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Selected trend data for Canada, 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for Canada , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic	Census year
Subtopic	1996	2001	2006
Population
Total population count¹	28,846,761	30,007,094	31,612,897
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years	20.5	19.1	17.7
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years	67.3	68.0	68.6
% of the population aged 65 years and over	12.2	13.0	13.7
Median age²	35.3	37.6	39.5
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over³	1.7	1.5	1.3
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)⁴	27.0	27.2	27.6
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law)	59.1	58.9	58.4
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)⁵	59.3	56.7	54.3
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age	54.7	51.7	49.2
Total private households⁶	10,820,050	11,562,975	12,437,470
% of one-person households	24.2	25.7	26.8
% of households containing a couple with children⁷	32.9	30.5	28.5
% of households containing a couple without children⁸	26.8	28.0	29.0
Average household size	2.6	2.6	2.5
Median household income⁹	49,142	52,438	53,634
Median economic family income¹⁰	58,984	64,004	66,343
% of economic families receiving government transfers¹¹	89.6	86.0	84.0
% of economic family income from government transfers¹²	12.5	10.3	9.9
Median economic family government transfers¹³	4,102	3,449	4,106
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families¹⁴	21,095	23,333	24,808
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax¹⁵	42.5	38.3	36.4
% of economic families in low income before tax¹⁶	16.3	12.9	11.6
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents¹⁷	10,820,050	11,562,975	12,437,470
% of occupied private dwellings owned¹⁸	63.6	65.8	68.4
% of occupied private dwellings rented¹⁹	36.1	33.8	31.2
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing²⁰	0.3	0.4	0.4
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair²¹	8.3	8.2	7.5
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years²²	18.8	14.8	15.1
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room²³	1.7	1.4	1.5
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only²⁴	59.2	58.5	57.2
% of population whose mother tongue is French only²⁵	23.3	22.6	21.8
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only²⁶	16.1	17.6	19.7
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home²⁷	91.0	90.3	88.9
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home²⁸	9.0	9.7	11.1
% of the population with knowledge of an official language²⁹	98.3	98.5	98.3
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages³⁰	17.0	17.7	17.4
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago³¹	56.7	58.1	59.1
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD)	23.0	22.4	22.0
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD)	13.4	12.8	12.1
% who moved from a different province/territory	3.3	3.2	2.9
% who lived outside Canada	3.5	3.5	3.9
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants³²	17.4	18.4	19.8
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)³³	3.6	3.3	3.6
% Canadian citizens	94.6	94.7	94.4
Visible minorities
% visible minorities³⁴	11.2	13.4	16.2
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity³⁵	2.8	3.2	3.7
Labour
Employment rate³⁶	58.9	61.5	62.4
Employment rate for males³⁷	65.2	67.2	67.6
Employment rate for females³⁸	52.8	56.1	57.5
Participation rate³⁹	65.5	66.4	66.8
Participation rate for males⁴⁰	72.7	72.7	72.3
Participation rate for females⁴¹	58.6	60.5	61.6
Unemployment rate⁴²	10.1	7.4	6.6
Unemployment rate for males⁴³	10.2	7.6	6.5
Unemployment rate for females⁴⁴	10.0	7.2	6.6
% male full-year, full-time workers⁴⁵	41.7	44.6	44.2
% female full-year, full-time workers⁴⁶	26.4	29.9	30.8
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁷	86.7	88.4	89.5
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁸	93.2	93.4	93.5
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home⁴⁹	8.2	8.0	7.7
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver⁵⁰	73.3	73.8	72.3
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger	7.4	6.9	7.7
Travel to work: % using public transit	10.1	10.5	11.0
Travel to work: % walking or biking	8.1	7.8	7.7
Income and earnings
Median total income for males⁵¹	30,891	32,823	32,224
Median total income for females⁵²	17,727	19,206	20,460
Median earnings for males working full year, full time⁵³	46,037	45,654	46,778
Median earnings for females working full year, full time⁵⁴	34,130	34,488	35,830
% of persons in low income before tax⁵⁵	19.8	16.3	15.3