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

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Selected trend data for Port Alberni (City) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic	Census year
Subtopic	1996	2001	2006
Population
Total population count¹	18,468^E	17,741	17,548
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years	21.2^E	18.7	16.8
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years	65.1^E	64.7	64.7
% of the population aged 65 years and over	13.6^E	16.6	18.6
Median age²	36.4^E	40.9	44.7
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over³	1.6^E	1.1	0.9
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)⁴	23.3^E	23.8	23.0
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law)	59.5^E	57.6	58.3
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)⁵	53.0^E	47.9	41.9
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age	51.3^E	45.2	37.9
Total private households⁶	7,365^E	7,560	7,660
% of one-person households	27.1^E	30.8	31.1
% of households containing a couple with children⁷	29.3^E	23.9	20.6
% of households containing a couple without children⁸	27.6^E	29.4	33.3
Average household size	2.5^E	2.3	2.2
Median household income⁹	44,325^E	41,001	43,624
Median economic family income¹⁰	56,814^E	54,973	54,966
% of economic families receiving government transfers¹¹	87.5^E	85.6	88.7
% of economic family income from government transfers¹²	14.3^E	15.0	16.7
Median economic family government transfers¹³	4,468^E	5,531	7,206
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families¹⁴	18,464^E	19,323	23,694
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax¹⁵	45.3^E	40.0	33.3
% of economic families in low income before tax¹⁶	18.7^E	16.4	13.4
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents¹⁷	7,370^E	7,555	7,660
% of occupied private dwellings owned¹⁸	69.4^E	69.2	72.5
% of occupied private dwellings rented¹⁹	30.5^E	30.8	27.5
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing²⁰	0.0^E	0.0	0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair²¹	8.4^E	7.9	10.6
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years²²	8.0^E	8.9	5.0
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room²³	1.2^E	0.7	0.5
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only²⁴	82.9^E	86.5	85.5
% of population whose mother tongue is French only²⁵	2.0^E	1.6	2.5
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only²⁶	13.1^E	10.9	11.0
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home²⁷	95.4^E	96.9	96.7
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home²⁸	4.6^E	3.1	3.3
% of the population with knowledge of an official language²⁹	99.5^E	99.9	99.7
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages³⁰	5.3^E	5.1	6.5
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago³¹	57.2^E	61.5	57.1
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD)	28.9^E	27.2	24.6
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD)	10.5^E	9.6	14.3
% who moved from a different province/territory	2.4^E	1.4	3.5
% who lived outside Canada	1.0^E	0.2	0.5
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants³²	14.2^E	12.7	11.8
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)³³	0.8^E	0.4	0.1
% Canadian citizens	97.5^E	97.8	97.7
Visible minorities
% visible minorities³⁴	8.8^E	5.1	5.7
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity³⁵	7.7^E	13.2	11.8
Labour
Employment rate³⁶	50.3^E	48.2	51.9
Employment rate for males³⁷	58.0^E	52.0	58.7
Employment rate for females³⁸	42.8^E	44.5	45.4
Participation rate³⁹	58.4^E	56.7	56.3
Participation rate for males⁴⁰	67.2^E	63.1	63.4
Participation rate for females⁴¹	49.8^E	50.5	49.3
Unemployment rate⁴²	13.9^E	15.1	7.6
Unemployment rate for males⁴³	13.7^E	17.7	7.4
Unemployment rate for females⁴⁴	14.1^E	11.9	7.9
% male full-year, full-time workers⁴⁵	28.3^E	30.6	31.6
% female full-year, full-time workers⁴⁶	17.3^E	18.5	18.4
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁷	87.5^E	89.1	90.0
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁸	92.4^E	93.3	93.3
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home⁴⁹	4.1^E	6.8	6.9
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver⁵⁰	79.2^E	81.1	77.4
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger	6.2^E	8.2	9.7
Travel to work: % using public transit	0.9^E	1.5	1.2
Travel to work: % walking or biking	11.4^E	7.4	9.6
Income and earnings
Median total income for males⁵¹	34,346^E	32,051	33,247
Median total income for females⁵²	15,356^E	15,987	16,685
Median earnings for males working full year, full time⁵³	57,364^E	56,302	49,679
Median earnings for females working full year, full time⁵⁴	33,072^E	33,758	32,808
% of persons in low income before tax⁵⁵	22.9^E	21.2	17.4