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

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Selected trend data for Gimli (Rural municipality) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic	Census year
Subtopic	1996	2001	2006
Population
Total population count¹	4,698^E	5,158	5,797
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years	16.1^E	14.1	12.6
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years	61.1^E	59.8	59.1
% of the population aged 65 years and over	22.8^E	26.1	28.3
Median age²	45.0^E	50.1	53.7
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over³	0.7^E	0.5	0.4
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)⁴	18.4^E	15.4	14.8
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law)	66.4^E	67.9	68.3
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)⁵	42.1^E	35.5	29.6
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age	39.4^E	33.1	27.0
Total private households⁶	1,960^E	2,265	2,675
% of one-person households	26.0^E	27.6	29.2
% of households containing a couple with children⁷	25.3^E	21.4	17.0
% of households containing a couple without children⁸	39.0^E	43.0	45.8
Average household size	2.3^E	2.2	2.1
Median household income⁹	42,367^E	42,308	48,361
Median economic family income¹⁰	50,977^E	50,557	58,844
% of economic families receiving government transfers¹¹	95.0^E	91.3	88.7
% of economic family income from government transfers¹²	18.4^E	18.7	16.9
Median economic family government transfers¹³	7,377^E	7,300	9,075
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families¹⁴	19,441^E	20,002	27,365
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax¹⁵	35.2^E	24.6	20.5
% of economic families in low income before tax¹⁶	12.5^E	8.7	4.3
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents¹⁷	1,955^E	2,260	2,675
% of occupied private dwellings owned¹⁸	81.6^E	85.4	85.2
% of occupied private dwellings rented¹⁹	18.2^E	14.6	14.8
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing²⁰	0.0^E	0.0	0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair²¹	12.5^E	7.7	7.5
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years²²	13.8^E	19.5	20.4
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room²³	0.5^E	0.4	0.0
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only²⁴	83.0^E	84.5	82.3
% of population whose mother tongue is French only²⁵	1.1^E	1.6	1.8
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only²⁶	14.2^E	13.2	15.4
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home²⁷	98.0^E	98.3	98.1
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home²⁸	2.0^E	1.6	1.9
% of the population with knowledge of an official language²⁹	100.0^E	100.0	100.0
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages³⁰	3.3^E	3.6	3.2
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago³¹	60.0^E	60.9	64.1
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD)	14.2^E	13.5	9.0
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD)	21.6^E	21.4	22.6
% who moved from a different province/territory	3.9^E	3.8	3.8
% who lived outside Canada	0.3^E	0.3	0.4
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants³²	7.2^E	8.3	8.5
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)³³	0.3^E	0.0	0.9
% Canadian citizens	99.3^E	98.8	98.2
Visible minorities
% visible minorities³⁴	0.0^E	1.2	0.9
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity³⁵	4.7^E	5.8	8.4
Labour
Employment rate³⁶	45.5^E	47.7	52.0
Employment rate for males³⁷	50.8^E	52.5	54.9
Employment rate for females³⁸	40.1^E	43.3	49.1
Participation rate³⁹	52.7^E	53.0	54.9
Participation rate for males⁴⁰	60.0^E	59.1	59.4
Participation rate for females⁴¹	45.7^E	47.3	50.7
Unemployment rate⁴²	13.8^E	10.0	5.5
Unemployment rate for males⁴³	14.5^E	11.2	7.2
Unemployment rate for females⁴⁴	12.2^E	8.1	3.1
% male full-year, full-time workers⁴⁵	34.7^E	35.2	33.9
% female full-year, full-time workers⁴⁶	15.8^E	19.9	25.3
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁷	87.9^E	90.5	92.0
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁸	92.1^E	95.5	96.1
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home⁴⁹	8.8^E	10.4	8.5
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver⁵⁰	77.0^E	79.0	78.3
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger	7.9^E	7.8	10.8
Travel to work: % using public transit	0.0^E	0.0	0.0
Travel to work: % walking or biking	13.5^E	10.8	8.6
Income and earnings
Median total income for males⁵¹	31,041^E	30,628	31,855
Median total income for females⁵²	14,677^E	16,167	19,437
Median earnings for males working full year, full time⁵³	42,952^E	40,300	43,969
Median earnings for females working full year, full time⁵⁴	24,435^E	20,370	30,848
% of persons in low income before tax⁵⁵	15.8^E	11.1	6.5