2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait – The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation

Release date: January 14, 2020

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2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait - The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation
2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait — The Crees of the Waskaganish First Nation

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

Highlights
Characteristic Value
Population 2016 2,120
Population 2006 1,810
Population change (%) 17
Median age 24
Under age 15 (%) 32
Aged 15 to 24 (%) 18
Aged 25 to 64 (%) 44
Aged 65 plus (%) 6
Age and sex distribution
Characteristic Value (%)
Community males, 0 to 9 years 22
Community males, 10 to 19 years 20
Community males, 20 to 29 years 16
Community males, 30 to 39 years 10
Community males, 40 to 49 years 12
Community males, 50 to 59 years 10
Community males, 60 to 69 years 6
Community males, 70 to 79 years 3
Community males, 80 years and over 1
Community females, 0 to 9 years 22
Community females, 10 to 19 years 18
Community females, 20 to 29 years 17
Community females, 30 to 39 years 12
Community females, 40 to 49 years 12
Community females, 50 to 59 years 10
Community females, 60 to 69 years 5
Community females, 70 to 79 years 2
Community females, 80 years and over 1
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 50
Couples without children 15
Lone parents 35
Knowledge of Aboriginal languages
Characteristic Value (%)
Community: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2006 99
Community: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2016 99
Quebec on-reserve: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2006 86
Quebec on-reserve: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2016 80

In the community, 2,105 spoke a Cree language in 2016.

Population by housing characteristics: CrowdingNote 5
Characteristic Value (%)
Not overcrowded 60
Overcrowded 40
Population by housing characteristics: Tenure
Characteristic Value (%)
Owned 2
Rented 13
Band housing 84
Population by housing characteristics: Dwelling condition
Characteristic Value (%)
Regular maintenance only 24
Minor repairs needed 32
Major repairs needed 44
Educational attainment (Aged 25 and over)
Characteristic Value (%)
University 4
College 20
Trade 18
High school 14
Less than high school 45
Top occupations (Aged 15 and over)
Occupation Value (%)
Sales and service 31
Education, law and social, community and government services 19
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related 17
Labour and earnings (Aged 15 and over)
Characteristic Value
Participation rate (%) 59
Employment rate (%) 47
Unemployment rate (%) 20
% of workers worked full year, full time in 2015 38
Median employment income in 2015 ($) 19,360

Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population.

Catalogue Number: 41260001

Revised: October 2019

Partnership project between Statistics Canada and Indigenous Services Canada.

© Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada, as represented by the Minister of Industry, 2019

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