2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait – Fishing Lake First Nation

Release date: January 14, 2020

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2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait - Fishing Lake First Nation
2016 Census Aboriginal Community Portrait — Fishing Lake First Nation

2016 Census data for Aboriginal people (First Nations, Métis and Inuit) in private householdsNote 1,Note 2,Note 3 . In 2016, Fishing Lake First Nation consisted of the Treaty Four Reserve Grounds 77, Fishing Lake 89, and Fishing Lake 89A census subdivisions.

Highlights
Characteristic Value
Population 2016 410
Population 2006 380
Population change (%) 8
Median age 22
Under age 15 (%) 35
Aged 15 to 24 (%) 20
Aged 25 to 64 (%) 37
Aged 65 plus (%) 7
Age and sex distribution
Characteristic Value (%)
Community males, 0 to 9 years 24
Community males, 10 to 19 years 21
Community males, 20 to 29 years 17
Community males, 30 to 39 years 12
Community males, 40 to 49 years 12
Community males, 50 to 59 years 7
Community males, 60 to 69 years 7
Community males, 70 to 79 years 5
Community males, 80 years and over 0
Community females, 0 to 9 years 21
Community females, 10 to 19 years 21
Community females, 20 to 29 years 15
Community females, 30 to 39 years 10
Community females, 40 to 49 years 13
Community females, 50 to 59 years 10
Community females, 60 to 69 years 5
Community females, 70 to 79 years 5
Community females, 80 years and over 0
Saskatchewan on-reserve males, 0 to 9 years 24
Saskatchewan on-reserve males, 10 to 19 years 22
Saskatchewan on-reserve males, 20 to 29 years 16
Saskatchewan on-reserve males, 30 to 39 years 11
Saskatchewan on-reserve males, 40 to 49 years 10
Saskatchewan on-reserve males, 50 to 59 years 9
Saskatchewan on-reserve males, 60 to 69 years 5
Saskatchewan on-reserve males, 70 to 79 years 2
Saskatchewan on-reserve males, 80 years and over 1
Saskatchewan on-reserve females, 0 to 9 years 24
Saskatchewan on-reserve females, 10 to 19 years 21
Saskatchewan on-reserve females, 20 to 29 years 16
Saskatchewan on-reserve females, 30 to 39 years 12
Saskatchewan on-reserve females, 40 to 49 years 10
Saskatchewan on-reserve females, 50 to 59 years 9
Saskatchewan on-reserve females, 60 to 69 years 5
Saskatchewan on-reserve females, 70 to 79 years 2
Saskatchewan on-reserve females, 80 years and over 1
Family structureNote 4
Characteristic Value (%)
Couples with children 40
Couples without children 10
Lone parents 50
Knowledge of Aboriginal languages
Characteristic Value (%)
Community: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2006 34
Community: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2016 25
Saskatchewan on-reserve: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2006 51
Saskatchewan on-reserve: Knowledge of Aboriginal languages, 2016 42

In the community, 95 spoke Ojibway in 2016.

Population by housing characteristics: CrowdingNote 5
Characteristic Value (%)
Not overcrowded 85
Overcrowded 15
Population by housing characteristics: Tenure
Characteristic Value (%)
Owned 4
Rented 5
Band housing 91
Population by housing characteristics: Dwelling condition
Characteristic Value (%)
Regular maintenance only 14
Minor repairs needed 63
Major repairs needed 23
Educational attainment (Aged 25 and over)
Characteristic Value (%)
University 0
College 11
Trade 11
High school 32
Less than high school 43
Top occupations (Aged 15 and over)
Occupation Value (%)
Sales and service 35
Education, law and social, community and government services 24
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related 18
Labour and earnings (Aged 15 and over)
Characteristic Value
Participation rate (%) 30
Employment rate (%) 25
Unemployment rate (%) 19
% of workers worked full year, full time in 2015 56
Median employment income in 2015 ($) 12,512

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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