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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
Data table
| Population, dwelling and households (6) | Census year (9) | ||||||||
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| 2011 | 2006 | 2001 | 1996Footnote 2 | 1991Footnote 3 | 1986Footnote 4 | 1981Footnote 5 | 1976Footnote 6 | 1971Footnote 7 | |
| Population | 41,460 | 41,465 | 37,360 | 64,405 | 57,649 | 52,238 | 45,741 | 42,609 | 34,807 |
| Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsFootnote 8 | 14,700 | 14,225 | 12,565 | 18,825 | 16,076 | 13,774 | 11,518 | 10,019 | 7,576 |
| Private householdsFootnote 9 | 14,700 | 14,225 | 12,565 | 18,825 | 16,076 | 13,774 | 11,518 | 10,019 | 7,584 |
| Average number of persons per private household | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.4 |
| Collective dwellings occupied by usual residentsFootnote 10 | 75 | 100 | 70 | 110 | 160 | 170 | 145 | 170 | 160 |
| Population in collective dwellingsFootnote 11 | 645 | 735 | 395 | 810 | 910 | 985 | 810 | 1,215 | 1,875 |
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not available for a specific reference period
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not applicable
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suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
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too unreliable to be published
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Footnote(s)
- Footnote 1
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Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.
- Footnote 2
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Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.
- Footnote 3
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Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.
- Footnote 4
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Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.
- Footnote 5
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Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.
- Footnote 6
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Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.
- Footnote 7
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Prior to its creation as a territory on April 1, 1999, Nunavut was part of the Northwest Territories.
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.
- Footnote 8
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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.
- Footnote 9
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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.
- Footnote 10
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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.
- Footnote 11
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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.
Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population, Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-313-XCB2011026.
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