NHS Focus on Geography Series – East St. Paul

Demographic characteristics of Aboriginal people

In 2011, 3.3% (295) of the population of East St. Paul had an Aboriginal identity.^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 1} Of those, 15.3% (45) reported a First Nations identity^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 2} only, 74.6% (220) reported a Métis identity only, and 0.0% (0) reported an Inuit identity only. An additional 25, or 8.5%, reported other Aboriginal identities and 0, or 0.0%, reported more than one Aboriginal identity.

Table 1 – Population by Aboriginal identity, East St. Paul

In general, the Aboriginal population in Canada is younger than the non-Aboriginal population.

In East St. Paul, Aboriginal children aged 14 and under represented 18.6% of the total Aboriginal population and 3.5% of all children in East St. Paul. Non-Aboriginal children aged 14 and under accounted for 17.4% of the non-Aboriginal population.

The age distribution of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit is shown in table 2.

Table 2 – Age distribution by Aboriginal identity, East St. Paul

Living arrangements of Aboriginal children

In East St. Paul, 63.6% of Aboriginal children aged 14 and under lived in a family^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 3} with both their parents (biological or adoptive) and 0.0% lived in a lone-parent family.^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 4} Other Aboriginal children in that age group were stepchildren,^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 5} grandchildren living in a skip-generation family,^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 6} foster children^{Aboriginal Peoples Footnote 7} or children living with other relatives.

Living arrangements of First Nations, Métis and Inuit children aged 14 and under are illustrated in table 3.

Table 3 – Percentage distribution of the population aged 14 and under by living arrangement for selected Aboriginal identity categories, East St. Paul

Language and Aboriginal peoples

In 2011, 0.0% of the Aboriginal identity population reported an Aboriginal language as mother tongue, defined as the first language learned at home in childhood and still understood.

As well, 0.0% of Aboriginal people reported speaking an Aboriginal language at home: 0.0% spoke it most often while another 0.0% spoke it on a regular basis.

Linguistic characteristics of First Nations people, Métis and Inuit are shown in tables 4 to 6.

Table 4 – Number and proportion of Aboriginal identity population, First Nations people, Métis and Inuit for selected Aboriginal language indicators, East St. Paul

In East St. Paul, 84.7% of the Aboriginal identity population reported that they were able to conduct a conversation only in English or only in French. Additionally, 13.6% of Aboriginal people reported that they were able to conduct a conversation in both of Canada's official languages. The other 0.0%, or 0, reported that they were not able to conduct a conversation in either of these two languages.

Table 5 – Percentage distribution of the population by knowledge of official languages for selected Aboriginal identity categories, East St. Paul

In East St. Paul, among the 0 Aboriginal people who reported being able to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language, % reported that same language as their mother tongue. The other % reported a different language, such as English or French, as mother tongue, which suggests these individuals have acquired an Aboriginal language as a second language.

On the other hand, among the 0 Aboriginal people who reported an Aboriginal language as mother tongue, % could no longer conduct a conversation in this language, despite the fact that they still understand it.

Table 6 – Population who reported an ability to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language that is not their mother tongue and population who reported an Aboriginal mother tongue but who could not conduct a conversation in that language, for selected Aboriginal identity categories, East St. Paul

Immigrant population

According to the 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), 775 (8.6%) of the population of East St. Paul were foreign-born (immigrants), 8,265 (91.4%) were Canadian-born (non-immigrants) and 0 (0.0%) were non-permanent residents.^{Ethnocultural Footnote 1} In comparison, the proportion of the population of Manitoba who were immigrants was 15.7%, 83.6% were non-immigrants, and 0.7% were non-permanent residents.

Figure 1 Percentage of Canadian born (non-immigrants), foreign born (immigrants) and non permanent residents in East St. Paul (Rural municipality)

Figure 1 Percentage of Canadian born (non-immigrants), foreign born (immigrants) and non permanent residents in East St. Paul (Rural municipality)

Of the immigrants living in East St. Paul in 2011, 35 came to Canada between 2006 and 2011. These recent immigrants made up 4.5% of the immigrants in East St. Paul.

The most common countries of birth of immigrants living in East St. Paul were: Germany (accounting for 16.1% of the immigrant population in East St. Paul) and Poland (11.0%). In comparison, the top countries of birth of immigrants living in Manitoba were: Philippines (accounting for 24.5% of the immigrant population in Manitoba), and United Kingdom (7.2%).

In 2011, among East St. Paul's immigrant population, 84.5% spoke English and/or French most often at home. Meanwhile, the three most frequently reported non-official languages spoken most often at home by immigrants in East St. Paul were German, Polish and Spanish. This compared to the top three non-official languages for immigrants in Manitoba, which were Tagalog (Pilipino,Filipino), German and Panjabi (Punjabi).^{Ethnocultural Footnote 2}

Table 1 – Immigrants by non-official languages spoken most often at home, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

Visible minority population and ethnic origins

The 2011 NHS estimated that 255 individuals in East St. Paul belonged to a visible minority group, accounting for 2.8% of its total population.^{Ethnocultural Footnote 1} In comparison, visible minorities comprised 13.1% of Manitoba's population.

The largest visible minority groups living in East St. Paul were Chinese and South Asian. In Manitoba, the largest visible minority groups were Filipino and South Asian.

The three most frequently reported ethnic origins in East St. Paul, for people reporting either one or multiple ethnic origins, were Ukrainian, German and English. This compared to the top three in Manitoba, which were English, German and Canadian.

Table 2 – Most frequently reported ethnic origins, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

Religion

According to the 2011 NHS, 77.6% of the population in East St. Paul reported a religious affiliation, while 22.4% said they had no religious affiliation.^{Ethnocultural Footnote 1} For Manitoba as a whole, 73.5% of the population reported a religious affiliation, while 26.5% had no religion.

The most frequently reported religious affiliation in East St. Paul was Roman Catholic, reported by 2,360 (26.1%) of the population. Other frequently reported religions included: United Church (10.0%), Christian, n.i.e. (6.9%) and Lutheran (6.9%). In comparison, the top three most frequently reported religions in Manitoba were: Roman Catholic (reported by 25.1% of the population of Manitoba), United Church (11.1%) and Christian, n.i.e. (7.8%).

Table 3 – Most frequently reported religions, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

Educational attainment ^{Education Footnote 1}

In 2011, 66.9% of the 6,030 adults aged 25 years and over in East St. Paul had completed some form of postsecondary education, compared with 59.6% at the national level.

Of the population aged 25 years and over in East St. Paul, 37.0% had a university certificate or degree. An additional 19.6% had a college diploma and 10.3% had a trades certificate.

The share of the adult population that had completed a high school diploma as their highest level of educational attainment was 24.3%, and 8.7% had completed neither high school nor any postsecondary certificates, diplomas or degrees.

Table 1 – Population aged 25 and over by highest level of educational attainment^{Education Footnote 1}, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba, Canada

Overall, successive generations of Canadians have been completing high school and attaining postsecondary qualifications in increasing proportions. In 2011, 41.7% of Canadians aged 65 years and over had a postsecondary credential; this compares with 69.5% among adults between the ages of 25 and 44. As well, 35.7% of those aged 65 years and over had not completed any certificate, diploma or degree compared with 9.5% of individuals aged 25 to 44.

In East St. Paul, 50.5% of those aged 65 years and over had a postsecondary credential, compared to 74.8% of adults between 25 and 44 years of age; 21.6% of individuals aged 65 years and over had no certificate, diploma or degree, compared to 6.1% of 25 to 44 year-olds.

East St. Paul (Rural municipality) – Proportion of the population aged 25 years and over by level of educational attainment and age groups

East St. Paul (Rural municipality) – Proportion of the population aged 25 years and over by level of educational attainment and age groups

Major field of study

Table 2 – Most common fields of study^{Education Footnote 9} for the population aged 25 years and over with postsecondary qualifications, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba, Canada

Location of study^{Education Footnote 11}

In 2011, there were 4,035 residents of East St. Paul aged 25 years and over with postsecondary credentials. Of these graduates, 86.6% had studied in Manitoba, 6.6% had studied in another province or territory and 6.7% had studied outside Canada. Nationally, 72.5% of graduates had studied in the same province/territory in which they lived in 2011, 10.4% had studied in another province or territory and 17.1% had studied outside Canada.

In all provinces, individuals with trades or college certificates were more likely than those with university credentials to have earned their highest certificate, diploma or degree in the province in which they lived in 2011.

Table 3 – Population aged 25 years and over with postsecondary qualifications by location of study and by level of educational attainment, East St. Paul (Rural municipality)

Labour

In East St. Paul, 5,060 people were employed and 160 were unemployed for a total labour force of 5,225 in May 2011. The employment rate was at 67.7% and the unemployment rate was at 3.1%.

Table 1 Total population aged 15 years and over by labour force status, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

Within East St. Paul, 17.9% of the employed labour force was aged 15 to 24 and 17.4% was aged 55 to 64. This compares to 15.1% and 15.4% respectively for Manitoba.

Table 2 Employed labour force by age groups, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

Within East St. Paul, the top occupations were: Specialized middle management occupations; Office support occupations; Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations. For Manitoba as a whole the top occupations were: Service support and other service occupations, n.e.c.; Industrial, electrical and construction trades; Administrative and financial supervisors and administrative occupations.

Table 3 Top occupations for the employed labour force, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

Within East St. Paul, the top industries were: Health care and social assistance; Public administration; Retail trade. For Manitoba as a whole the top industries were: Health care and social assistance; Retail trade; Manufacturing.

Table 4 Top industries for the employed labour force, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

The number of self-employed in East St. Paul amounted to 795 or 15.7% of all total employed workers.

Table 5 Employed labour force by class of workers, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

In 2011, 1.5% of commuters within East St. Paul used public transit to get to work. This compares to Manitoba at 9.2%. 91.4% of the population used a car, truck or van as a driver, while 4.4% used a car, truck or van as a passenger. The average commuting time to work in East St. Paul was 24.1 minutes, this compares to Manitoba at 21.4 minutes.

Within East St. Paul, 82.0% of the employed labour force aged 15 years and over worked at their usual place, 7.4% worked at home and 10.1% had no fixed workplace address.

Table 6 Employed labour force by mode of transportation, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

Table 7 Average commuting duration for the employed labour force, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

Table 8 Employed Labour force by time leaving for work, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

Table 9 Employed labour force by place of work status, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

In East St. Paul, 99.3% (5,735) of the population aged 15 years and over who worked in 2010 or 2011 reported English only as the language used most often at work, 0.3% (20) reported French only and 0.0% (0) said they used both official languages (English and French) equally. In addition, 0.0% of the population aged 15 years and over who worked in 2010 or 2011 reported using an official language and a non-official language equally most often at work and 0.0% a non-official language only.

Furthermore, 0.5% (30) of the population aged 15 years and over who worked in 2010 or 2011 reported working in English on a regular basis, 1.0% (60) in French on a regular basis and 0.0% (0) in the country's two official languages on a regular basis. In addition, 0.0% (0) of of the population aged 15 years and over who worked in 2010 or 2011 reported using an official language and a non-official language on a regular basis at work and 1.5% (85) a non-official language only.

In Manitoba, 97.3% (663,085) of the population aged 15 years and over who worked in 2010 or 2011 reported English only as the language used most often at work, 0.9% (5,930) reported French only and 0.3 (2,155) said they used both official languages (English and French) equally. Furthermore, 0.4% of the population aged 15 years and over who worked in 2010 or 2011 reported using an official language and a non-official language equally most often at work.

As for the language used at work on a regular basis in Manitoba, the proportions are as follows: 1.3% (8,655) reported using English; 1.9% (12,855) use French; 0.0% (0) use both official languages; 0.1% (585) reported using an official language and a non-official language; and 3.5% (23,575) a non-official language only.

Table 10 Languages used at work, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

In East St. Paul, the non-official language most used, most often or regularly, with or without an official language, is German, which account respectively for 0.3% (30) of the population aged 15 years and over who worked in 2010 or 2011.

In Manitoba, the non-official languages most used, most often or regularly, with or without an official language, are German, Tagalog (Pilipino,Filipino) and Cree languages, which account respectively for 0.6% (7,690), 0.4% (5,655) and 0.4% (5,595) of the population aged 15 years and older who worked in 2010 or 2011.

Table 11 Non-official languages used at work, East St. Paul (Rural municipality), Manitoba

Income composition

The total income for the population in private households can be broken down into two basic components: market income^{Income Footnote 1} and government transfers.^{Income Footnote 2} In East St. Paul, 94.5% of total income was from market income in 2010 and 5.5% was from government transfers. (Aggregate total income for East St. Paul was 419.5 million dollars in 2010.)

Figure 1 Income composition for the population in private households in 2010

Income composition for the population in private households in 2010

Market income's main component was employment income. In East St. Paul, it accounted for $83.90 of every $100 of market income, below the figure for Manitoba of $86.10. For the two components of employment income, wages and salaries represented $76.60 and net income from self-employment, $7.30.

The other components of market income were smaller than employment income: in East St. Paul, investment income represented $7.40 per $100 of market income, retirement income, $7.20 and $1.40 came from other private sources of money.

The main government transfer received in East St. Paul was Canada Pension Plan or Quebec Pension Plan with $42.00 of every $100 of total government transfers received, followed by: Old Age Security (OAS) pension and Guaranteed Income Supplement ($29.00), Other income from government sources ($10.90), Child benefits ($10.70), and Employment Insurance benefits ($7.40).

Table 1 – Income composition for the population in private households in 2010, East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada

High total income

Among the Canadian population in private households aged 15 years and over, ten percent had total incomes of more than $80,400 in 2010. To be in the top five percent, Canadians needed to have a total income of slightly above $102,300 and to be in the top one percent required just over $191,100, nearly seven times the national median income of $27,800.^{Income Footnote 3}

In East St. Paul, 12.5% percent of the population aged 15 years and over had total income that put them in the top five percent and 2.6% in the top one percent. This compared with 5.0% and 1.0% in Canada.

Table 2 – Population aged 15 years and over by total income, East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada

A national map showing the spatial distribution of persons with total income in the top five percent of persons with the highest total income is also available. Canada. Percentage of population in top five percent of total income in 2010 by 2011 census division (CD)

Employment income

Of those persons with employment income in East St. Paul, 53.6% worked full year, full time^{Income Footnote 4} in 2010 compared to 53.2% in Manitoba. The median employment income was $64,244 for these workers ($43,621 for those in Manitoba).

The most common occupation for those working full-year full-time in 2010 in East St. Paul was Specialized middle management occupations.

Table 3 – Median earnings of the most common full-year, full-time occupations in 2010, East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada

Family income

The median after-tax income of economic families in East St. Paul in 2010 was $99,938, the median for couple families was $101,215 and for lone-parent families, $57,458. For persons not in economic families (persons living alone or with non relatives only), the median after-tax income was $42,127.

These compare to the medians in Manitoba of $62,819 for after-tax family income of all economic families, $67,934 for couple families, $38,788 for lone-parent families and $25,288 for persons living alone or without relatives.

Table 4 – Median after-tax income in 2010 for economic families and persons not in economic families, East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada

Figure 2 Median after-tax income in 2010 for East St. Paul, Manitoba and Canada

Median after-tax income in 2010 for East St. Paul, Manitoba and Canada

Families came in different sizes and larger families may have benefited from pooling of resources and economies of scale. In East St. Paul, based on their after-tax income adjusted for family size, 78.4% of the population was in the top half of the income distribution, above the rate of 43.8% in Manitoba.

In East St. Paul, the percentage of the population in the lowest income decile group^{Income Footnote 6} at 4.1% was lower than in Manitoba (12.4%). The percentage of the population in the highest decile group was 26.4%, higher than in Manitoba (6.2%).

Table 5 – Population in private households by adjusted after-tax family income in 2010, East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada

Low income^{Income Footnote 7}

In the NHS, a relative measure is used to classify persons by income status: the low-income measure based on after-tax income (LIM-AT). For this measure, the income threshold is half the Canadian median of after-tax household income. The income has been adjusted to account for household size. Persons in households with a household income below this threshold^{Income Footnote 8} were considered to be in low income.

Based on the after-tax income low-income measure, the proportion of the population in low income in East St. Paul was 5.6%, below the rate of 16.4% observed in Manitoba. In East St. Paul, compared to the population of all ages, for persons under 18, the rate was lower (4.7%) and for the population aged 65 years and over, it was lower at 4.1%.

Table 6 – Income status based on after-tax low-income measure (LIM-AT) in 2010, East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada

A map showing the proportion of the population in low income within Prairies Region is also available.

Housing

The number of households in East St. Paul was 3,055. The homeownership rate in East St. Paul was 97.9% - which was higher than the Manitoba homeownership rate of 70.1%.

Table 1 – Housing tenure for all households, East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada

East St. Paul – Affordability^{Housing Footnote 1}

Households in East St. Paul that paid 30% or more of household total income toward shelter costs represented 13.3% of non-farm, non-reserve households with total income greater than zero. This proportion was lower than the Manitoba proportion (19.4%).

A higher proportion of owner households paid 30% or more compared to tenant households in East St. Paul (12.6% for owners versus 0.0% for renters).

Households in East St. Paul paid an average monthly shelter cost of $1,331 – which was higher than the Manitoba amount of $848. The average monthly shelter cost for tenant households was $1,123, this was lower than the average monthly shelter cost for owner households of $1,335.

Table 2 – Housing affordability for non-farm, non-reserve households, East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada

East St. Paul – Need for major repairs^{Housing Footnote 2}

In East St. Paul, 4.7% of households reported living in dwellings that required major repairs. This was lower than the Manitoba proportion of 10.7%. The proportion of households reporting major repair requirements was higher for owners than renters (4.3% for owner-occupied dwellings and 0.0% for renter-occupied dwellings).

Table 3 – Need for major repairs by housing tenure, East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada

East St. Paul – Suitability

In East St. Paul, 1.3% of households lived in dwellings that were not suitable; that is, the dwelling was crowded because there were not enough bedrooms based on the National Occupancy Standard.^{Housing Footnote 3} This was lower than the Manitoba proportion of 7.0%. The proportion of households living in dwellings that were not suitable was higher for owners than renters (1.3% for owner households and 0.0% for renter households).

Table 4 – Housing suitability by housing tenure, East St. Paul, Manitoba, Canada

Related data

• 2011 NHS Profile – East St. Paul, Rural municipality (Census Subdivision), Manitoba
• 2011 NHS Data Tables – East St. Paul, Rural municipality (Census Subdivision), Manitoba
  • Aboriginal Peoples
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• 2011 Census Focus on Geography Series – East St. Paul, Rural municipality (Census Subdivision), Manitoba