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Selected trend data for Leduc (CY) Data quality note(s) for Leduc, 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses

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Selected trend data for Leduc (City) , 1996, 2001 and 2006 censuses
Subtopic Census year
1996 2001 2006
Population
Total population count1 14,322 15,032 16,967
Age and sex
% of the population aged 0 to 14 years 23.4 20.7 18.8
% of the population aged 15 to 64 years 66.9 68.4 69.1
% of the population aged 65 years and over 9.7 11.0 12.1
Median age2 33.6 36.0 36.8
Ratio of age groups 0 to 14 years to 65 years and over3 2.4 1.9 1.6
Marital status
% of the population aged 15 years and over who are single (never legally married)4 23.4 23.1 23.9
% of the population aged 15 years and over living in a couple (married or common-law) 64.4 63.6 62.2
Families and households
% of couples (married and common-law) with children (of any age)5 62.1 59.9 52.7
% of couples (married and common-law) with at least one child under 25 years of age 58.9 56.6 49.3
Total private households6 4,915 5,355 6,525
% of one-person households 16.6 17.8 22.5
% of households containing a couple with children7 41.1 38.8 31.6
% of households containing a couple without children8 28.1 29.5 31.0
Average household size 2.9 2.7 2.6
Median household income9 60,043 67,989 66,963
Median economic family income10 66,796 76,116 79,709
% of economic families receiving government transfers11 88.5 99.8 79.9
% of economic family income from government transfers12 8.9 7.2 7.5
Median economic family government transfers13 2,433 2,078 2,158
Median income for persons 15 years and over not in economic families14 22,561 23,247 29,671
% of persons not in economic families in low income before tax15 22.8 25.1 17.3
% of economic families in low income before tax16 9.0 5.7 4.5
Housing and shelter costs
Total occupied private dwellings occupied by usual residents17 4,915 5,360 6,525
% of occupied private dwellings owned18 75.5 77.4 76.2
% of occupied private dwellings rented19 24.6 22.6 23.8
% of occupied private dwellings that are band housing20 0.0 0.0 0.0
% of occupied private dwellings requiring major repair21 5.8 8.1 6.3
% of occupied private dwellings constructed in the last 10 years22 15.6 15.4 26.2
% of occupied private dwellings with more than one person per room23 0.9 0.7 0.5
Language
% of population whose mother tongue is English only24 89.8 92.1 89.5
% of population whose mother tongue is French only25 2.2 1.6 2.0
% of the population whose mother tongue is a non-official language only26 7.2 5.5 7.7
% of the population who speak English and/or French most often at home27 98.9 99.4 98.9
% of the population who only speak a non-official language most often at home28 1.0 0.6 1.1
% of the population with knowledge of an official language29 99.8 100.0 99.9
% of the population with knowledge of both official languages30 6.2 4.9 5.9
Mobility and migration
% who lived at same address 5 years ago31 51.8 51.0 50.2
% who moved within the same census subdivision (CSD) 21.4 20.9 22.1
% who moved within the province from a different census subdivision (CSD) 20.4 19.3 20.0
% who moved from a different province/territory 5.8 8.4 6.9
% who lived outside Canada 0.6 0.3 0.8
Immigration and citizenship
% immigrants32 7.0 6.6 7.1
% recent immigrants (arrived in last 5 years)33 0.7 0.3 0.4
% Canadian citizens 97.9 98.3 98.7
Visible minorities
% visible minorities34 2.3 1.9 2.2
Aboriginal peoples
% reporting Aboriginal identity35 2.8 3.1 2.9
Labour
Employment rate36 67.7 71.7 71.1
Employment rate for males37 75.3 77.1 78.0
Employment rate for females38 60.4 66.4 64.4
Participation rate39 73.3 74.8 74.7
Participation rate for males40 81.4 79.7 80.7
Participation rate for females41 65.5 70.2 68.8
Unemployment rate42 7.6 4.2 4.7
Unemployment rate for males43 7.4 3.3 3.4
Unemployment rate for females44 7.9 5.3 6.2
% male full-year, full-time workers45 49.4 55.4 53.7
% female full-year, full-time workers46 28.6 32.5 34.6
Unpaid work
% of males reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work47 87.3 89.3 90.1
% of females reporting any hour(s) of unpaid work48 95.7 95.6 93.0
Place of work and commuting to work
% working at home49 5.3 3.8 4.8
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as driver50 86.7 84.9 84.5
Travel to work: % by car, truck or van as passenger 7.6 6.7 7.5
Travel to work: % using public transit 0.0 0.5 0.4
Travel to work: % walking or biking 4.1 5.6 5.9
Income and earnings
Median total income for males51 37,838 42,903 44,711
Median total income for females52 16,939 17,946 20,943
Median earnings for males working full year, full time53 49,801 56,067 55,694
Median earnings for females working full year, full time54 30,083 30,869 31,848
% of persons in low income before tax55 9.7 7.1 6.0