Grande Prairie, Alberta, Canada



Population in 2011: 55,032
Population in 2006: 47,107
Population in 2001: 58,787
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:

16.8%
Alberta:

10.8%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:  -19.9%
Province:  10.6%

Total private houses: 22,979
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 21,180
Land area (km2): 72.80

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

755.9
Nearby towns and cities:

541.0
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Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

32,311 CAD
Province:

29,738 CAD
Median income in 2005
This city:

31,976 CAD
Province:

28,896 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
Here:

7.5%
Province:

12.2%

Composition of total income in this city

Earnings and income details for Grande Prairie

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

80.2%
Province:

74.0%
Employment rate
This city:

77.2%
Alberta:

70.9%
Unemployment rate
Here:

3.8%
Alberta:

4.3%

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

30.3
Alberta:

36.5
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

78.8%
Province:

81.2%
Age characteristics of Grande Prairie

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 2,550
Here:

3.6%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 1,270
Here:

3.4%
Alberta:

13.7%
Female: 1,280
Here:

3.7%
Province:

14.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 6,300
Here:

8.8%
Alberta:

5.8%
Male: 3,050
This city:

8.3%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 3,255
This city:

9.4%
Alberta:

5.9%

Grande Prairie Minority Population Characteristics

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Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 25,240
This city:

58.2%
Alberta:

59.3%
Male: 12,660
This city:

57.0%
Alberta:

59.7%
Female: 12,580
This city:

59.5%
Province:

59.0%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 18,130
This city:

41.8%
Alberta:

40.7%
Male: 9,550
Here:

43.0%
Province:

40.3%
Female: 8,580
Here:

40.6%
Alberta:

41.0%

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Grande Prairie - Place of residence in 2001

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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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