Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census

Calgary, (CMA) - Alberta

Data quality

Data quality note(s): Calgary

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.9%

Total population by Aboriginal identity and Registered or Treaty Indian status, Calgary, 2016 Census

Total population by Aboriginal identity and Registered or Treaty Indian status, Calgary, 2016 Census
Aboriginal identity Number Percent (%)
Total – Population by Aboriginal identity 1,374,655 100.0
Aboriginal identity 41,645 3.0
Single Aboriginal response 40,615 3.0
First Nations (North American Indian) single identity 17,955 1.3
First Nations single identity (Registered or Treaty Indian) 12,225 0.9
First Nations single identity (not a Registered or Treaty Indian) 5,730 0.4
Métis single identity 22,220 1.6
Inuk (Inuit) single identity 440 0.0
Multiple Aboriginal identities 445 0.0
Aboriginal identities not included elsewhere 595 0.0
Non-Aboriginal identity 1,333,005 97.0
  • In 2016, there were 41,645 Aboriginal people in Calgary, making up 3.0% of the population.
  • The majority of the Aboriginal population reported a single Aboriginal identity – either First Nations, Métis or Inuk (Inuit). Of the Aboriginal population in Calgary, 43.1% (17,955) were First Nations people, 53.4% (22,220) were Métis, and 1.1% ( 440) were Inuit.
  • Within the First Nations population, 68.1% (12,225) had Registered or Treaty Indian status, as defined under the Indian Act. The other 31.9% (5,730) of the First Nations population did not have Registered or Treaty Indian status.
  • In addition to those who reported a single Aboriginal identity, 445 people reported more than one Aboriginal identity and 595 were defined as having an Aboriginal identity that was not included elsewhere.

Figure 1.1 Aboriginal population as a proportion of the total population, Calgary and higher-level geographies, 2016

Figure 1.1 description Long description for Figure 1.1 Aboriginal population as a proportion of the total population, Calgary and higher-level geographies, 2016

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

Aboriginal children aged 14 and under represented 26.2% of the total Aboriginal population, while non-Aboriginal children aged 14 and under accounted for 18.7% of the non-Aboriginal population.

The average age of the Aboriginal population in Calgary was 30.5 years, compared with 37.2 years for the non-Aboriginal population.

The average age was 28.4 years for First Nations people; it was 32.2 years for Métis; and it was 26.3 years for Inuit.

Figure 1.2 Age distribution by Aboriginal identity, Calgary, 2016

Figure 1.2 description Long description for Figure 1.2 Age distribution by Aboriginal identity, Calgary, 2016

Figure 1.3 First Nations people, Métis and Inuit for selected Aboriginal language indicators, Calgary, 2016

Figure 1.3 description Long description for Figure 1.3 First Nations people, Métis and Inuit for selected Aboriginal language indicators, Calgary, 2016

Figure 1.4 Top 10 most common Aboriginal mother tongues for the total Aboriginal Population, Calgary, 2016

Figure 1.4 description Long description for Figure 1.4 Top 10 most common Aboriginal mother tongues for the total Aboriginal Population, Calgary, 2016

Symbols:

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not applicable
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incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement
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revised
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use with caution

Source:

Statistics Canada. 2017. Focus on Geography Series, 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-404-X2016001. Ottawa, Ontario. Data products, 2016 Census.

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