Happy Valley-Goose Bay - Town, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada



Population in 2011: 7,552
Population in 2006: 7,572
Population in 2001: 7,969
2006 to 2011 population change
This town:  -0.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:  1.8%
2001 to 2006 population change
This town:  -5.0%
Province:  -1.5%

Total private dwellings: 3,386
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 2,843
Land area (km2): 305.85

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

24.7
Nearby towns and cities:

173.0
This town population and dwellings statistics

Other nearby cities

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This town:

27,679 CAD
Province:

18,086 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

27,079 CAD
Province:

19,573 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This town:

8.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

14.7%

Composition of total income in this town

Earnings and income details for this town

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This town:

75.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

58.9%
Employment rate
This town:

65.7%
Province:

47.9%
Unemployment rate
Here:

12.7%
Province:

18.6%

Labour force activity in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this town

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

38.0
Province:

44.0
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

81.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

85.1%
Age characteristics of Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 35
This town:

0.5%
Province:

1.1%
Male: 10
Here:

0.3%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.2%
Female: 25
Here:

0.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

1.1%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 2,720
Here:

36.4%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.7%
Male: 1,335
This town:

36.2%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

4.7%
Female: 1,385
This town:

36.6%
Province:

4.6%

This town Minority Population Characteristics

This town citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 3,970
Here:

64.4%
Province:

62.4%
Male: 1,975
Here:

66.2%
Province:

64.6%
Female: 1,995
Here:

62.6%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

60.3%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 2,195
Here:

35.6%
Province:

37.6%
Male: 1,005
This town:

33.7%
Newfoundland and Labrador:

35.4%
Female: 1,190
This town:

37.4%
Province:

39.7%

Happy Valley-Goose Bay - Marital Status

This town marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Households types in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Average family income in this town in 2005

Happy Valley-Goose Bay families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

First official language spoken in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Mobility status in 2006

This town - Place of residence in 2005

Happy Valley-Goose Bay - Place of residence in 2001

This town mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this town

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Happy Valley-Goose Bay

Airports inside this town

Hospitals Located in this town


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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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