2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait – Canada

Release date: January 14, 2020

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2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait - Canada
2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait — Canada

2016 Census data for Aboriginal people (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) in private householdsNote 1,Note 2,Note 3  living in Canada.E

E Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian Settlements. Only those communities that participated in both census years (2006 and 2016) are included in the population change calculation.

Highlights
Characteristic Value
Population 2016 1,673,780
Population 2006 1,169,435
Population change (%) 43
Median age 29
Under age 15 (%) 27
Aged 15 to 24 (%) 17
Aged 25 to 64 (%) 49
Aged 65 plus (%) 7
Age and sex distribution
Characteristic Value (%)
Canada Aboriginal males, 0 to 9 years 19
Canada Aboriginal males, 10 to 19 years 18
Canada Aboriginal males, 20 to 29 years 16
Canada Aboriginal males, 30 to 39 years 12
Canada Aboriginal males, 40 to 49 years 12
Canada Aboriginal males, 50 to 59 years 12
Canada Aboriginal males, 60 to 69 years 7
Canada Aboriginal males, 70 to 79 years 3
Canada Aboriginal males, 80 years and over 1
Canada Aboriginal females, 0 to 9 years 17
Canada Aboriginal females, 10 to 19 years 16
Canada Aboriginal females, 20 to 29 years 16
Canada Aboriginal females, 30 to 39 years 13
Canada Aboriginal females, 40 to 49 years 13
Canada Aboriginal females, 50 to 59 years 12
Canada Aboriginal females, 60 to 69 years 8
Canada Aboriginal females, 70 to 79 years 3
Canada Aboriginal females, 80 years and over 1
Canada Non-Aboriginal males, 0 to 9 years 11
Canada Non-Aboriginal males, 10 to 19 years 12
Canada Non-Aboriginal males, 20 to 29 years 13
Canada Non-Aboriginal males, 30 to 39 years 13
Canada Non-Aboriginal males, 40 to 49 years 13
Canada Non-Aboriginal males, 50 to 59 years 15
Canada Non-Aboriginal males, 60 to 69 years 12
Canada Non-Aboriginal males, 70 to 79 years 7
Canada Non-Aboriginal males, 80 years and over 3
Canada Non-Aboriginal females, 0 to 9 years 11
Canada Non-Aboriginal females, 10 to 19 years 11
Canada Non-Aboriginal females, 20 to 29 years 13
Canada Non-Aboriginal females, 30 to 39 years 13
Canada Non-Aboriginal females, 40 to 49 years 13
Canada Non-Aboriginal females, 50 to 59 years 15
Canada Non-Aboriginal females, 60 to 69 years 13
Canada Non-Aboriginal females, 70 to 79 years 7
Canada Non-Aboriginal females, 80 years and over 4
Family structureNote 4
Characteristic Value (%)
Couples with children 42
Couples without children 35
Lone parents 23
Knowledge of Aboriginal languages
Characteristic Value (%)
Canada Aboriginal: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2006 21
Canada Aboriginal: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2016 16
Canada Non-Aboriginal: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2006 0
Canada Non-Aboriginal: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2016 0

In Canada, 96,570 spoke a Cree language in 2016.

Population by housing characteristics: CrowdingNote 5
Characteristic Value (%)
Not overcrowded 90
Overcrowded 10
Population by housing characteristics: Tenure
Characteristic Value (%)
Owned 50
Rented 37
Band housing 13
Population by housing characteristics: Dwelling condition
Characteristic Value (%)
Regular maintenance only 48
Minor repairs needed 33
Major repairs needed 19
Educational attainment (Aged 25 and over)
Characteristic Value (%)
University 10
College 25
Trade 13
High school 24
Less than high school 28
Top occupations (Aged 15 and over)
Occupation Value (%)
Sales and service 28
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related 19
Education, law and social, community and government services 14
Labour and earnings (Aged 15 and over)
Characteristic Value
Participation rate (%) 61
Employment rate (%) 52
Unemployment rate (%) 15
% of workers worked full year, full time in 2015 45
Median employment income in 2015 ($) 26,385

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population.

Catalogue Number: 41260001

Revised: October 2019

Partnership project between Statistics Canada and Indigenous Services Canada.

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Industry, 2019

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