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

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Selected trend data for Springfield (Rural municipality) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic Census year
1996 2001 2006
Population
Total population count1 12,162 12,602 12,990
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years 24.1 22.0 19.7
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years 67.8 69.1 70.1
% of the population aged 65 years and over 8.2 8.8 10.2
Median age2 35.2 38.1 40.7
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 2.9 2.5 1.9
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 22.2 21.9 22.9
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) 70.5 70.5 68.6
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 65.3 60.2 57.3
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age 60.6 55.8 52.4
Total private households6 3,975 4,230 4,485
% of one-person households 13.0 13.4 14.3
% of households containing a couple with children7 48.4 44.1 40.5
% of households containing a couple without children8 31.3 34.8 36.6
Average household size 3.0 2.9 2.8
Median household income9 63,362 66,009 74,182
Median economic family income10 69,141 71,119 79,767
% of economic families receiving government transfers11 87.7 83.0 81.1
% of economic family income from government transfers12 8.4 7.9 6.1
Median economic family government transfers13 2,993 2,414 1,907
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 22,879 28,039 29,905
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15 19.3 15.3 15.1
% of economic families in low income before tax16 4.1 5.9 2.8
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 3,975 4,230 4,490
% of occupied private dwellings owned18 93.7 93.7 93.9
% of occupied private dwellings rented19 6.3 6.4 6.1
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 0.0 0.0 0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 9.7 10.5 8.2
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 23.8 19.1 14.5
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 1.0 0.9 0.4
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only24 82.8 85.2 84.4
% of population whose mother tongue is French only25 2.5 2.4 2.8
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 13.9 11.5 12.3
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 96.3 97.1 96.2
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 3.7 2.9 3.8
% of the population with knowledge of an official language29 99.8 99.6 99.5
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 8.5 8.3 9.1
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago31 71.4 70.9 76.0
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) 11.1 9.8 7.3
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) 14.8 14.7 13.9
% who moved from a different province/territory 2.1 3.4 2.0
% who lived outside Canada 0.5 1.2 0.9
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants32 7.3 6.5 6.9
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 0.5 0.4 0.3
% Canadian citizens 98.1 98.4 98.0
Visible minorities
% visible minorities34 0.9 0.9 1.2
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity35 2.9 4.7 5.8
Labour
Employment rate36 71.0 74.3 71.3
Employment rate for males37 77.0 79.2 76.2
Employment rate for females38 64.9 69.3 66.2
Participation rate39 74.7 77.0 73.9
Participation rate for males40 80.1 81.7 78.8
Participation rate for females41 69.0 72.2 68.9
Unemployment rate42 4.9 3.5 3.5
Unemployment rate for males43 4.0 3.1 3.2
Unemployment rate for females44 5.9 3.9 3.9
% male full-year, full-time workers45 55.0 58.2 55.2
% female full-year, full-time workers46 34.3 36.2 39.4
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 91.5 89.8 92.3
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 94.1 95.1 96.2
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home49 12.9 14.8 10.2
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 88.4 87.1 90.0
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger 7.4 8.7 7.8
Travel to work: % using public transit 0.3 0.3 0.0
Travel to work: % walking or biking 2.6 3.0 1.5
Income and earnings
Median total income for males51 37,400 36,283 39,767
Median total income for females52 18,333 20,340 25,805
Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 46,303 45,845 51,656
Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 31,837 35,367 36,009
% of persons in low income before tax55 5.6 7.0 3.7