Big River - Town, Saskatchewan, Canada



Population in 2011: 639
Population in 2006: 728
Population in 2001: 741
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:  -12.2%
Saskatchewan:  6.7%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:  -1.8%
Saskatchewan:  -1.1%

Total private houses: 307
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 276
Land area (km2): 2.51

Population density per square kilometre
This town:

255.0
Nearby towns and cities:

258.0
Big River population and houses statistics

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Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

68.5%
Saskatchewan:

68.4%
Employment rate
Here:

58.6%
Saskatchewan:

64.6%
Unemployment rate
Here:

14.5%
Saskatchewan:

5.6%

Labour force activity in this town

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Big River

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

34,262 CAD
Province:

23,025 CAD
Median income in 2005
This town:

22,908 CAD
Province:

23,755 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This town:

15.2%
Saskatchewan:

14.4%

Composition of total income in this town

Earnings and income details for this town

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Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 265
This town:

53.0%
Province:

58.4%
Male: 130
Here:

54.2%
Saskatchewan:

59.6%
Female: 135
This town:

51.9%
Saskatchewan:

57.3%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 230
This town:

46.0%
Saskatchewan:

41.6%
Male: 110
Here:

45.8%
Province:

40.4%
Female: 125
This town:

48.1%
Province:

42.7%

Big River - Marital Status

This town marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this town

Households types in this town

Average family income in this town in 2005

This town families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this town

First official language spoken in Big River

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language details for Big River

Mobility status in 2006

Big River - Place of residence in 2005

This town - Place of residence in 2001

Big River mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this town

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in this town

Airports Located in Big River

Hospitals Located in this town

Airports in Big River

Citizenship and immigration

Aboriginal identity population
Total: 220
Here:

30.3%
Province:

14.9%
Male: 75
Here:

21.4%
Province:

14.8%
Female: 140
This town:

37.3%
Province:

14.9%
Big River citizenship and immigration Details

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

40.9
Saskatchewan:

38.2
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

78.2%
Province:

80.9%
Age characteristics of Big River

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Source: Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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