Census Profile, 2016 Census
Whitecourt [Population centre], Alberta and Quebec [Province]

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Characteristic Whitecourt
Alberta
[Population centre] 		Quebec

[Province]
Data quality , Whitecourt [Population centre], Alberta  Map : Whitecourt [Population centre], Alberta
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 9,515 ... ... 8,164,361 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 9,053 r ... ... 7,903,001 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 5.1 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 3,966 ... ... 3,858,943 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 3,472 ... ... 3,531,663 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 941.0 ... ... 6.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 10.11 ... ... 1,356,625.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 9,515 4,920 4,600 8,164,360 4,016,760 4,147,605
0 to 14 years 2,205 1,145 1,060 1,333,260 682,535 650,720
0 to 4 years 770 390 380 444,930 227,965 216,970
5 to 9 years 765 400 365 469,165 240,225 228,940
10 to 14 years 670 360 315 419,160 214,345 204,815
15 to 64 years 6,730 3,515 3,215 5,335,910 2,664,630 2,671,280
15 to 19 years 630 335 295 429,825 219,070 210,755
20 to 24 years 680 365 315 500,100 252,600 247,500
25 to 29 years 820 440 385 495,410 248,030 247,380
30 to 34 years 830 430 405 515,505 256,440 259,070
35 to 39 years 760 390 370 550,540 274,595 275,945
40 to 44 years 715 355 355 506,525 254,100 252,425
45 to 49 years 675 360 320 519,425 260,410 259,015
50 to 54 years 665 340 320 619,435 309,070 310,370
55 to 59 years 555 280 270 636,475 314,190 322,285
60 to 64 years 395 210 180 562,670 276,140 286,535
65 years and over 580 255 325 1,495,195 669,590 825,605
65 to 69 years 215 105 115 488,175 236,395 251,775
70 to 74 years 150 70 80 373,590 176,905 196,690
75 to 79 years 110 50 55 256,905 116,020 140,890
80 to 84 years 55 25 30 187,835 78,390 109,450
85 years and over 50 10 40 188,685 61,885 126,805
85 to 89 years 35 10 30 120,635 43,795 76,840
90 to 94 years 15 0 10 53,165 15,155 38,015
95 to 99 years 5 0 5 13,035 2,685 10,350
100 years and over 0 0 0 1,850 255 1,600
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 23.2 23.3 23.0 16.3 17.0 15.7
15 to 64 years 70.7 71.4 69.9 65.4 66.3 64.4
65 years and over 6.1 5.2 7.1 18.3 16.7 19.9
85 years and over 0.5 0.2 0.9 2.3 1.5 3.1
Average age of the population 33.3 32.8 33.8 41.9 40.9 42.9
Median age of the population 32.3 31.8 32.7 42.5 41.4 43.6

Data quality: Whitecourt [Population centre], Alberta

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 2.8%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.2%

Data quality: Quebec [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.3%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Whitecourt [Population centre], Alberta and Quebec [Province] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 5, 2024).

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