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

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Selected trend data for Prince Albert (City) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic	Census year
Subtopic	1996	2001	2006
Population
Total population count¹	33,734^E	34,291	34,138
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years	25.5^E	23.9	22.4
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years	61.7^E	63.0	63.8
% of the population aged 65 years and over	12.9^E	13.1	13.8
Median age²	31.7^E	33.5	35.4
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over³	2.0^E	1.8	1.6
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)⁴	28.3^E	30.0	31.0
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law)	55.2^E	53.5	52.5
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)⁵	59.2^E	56.2	55.4
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age	56.4^E	53.1	51.1
Total private households⁶	12,500^E	13,010	13,240
% of one-person households	26.0^E	27.4	28.0
% of households containing a couple with children⁷	30.6^E	27.7	25.3
% of households containing a couple without children⁸	23.1^E	24.2	24.5
Average household size	2.6^E	2.6	2.5
Median household income⁹	41,693^E	44,726	43,752
Median economic family income¹⁰	53,398^E	55,660	55,924
% of economic families receiving government transfers¹¹	92.9^E	89.9	87.2
% of economic family income from government transfers¹²	15.3^E	13.1	12.8
Median economic family government transfers¹³	5,183^E	4,504	4,896
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families¹⁴	19,215^E	19,671	21,233
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax¹⁵	45.9^E	43.9	41.0
% of economic families in low income before tax¹⁶	23.1^E	20.0	18.7
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents¹⁷	12,500^E	13,010	13,235
% of occupied private dwellings owned¹⁸	56.6^E	60.5	60.1
% of occupied private dwellings rented¹⁹	43.4^E	39.5	39.9
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing²⁰	0.0^E	0.0	0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair²¹	8.9^E	7.8	8.2
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years²²	10.0^E	6.1	5.9
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room²³	1.6^E	1.6	1.8
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only²⁴	83.8^E	85.2	85.5
% of population whose mother tongue is French only²⁵	4.0^E	3.6	3.1
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only²⁶	10.0^E	10.2	10.5
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home²⁷	97.8^E	98.2	97.3
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home²⁸	2.2^E	1.8	2.7
% of the population with knowledge of an official language²⁹	99.8^E	99.9	99.8
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages³⁰	7.8^E	7.5	7.7
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago³¹	50.8^E	51.8	53.3
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD)	30.5^E	30.0	28.8
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD)	13.5^E	12.6	12.9
% who moved from a different province/territory	4.6^E	4.8	3.8
% who lived outside Canada	0.6^E	0.8	1.1
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants³²	4.3^E	3.6	4.4
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)³³	0.4^E	0.4	0.8
% Canadian citizens	99.0^E	98.7	98.8
Visible minorities
% visible minorities³⁴	1.3^E	1.8	2.6
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity³⁵	27.6^E	30.5	36.3
Labour
Employment rate³⁶	57.7^E	60.1	59.3
Employment rate for males³⁷	63.2^E	64.7	63.8
Employment rate for females³⁸	53.0^E	56.4	55.5
Participation rate³⁹	65.0^E	66.1	65.2
Participation rate for males⁴⁰	72.1^E	72.0	70.5
Participation rate for females⁴¹	59.0^E	61.1	60.8
Unemployment rate⁴²	11.3^E	9.0	9.1
Unemployment rate for males⁴³	12.4^E	10.1	9.6
Unemployment rate for females⁴⁴	10.2^E	7.8	8.6
% male full-year, full-time workers⁴⁵	39.0^E	41.0	42.4
% female full-year, full-time workers⁴⁶	25.8^E	29.8	31.6
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁷	88.4^E	88.2	89.9
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁸	93.7^E	94.3	94.0
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home⁴⁹	5.2^E	3.7	4.5
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver⁵⁰	76.9^E	80.0	79.1
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger	10.3^E	7.7	7.9
Travel to work: % using public transit	1.7^E	1.3	0.6
Travel to work: % walking or biking	9.0^E	8.7	8.8
Income and earnings
Median total income for males⁵¹	30,191^E	30,713	29,701
Median total income for females⁵²	15,694^E	19,212	19,912
Median earnings for males working full year, full time⁵³	45,279^E	44,781	44,581
Median earnings for females working full year, full time⁵⁴	29,350^E	32,584	31,941
% of persons in low income before tax⁵⁵	27.8^E	25.3	23.5