Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 13,052
Population in 2006: 13,392
Population in 2001: 15,302
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:  -2.5%
British Columbia:  7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
This city:  -12.5%
British Columbia:  5.3%

Total private dwellings: 6,059
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 5,185
Land area (km2): 222.94

Population density per square kilometre
This city:

58.5
Nearby towns and cities:

4.8
This city population and dwellings statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

68.2%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Employment rate
Here:

59.2%
British Columbia:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
This city:

13.1%
British Columbia:

6.0%

Labour force activity in this city

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Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this city

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

24,047 CAD
Province:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
This city:

24,742 CAD
Province:

24,867 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
Here:

18.8%
British Columbia:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this city

Earnings and income details for this city

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This city:

39.5
British Columbia:

41.9
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

80.7%
British Columbia:

84.6%
Age characteristics of this city

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,405
This city:

10.6%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 735
This city:

11.1%
British Columbia:

24.2%
Female: 670
This city:

10.1%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 4,660
Here:

35.1%
British Columbia:

4.8%
Male: 2,050
Here:

31.0%
Province:

4.7%
Female: 2,605
This city:

39.1%
British Columbia:

4.9%

This city Minority Population Characteristics

This city citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 5,815
Here:

55.1%
Province:

57.9%
Male: 2,905
Here:

55.0%
Province:

59.4%
Female: 2,910
Here:

55.3%
British Columbia:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 4,725
Here:

44.8%
British Columbia:

42.1%
Male: 2,375
This city:

45.0%
Province:

40.6%
Female: 2,355
This city:

44.7%
British Columbia:

43.6%

Prince Rupert - 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 Prince Rupert in 2005

Prince Rupert families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Prince Rupert

First official language spoken in this city

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Mobility status in 2006

This city - Place of residence in 2005

This city - Place of residence in 2001

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Education

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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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