
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 93.2 93.2 93.5
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home49 4.8 4.3 4.5
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 66.6 68.5 68.0
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger 9.2 8.5 9.0
Travel to work: % using public transit 15.5 14.2 14.2
Travel to work: % walking or biking 7.9 7.9 8.0
Income and earnings
Median total income for males51 30,443 31,752 31,426
Median total income for females52 18,310 20,334 21,884
Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 42,423 41,869 42,331
Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 30,719 31,886 33,572
% of persons in low income before tax55 24.4 20.4 20.1