Wood Buffalo, Alberta, Canada



Population in 2011: 66,896
Population in 2006: 52,643
Population in 2001: 42,581
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:

27.1%
Province:

10.8%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:

23.6%
Alberta:

10.6%

Total private houses: 28,548
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 23,544
Land area (km2): 63782.95

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

1.0
Nearby towns and cities:

5.7
This city population and houses statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

81.7%
Alberta:

74.0%
Employment rate
Here:

78.3%
Alberta:

70.9%
Unemployment rate
Here:

4.2%
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 Wood Buffalo

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

47,325 CAD
Province:

29,738 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

42,999 CAD
Alberta:

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

7.0%
Province:

12.2%

Composition of total income in this city

Earnings and income details for Wood Buffalo

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This city:

31.7
Alberta:

36.5
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
This city:

81.2%
Alberta:

81.2%
Age characteristics of this city

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 5,625
Here:

10.7%
Province:

13.9%
Male: 2,915
Here:

10.3%
Alberta:

13.7%
Female: 2,705
This city:

11.1%
Alberta:

14.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 6,465
This city:

12.3%
Alberta:

5.8%
Male: 3,365
Here:

11.9%
Province:

5.6%
Female: 3,105
This city:

12.7%
Province:

5.9%

Wood Buffalo Minority Population Characteristics

Wood Buffalo citizenship and immigration Details

IUCN protected areas in this city

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 33,695
This city:

62.0%
Alberta:

59.3%
Male: 17,470
Here:

58.5%
Alberta:

59.7%
Female: 16,225
Here:

66.3%
Alberta:

59.0%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 20,640
This city:

38.0%
Province:

40.7%
Male: 12,405
This city:

41.5%
Province:

40.3%
Female: 8,230
This city:

33.7%
Alberta:

41.0%

Wood Buffalo - Marital Status

This city marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this city

Households types in this city

Average family income in this city 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 this city

Mobility status in 2006

Wood Buffalo - Place of residence in 2005

This city - Place of residence in 2001

This city mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this city

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in this city

Federal Corporations Located in this city

Lakes located in this city

Airports located 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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