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2011 Census of Canada: Topic-based tabulations

Topic-based tabulation: Population, Private Dwellings Occupied by Usual Residents, Private Households, Average Number of Persons per Private Household, Collective Dwellings Occupied by Usual Residents and Population in Collective Dwellings of Canada, Provinces and Territories, 1971 to 2011 Censuses

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Geography Geographic index

This table details population, private dwellings occupied by usual residents, private households, average number of persons per private household, collective dwellings occupied by usual residents and population in collective dwellings in Yukon^{Footnote 1}
Population, dwelling and households (6)	Census year (9)
Population, dwelling and households (6)	2011	2006	2001	1996^Footnote 2	1991^Footnote 3	1986^Footnote 4	1981^Footnote 5	1976^Footnote 6	1971^Footnote 7
Population	33,895	30,370	28,675	30,765	27,797	23,504	23,153	21,836	18,388
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Footnote 8}	14,120	12,615	11,365	11,460	9,915	7,973	7,600	6,495	5,096
Private households^{Footnote 9}	14,115	12,615	11,365	11,460	9,915	7,973	7,600	6,495	5,103
Average number of persons per private household	2.4	2.4	2.5	2.6	2.7	2.8	2.9	3.2	3.4
Collective dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Footnote 10}	85	105	125	160	125	120	95	80	not available for a specific reference period ..
Population in collective dwellings^{Footnote 11}	545	510	510	760	540	675	560	825	not available for a specific reference period ..

Symbol(s)

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not available for a specific reference period

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not applicable

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Symbol x

suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act

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Symbol F

too unreliable to be published

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Footnote(s)

Footnote 1

Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

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Footnote 2

Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.

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Footnote 3

Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.

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Footnote 4

Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.

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Footnote 5

Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.

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Footnote 6

Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.

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Footnote 7

Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.

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In 1971, data for collective dwellings and population in collective dwellings are aggregated for the Yukon and the Northwest Territories and shown for the Northwest Territories only.

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Footnote 8

In 1971, the difference between counts for private dwellings occupied by usual residents and private households is due to the exclusion of dwellings occupied by households outside Canada from the occupied private dwellings count and their inclusion in the private households count. However, in 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011, households outside Canada and their dwellings are excluded from the counts of occupied private dwellings and the counts of private households.

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Footnote 9

In 1971, the difference between counts for private dwellings occupied by usual residents and private households is due to the exclusion of dwellings occupied by households outside Canada from the occupied private dwellings count and their inclusion in the private households count. However, in 1976, 1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011, households outside Canada and their dwellings are excluded from the counts of occupied private dwellings and the counts of private households.

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Footnote 10

In 1971, data for collective dwellings and population in collective dwellings are aggregated for the Yukon and the Northwest Territories and shown for the Northwest Territories only.

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Footnote 11

In 1971, data for collective dwellings and population in collective dwellings are aggregated for the Yukon and the Northwest Territories and shown for the Northwest Territories only.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-313-XCB2011026.

Date modified:: 2020-04-18