2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait – Nation Huronne Wendat

Release date: January 14, 2020

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2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait - Nation Huronne Wendat
2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait — Nation Huronne Wendat

2016 Census data for Aboriginal people (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) in private householdsNote 1,Note 2,Note 3 . In 2016, Nation Huronne Wendat consisted of the Wendake census subdivision.E

E 2006 census data suppressed due to confidentiality and/or data quality concerns.

Highlights
Characteristic Value
Population 2016 1,580
Population 2006 xsuppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act
Population change (%) ...not applicable
Median age 40
Under age 15 (%) 19
Aged 15 to 24 (%) 15
Aged 25 to 64 (%) 50
Aged 65 plus (%) 16
Age and sex distribution
Characteristic Value (%)
Community males, 0 to 9 years 14
Community males, 10 to 19 years 17
Community males, 20 to 29 years 13
Community males, 30 to 39 years 10
Community males, 40 to 49 years 14
Community males, 50 to 59 years 16
Community males, 60 to 69 years 11
Community males, 70 to 79 years 5
Community males, 80 years and over 2
Community females, 0 to 9 years 10
Community females, 10 to 19 years 15
Community females, 20 to 29 years 10
Community females, 30 to 39 years 12
Community females, 40 to 49 years 12
Community females, 50 to 59 years 15
Community females, 60 to 69 years 14
Community females, 70 to 79 years 7
Community females, 80 years and over 3
Quebec on-reserve males, 0 to 9 years 22
Quebec on-reserve males, 10 to 19 years 19
Quebec on-reserve males, 20 to 29 years 15
Quebec on-reserve males, 30 to 39 years 12
Quebec on-reserve males, 40 to 49 years 12
Quebec on-reserve males, 50 to 59 years 10
Quebec on-reserve males, 60 to 69 years 6
Quebec on-reserve males, 70 to 79 years 3
Quebec on-reserve males, 80 years and over 1
Quebec on-reserve females, 0 to 9 years 20
Quebec on-reserve females, 10 to 19 years 18
Quebec on-reserve females, 20 to 29 years 15
Quebec on-reserve females, 30 to 39 years 13
Quebec on-reserve females, 40 to 49 years 13
Quebec on-reserve females, 50 to 59 years 11
Quebec on-reserve females, 60 to 69 years 7
Quebec on-reserve females, 70 to 79 years 3
Quebec on-reserve females, 80 years and over 1
Family structureNote 4
Characteristic Value (%)
Couples with children 37
Couples without children 44
Lone parents 19
Knowledge of Aboriginal languages
Characteristic Value (%)
Community: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2006 0
Community: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2016 11
Quebec on-reserve: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2006 86
Quebec on-reserve: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2016 80

In the community, 140 spoke Montagnais (Innu) in 2016.

Population by housing characteristics: CrowdingNote 5
Characteristic Value (%)
Not overcrowded 99
Overcrowded 1
Population by housing characteristics: Tenure
Characteristic Value (%)
Owned 76
Rented 21
Band housing 3
Population by housing characteristics: Dwelling condition
Characteristic Value (%)
Regular maintenance only 80
Minor repairs needed 14
Major repairs needed 6
Educational attainment (Aged 25 and over)
Characteristic Value (%)
University 20
College 28
Trade 19
High school 18
Less than high school 15
Top occupations (Aged 15 and over)
Occupation Value (%)
Sales and service 22
Business, finance and administration 19
Education, law and social, community and government services 17
Labour and earnings (Aged 15 and over)
Characteristic Value
Participation rate (%) 62
Employment rate (%) 58
Unemployment rate (%) 6
% of workers worked full year, full time in 2015 56
Median employment income in 2015 ($) 28,612

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population.

Catalogue Number: 41260001

Revised: October 2019

Partnership project between Statistics Canada and Indigenous Services Canada.

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