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Selected trend data for Swift Current
(CA)
, 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
CSV| Subtopic | Census year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 2001 | 2006 | |||
| Population | |||||
| Total population count1 | 16,437 | 16,527 | 16,533 | ||
| Age and sex | |||||
| % of the population aged 0 to 14 years | 19.7 | 17.7 | 17.0 | ||
| % of the population aged 15 to 64 years | 61.0 | 62.4 | 62.7 | ||
| % of the population aged 65 years and over | 19.4 | 19.9 | 20.3 | ||
| Median age2 | 37.5 | 40.1 | 42.2 | ||
| Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | ||
| Marital status | |||||
| % of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 | 22.1 | 22.4 | 21.4 | ||
| % of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) | 62.0 | 62.1 | 62.2 | ||
| Families and households | |||||
| % of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 | 52.3 | 49.6 | 44.2 | ||
| % of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age | 48.5 | 46.9 | 41.5 | ||
| Total private households6 | 6,795 | 7,045 | 7,235 | ||
| % of one-person households | 30.4 | 30.4 | 31.9 | ||
| % of households containing a couple with children7 | 28.8 | 27.7 | 24.0 | ||
| % of households containing a couple without children8 | 30.6 | 30.9 | 32.8 | ||
| Average household size | 2.4 | 2.3 | 2.2 | ||
| Median household income9 | 42,859 | 46,529 | 47,384 | ||
| Median economic family income10 | 56,388 | 60,298 | 63,780 | ||
| % of economic families receiving government transfers11 | 92.8 | 89.7 | 81.9 | ||
| % of economic family income from government transfers12 | 12.4 | 12.0 | 10.2 | ||
| Median economic family government transfers13 | 3,709 | 3,353 | 3,265 | ||
| Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 | 19,294 | 20,900 | 23,997 | ||
| % of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15 | 36.5 | 33.6 | 29.7 | ||
| % of economic families in low income before tax16 | 11.2 | 6.7 | 7.5 | ||
| Housing and shelter costs | |||||
| Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 | 6,795 | 7,050 | 7,230 | ||
| % of occupied private dwellings owned18 | 67.9 | 71.4 | 71.9 | ||
| % of occupied private dwellings rented19 | 32.2 | 28.6 | 28.1 | ||
| % of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| % of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 | 7.4 | 7.4 | 9.1 | ||
| % of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 | 8.8 | 6.3 | 8.6 | ||
| % of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | ||
| Language | |||||
| % of population whose mother tongue is English only24 | 85.6 | 85.5 | 88.1 | ||
| % of population whose mother tongue is French only25 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.5 | ||
| % of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 | 11.5 | 12.0 | 9.7 | ||
| % of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 | 98.1 | 97.4 | 97.9 | ||
| % of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 2.1 | ||
| % of the population with knowledge of an official language29 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.8 | ||
| % of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | ||
| Mobility and migration | |||||
| % who lived at same address 5 years ago31 | 54.7 | 57.5 | 59.4 | ||
| % who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) | 24.7 | 21.0 | 22.8 | ||
| % who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) | 14.8 | 14.1 | 10.7 | ||
| % who moved from a different province/territory | 5.5 | 6.4 | 6.2 | ||
| % who lived outside Canada | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | ||
| Immigration and citizenship | |||||
| % immigrants32 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 4.1 | ||
| % recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 0.4 | ||
| % Canadian citizens | 99.1 | 98.3 | 98.7 | ||
| Visible minorities | |||||
| % visible minorities34 | 1.8 | 2.8 | 2.4 | ||
| Aboriginal peoples | |||||
| % reporting Aboriginal identity35 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 1.7 | ||
| Labour | |||||
| Employment rate36 | 64.2 | 63.3 | 65.8 | ||
| Employment rate for males37 | 72.8 | 69.9 | 73.9 | ||
| Employment rate for females38 | 56.4 | 57.5 | 58.3 | ||
| Participation rate39 | 67.7 | 66.1 | 68.9 | ||
| Participation rate for males40 | 76.3 | 72.8 | 76.9 | ||
| Participation rate for females41 | 60.0 | 60.1 | 61.5 | ||
| Unemployment rate42 | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | ||
| Unemployment rate for males43 | 4.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | ||
| Unemployment rate for females44 | 5.9 | 4.1 | 5.2 | ||
| % male full-year, full-time workers45 | 46.6 | 46.1 | 48.1 | ||
| % female full-year, full-time workers46 | 29.3 | 27.4 | 29.7 | ||
| Unpaid work | |||||
| % of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 | 86.5 | 90.7 | 92.1 | ||
| % of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 | 94.9 | 94.2 | 93.1 | ||
| Place of work and commuting to work | |||||
| % working at home49 | 10.5 | 9.5 | 8.5 | ||
| Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 | 82.0 | 84.4 | 84.5 | ||
| Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger | 7.8 | 6.4 | 7.3 | ||
| Travel to work: % using public transit | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | ||
| Travel to work: % walking or biking | 8.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | ||
| Income and earnings | |||||
| Median total income for males51 | 31,787 | 32,141 | 33,720 | ||
| Median total income for females52 | 16,884 | 19,025 | 19,271 | ||
| Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 | 39,982 | 39,423 | 42,866 | ||
| Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 | 24,952 | 29,250 | 29,747 | ||
| % of persons in low income before tax55 | 15.6 | 10.9 | 11.1 | ||
