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Selected trend data for Moncton (CMA) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for Moncton (CMA) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic	Census year
Subtopic	1996	2001	2006
Population
Total population count¹	114,471	118,678	126,424
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years	18.5	16.8	16.0
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years	68.8	70.0	70.3
% of the population aged 65 years and over	12.7	13.3	13.7
Median age²	35.7	37.8	39.4
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over³	1.5	1.3	1.2
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)⁴	26.9	26.6	26.6
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law)	59.8	59.6	59.4
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)⁵	57.5	51.9	49.1
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age	52.9	46.7	44.2
Total private households⁶	42,980	47,175	51,595
% of one-person households	20.6	23.1	24.4
% of households containing a couple with children⁷	33.4	28.4	26.3
% of households containing a couple without children⁸	29.2	31.6	32.4
Average household size	2.6	2.5	2.4
Median household income⁹	47,616	48,911	50,405
Median economic family income¹⁰	55,157	57,197	61,622
% of economic families receiving government transfers¹¹	91.7	87.8	82.3
% of economic family income from government transfers¹²	13.5	11.9	10.9
Median economic family government transfers¹³	4,204	3,676	3,892
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families¹⁴	19,201	21,885	22,223
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax¹⁵	43.6	38.4	37.6
% of economic families in low income before tax¹⁶	14.0	11.0	9.8
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents¹⁷	42,980	47,180	51,595
% of occupied private dwellings owned¹⁸	69.3	68.8	70.1
% of occupied private dwellings rented¹⁹	30.6	31.2	29.8
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing²⁰	0.0	0.0	0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair²¹	8.7	8.5	6.6
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years²²	19.9	17.9	20.6
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room²³	0.5	0.2	0.4
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only²⁴	65.5	64.0	62.3
% of population whose mother tongue is French only²⁵	32.1	33.8	34.6
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only²⁶	1.1	1.2	2.1
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home²⁷	99.7	99.7	99.3
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home²⁸	0.3	0.3	0.7
% of the population with knowledge of an official language²⁹	100.0	100.0	99.9
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages³⁰	44.9	47.2	46.9
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago³¹	59.1	59.2	57.4
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD)	22.3	22.2	22.9
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD)	10.8	11.9	12.4
% who moved from a different province/territory	7.2	6.2	6.1
% who lived outside Canada	0.6	0.5	1.2
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants³²	3.2	2.9	3.4
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)³³	0.3	0.3	0.7
% Canadian citizens	99.1	98.9	98.6
Visible minorities
% visible minorities³⁴	0.9	1.3	2.0
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity³⁵	0.3	0.9	0.9
Labour
Employment rate³⁶	59.4	62.3	64.1
Employment rate for males³⁷	65.3	66.6	67.7
Employment rate for females³⁸	54.0	58.4	60.8
Participation rate³⁹	65.9	67.8	68.3
Participation rate for males⁴⁰	72.7	73.3	72.7
Participation rate for females⁴¹	59.7	62.8	64.3
Unemployment rate⁴²	9.9	8.1	6.2
Unemployment rate for males⁴³	10.2	9.2	6.9
Unemployment rate for females⁴⁴	9.5	7.0	5.5
% male full-year, full-time workers⁴⁵	43.2	45.8	46.6
% female full-year, full-time workers⁴⁶	27.5	34.1	36.1
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁷	85.9	88.0	89.4
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work⁴⁸	93.4	93.6	93.2
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home⁴⁹	5.3	5.7	5.2
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver⁵⁰	77.4	77.9	74.7
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger	10.8	10.3	12.4
Travel to work: % using public transit	2.5	2.3	2.8
Travel to work: % walking or biking	8.2	8.1	8.6
Income and earnings
Median total income for males⁵¹	29,408	29,665	30,215
Median total income for females⁵²	16,374	18,604	20,263
Median earnings for males working full year, full time⁵³	42,844	40,136	39,992
Median earnings for females working full year, full time⁵⁴	28,925	29,149	31,363
% of persons in low income before tax⁵⁵	17.5	14.2	13.6