Prince Edward Island, Canada



Population in 2011: 140,204
Population in 2006: 135,851
Population in 2001: 135,294
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:

3.2%
Canada:

5.9%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:

0.4%
Country:

5.4%

Total private dwellings: 66,943
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 56,462
Land area (km2): 5685.73

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

24.7
Nearby towns and cities:

3.7
This province population and dwellings statistics

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This province:

19,459 CAD
Canada:

26,850 CAD
Median income in 2005
This province:

22,383 CAD
Canada:

25,615 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This province:

11.0%
Country:

15.3%

Composition of total income in this province

Earnings and income details for this province

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This province:

68.2%
Country:

66.8%
Employment rate
This province:

60.7%
Canada:

62.4%
Unemployment rate
Here:

11.1%
Country:

6.6%

Labour force activity in Prince Edward Island

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this province

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This province:

42.8
Canada:

40.6
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

83.6%
Country:

83.2%
Age characteristics of this province

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,825
This province:

1.4%
Country:

16.2%
Male: 880
Here:

1.4%
Canada:

16.1%
Female: 945
This province:

1.4%
Canada:

16.4%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 1,730
Here:

1.3%
Country:

3.8%
Male: 760
Here:

1.2%
Canada:

3.7%
Female: 970
Here:

1.4%
Canada:

3.8%

Prince Edward Island Minority Population Characteristics

This province citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 69,795
Here:

59.6%
Country:

57.7%
Male: 34,825
Here:

62.3%
Canada:

59.4%
Female: 34,970
This province:

57.1%
Country:

56.1%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 47,350
This province:

40.4%
Country:

42.3%
Male: 21,080
This province:

37.7%
Canada:

40.6%
Female: 26,275
This province:

42.9%
Canada:

43.9%

Prince Edward Island - Marital Status

Prince Edward Island marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Prince Edward Island

Households types in Prince Edward Island

Average family income in Prince Edward Island in 2005

This province families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Prince Edward Island

First official language spoken in this province

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Prince Edward Island

Mobility status in 2006

This province - Place of residence in 2005

Prince Edward Island - Place of residence in 2001

Prince Edward Island mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this province

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in this province

Airports Located in this province

Colleges inside this province

Companies Located in Prince Edward Island

Federal Corporations Located in this province

Hospitals Located in this province

Radio stations inside this province

Sports teams inside this province

TV Stations Located in Prince Edward Island

Universities inside this province


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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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