Wood Buffalo - Regional municipality, Alberta, Canada



Population in 2011: 65,565
Population in 2006: 51,496
Population in 2001: 41,445
2006 to 2011 population change
This municipality:

27.3%
Province:

10.8%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:

24.3%
Province:

10.6%

Total private houses: 28,000
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 23,077
Land area (km2): 63637.47

Population density per square kilometre
This municipality:

1.0
Nearby towns and cities:

5.7
This municipality population and houses statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

82.3%
Alberta:

74.0%
Employment rate
Here:

79.0%
Alberta:

70.9%
Unemployment rate
This municipality:

4.0%
Province:

4.3%

Labour force activity in Wood Buffalo

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this municipality

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

47,860 CAD
Province:

29,738 CAD
Median income in 2005
This municipality:

43,920 CAD
Alberta:

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

7.0%
Alberta:

12.2%

Composition of total income in this municipality

Earnings and income details for Wood Buffalo

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

31.8
Alberta:

36.5
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

81.4%
Alberta:

81.2%
Age characteristics of Wood Buffalo

IUCN protected areas located in this municipality

Companies in this municipality

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 5,615
This municipality:

10.9%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 2,915
Here:

10.6%
Alberta:

13.7%
Female: 2,705
Here:

11.4%
Province:

14.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 5,365
Here:

10.4%
Province:

5.8%
Male: 2,830
This municipality:

10.3%
Alberta:

5.6%
Female: 2,530
Here:

10.6%
Province:

5.9%

This municipality Minority Population Characteristics

Wood Buffalo citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 33,250
Here:

62.3%
Alberta:

59.3%
Male: 17,250
This municipality:

58.7%
Alberta:

59.7%
Female: 16,000
This municipality:

66.7%
Province:

59.0%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 20,090
This municipality:

37.7%
Alberta:

40.7%
Male: 12,120
Here:

41.3%
Province:

40.3%
Female: 7,970
This municipality:

33.2%
Alberta:

41.0%

This municipality - Marital Status

Wood Buffalo marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this municipality

Households types in this municipality

Average family income in Wood Buffalo in 2005

Wood Buffalo families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Wood Buffalo

First official language spoken in Wood Buffalo

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Wood Buffalo

Mobility status in 2006

Wood Buffalo - Place of residence in 2005

This municipality - Place of residence in 2001

This municipality mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this municipality

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Wood Buffalo

Lakes in Wood Buffalo

Federal Corporations In This Municipality

Airports in Wood Buffalo


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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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