Owen Sound, Ontario, Canada



Population in 2011: 32,092
Population in 2006: 32,259
Population in 2001: 31,583
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:  -0.5%
Ontario:  5.7%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:

2.1%
Ontario:

6.6%

Total private dwellings: 15,005
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 13,695
Land area (km2): 628.58

Population density per square kilometre
This city:

51.1
Nearby towns and cities:

47.0
Owen Sound population and dwellings statistics

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Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

64.1%
Ontario:

67.1%
Employment rate
Here:

60.2%
Ontario:

62.8%
Unemployment rate
Here:

6.1%
Ontario:

6.4%

Labour force activity in Owen Sound

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Industry

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Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

23,334 CAD
Province:

29,335 CAD
Median income in 2005
This city:

23,571 CAD
Province:

27,258 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This city:

12.4%
Ontario:

14.7%

Composition of total income in this city

Earnings and income details for this city

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 710
This city:

2.3%
Ontario:

22.8%
Male: 360
Here:

2.4%
Province:

22.7%
Female: 345
This city:

2.1%
Ontario:

23.0%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 815
This city:

2.6%
Province:

2.0%
Male: 340
This city:

2.2%
Ontario:

2.0%
Female: 470
This city:

2.9%
Province:

2.0%

This city Minority Population Characteristics

Owen Sound citizenship and immigration Details

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This city:

47.0
Province:

40.4
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

85.7%
Province:

83.0%
Age characteristics of this city

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 16,145
Here:

58.7%
Province:

57.7%
Male: 8,050
This city:

61.8%
Province:

59.8%
Female: 8,095
This city:

55.9%
Ontario:

55.7%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 11,360
This city:

41.3%
Province:

42.3%
Male: 4,985
This city:

38.3%
Province:

40.2%
Female: 6,380
Here:

44.1%
Ontario:

44.3%

Owen Sound - Marital Status

Owen Sound marital status details

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Families Types in Owen Sound

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Average family income in Owen Sound in 2005

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Owen Sound - Place of residence in 2005

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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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