Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Sooke – Age distributions, 2006 to 2016

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Sooke – Age distributions, 2006 to 2016

Sooke - Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2016 Census

Sooke – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2016 Census

Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	17.9%	18.4%	17.4%
15 to 64	65.6%	65.9%	65.2%
65 and over	16.6%	15.8%	17.3%

• In 2016, 2,325 children aged 0 to 14 and 2,155 persons aged 65 and over were enumerated in Sooke, representing respectively 17.9% and 16.6% of the total population.
• The working age population (15 to 64) represented 65.6% of the total population. In comparison, for Canada the proportions of children, of seniors and in age of working were 16.6%, 16.9% and 66.5% in 2016.

Figure 1.2 Population in the last 10 years, Sooke (District municipality)

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Figure 1.3 Population change(in percentage), 2006 to 2016, Sooke (District municipality)

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Figure 1.4 Population by five-year age groups and sex, Sooke, 2016

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Figure 1.5 description Long description for Figure 1.5 Average age for Sooke (District municipality) and higher level geographies, 2016

Average age for Sooke (District municipality) and higher level geographies, 2016