Statistics Canada
Symbol of the Government of Canada

(Note: Content area on this page may be wider than usual.)

Warning View the most recent version.

Archived Content

Information identified as archived is provided for reference, research or recordkeeping purposes. It is not subject to the Government of Canada Web Standards and has not been altered or updated since it was archived. Please contact us to request a format other than those available.

Selected trend data for NunavutData quality note(s) for Nunavut, 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

Change table view

Download table (Help): CSV (comma-separated values) file formatCSV PRN (tab-separated values) file formatTAB

Selected trend data for Nunavut , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic Census year
1996 2001 2006
Population
Total population count1 24,730 26,745 29,474
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years 38.4 37.1 33.9
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years 59.4 60.7 63.3
% of the population aged 65 years and over 2.2 2.2 2.7
Median age2 21.4 22.1 23.1
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 17.4 16.5 12.4
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 35.0 36.2 40.1
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) 58.2 57.3 53.8
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 82.3 81.3 79.6
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age 81.2 80.2 78.0
Total private households6 6,220 7,175 7,855
% of one-person households 15.4 17.4 18.3
% of households containing a couple with children7 51.1 45.7 42.0
% of households containing a couple without children8 10.7 10.2 10.9
Average household size 3.9 3.7 3.7
Median household income9 48,896 50,971 60,221
Median economic family income10 49,941 52,617 62,592
% of economic families receiving government transfers11 89.2 89.1 87.2
% of economic family income from government transfers12 14.1 14.4 12.6
Median economic family government transfers13 5,568 6,271 6,517
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 32,245 34,023 39,381
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15  ...  ...  ...
% of economic families in low income before tax16  ...  ...  ...
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 6,215 7,175 7,855
% of occupied private dwellings owned18 17.7 24.2 22.7
% of occupied private dwellings rented19 82.3 75.8 77.3
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 0.0 0.0 0.1
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 18.9 19.0 20.2
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 40.7 35.0 25.6
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 22.1 15.1 18.0
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only24 23.6 26.0 26.5
% of population whose mother tongue is French only25 1.6 1.5 1.3
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 72.7 70.8 71.2
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 39.9 42.6 46.1
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 60.1 57.4 53.9
% of the population with knowledge of an official language29 85.2 86.9 92.1
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 4.1 3.8 4.0
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago31 32.5 44.3 57.8
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) 47.7 36.3 25.7
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) 10.1 8.1 6.7
% who moved from a different province/territory 9.4 10.8 9.4
% who lived outside Canada 0.4 0.5 0.4
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants32 1.9 1.7 1.5
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 0.2 0.3 0.2
% Canadian citizens 99.5 99.5 99.5
Visible minorities
% visible minorities34 0.6 0.8 1.4
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity35 83.9 85.2 85.0
Labour
Employment rate36 56.1 56.2 55.2
Employment rate for males37 59.7 58.1 55.8
Employment rate for females38 52.0 54.2 54.5
Participation rate39 66.3 68.1 65.3
Participation rate for males40 70.7 71.2 67.9
Participation rate for females41 61.4 64.8 62.6
Unemployment rate42 15.4 17.4 15.6
Unemployment rate for males43 15.5 18.3 17.8
Unemployment rate for females44 15.3 16.3 13.0
% male full-year, full-time workers45 36.3 34.5 37.5
% female full-year, full-time workers46 24.8 26.5 31.6
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 87.5 89.6 90.4
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 95.3 95.1 95.6
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home49 6.6 4.9 3.4
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 15.0 19.6 25.1
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger 8.9 10.4 11.9
Travel to work: % using public transit 2.3 0.5 0.1
Travel to work: % walking or biking 59.7 52.4 49.6
Income and earnings
Median total income for males51 22,904 22,412 22,552
Median total income for females52 14,479 17,003 20,047
Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 54,885 51,968 59,915
Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 44,010 47,165 56,005
% of persons in low income before tax55  x  x  x