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

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Selected trend data for Weyburn (City) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic Census year
1996 2001 2006
Population
Total population count1 9,723 9,534 9,433
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years 20.0 18.7 18.0
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years 57.4 59.4 59.9
% of the population aged 65 years and over 22.7 21.9 22.0
Median age2 38.2 39.8 41.8
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 0.9 0.9 0.8
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 23.1 23.1 22.9
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) 59.5 58.5 58.7
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 50.0 47.7 47.0
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age 48.9 46.4 42.7
Total private households6 3,965 4,030 4,045
% of one-person households 32.2 33.7 34.4
% of households containing a couple with children7 27.7 25.4 23.2
% of households containing a couple without children8 29.0 29.0 30.7
Average household size 2.3 2.3 2.2
Median household income9 41,401 43,124 49,793
Median economic family income10 54,794 59,748 64,775
% of economic families receiving government transfers11 93.3 87.9 79.3
% of economic family income from government transfers12 13.6 12.4 8.6
Median economic family government transfers13 4,153 3,597 3,140
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 20,997 20,992 24,175
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15 34.7 32.3 23.4
% of economic families in low income before tax16 9.8 9.6 6.3
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 3,965 4,025 4,045
% of occupied private dwellings owned18 65.2 67.5 68.7
% of occupied private dwellings rented19 34.8 32.7 31.3
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 0.0 0.0 0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 5.2 7.7 6.8
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 7.1 4.7 6.7
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 0.5 0.2 0.4
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only24 93.5 93.2 93.8
% of population whose mother tongue is French only25 1.0 0.7 1.4
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 5.3 5.6 4.3
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 99.2 99.1 99.1
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 0.8 0.9 0.9
% of the population with knowledge of an official language29 100.0 100.0 99.8
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 3.3 2.8 2.7
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago31 54.2 54.8 61.4
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) 24.8 25.0 21.7
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) 15.1 14.2 12.8
% who moved from a different province/territory 5.4 5.4 3.1
% who lived outside Canada 0.6 0.6 1.0
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants32 5.2 4.7 4.2
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 0.5 1.0 0.8
% Canadian citizens 99.0 97.9 98.5
Visible minorities
% visible minorities34 1.3 1.7 1.9
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity35 1.4 2.6 3.1
Labour
Employment rate36 58.7 62.8 63.3
Employment rate for males37 66.1 70.3 70.8
Employment rate for females38 52.1 56.1 56.4
Participation rate39 62.6 66.2 66.6
Participation rate for males40 70.6 74.0 73.9
Participation rate for females41 55.6 59.2 59.9
Unemployment rate42 6.3 5.1 5.1
Unemployment rate for males43 6.3 5.1 4.2
Unemployment rate for females44 6.0 5.2 5.8
% male full-year, full-time workers45 40.8 45.3 49.2
% female full-year, full-time workers46 24.8 26.6 30.4
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 88.7 89.6 91.2
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 94.3 94.5 94.9
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home49 7.9 9.3 6.8
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 79.7 80.5 83.4
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger 6.1 7.6 6.7
Travel to work: % using public transit 0.3 0.2 0.2
Travel to work: % walking or biking 12.7 11.1 9.3
Income and earnings
Median total income for males51 30,757 31,482 34,221
Median total income for females52 17,252 18,376 21,680
Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 39,813 42,274 45,388
Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 28,511 29,145 30,486
% of persons in low income before tax55 14.0 13.1 9.7