Williams Lake, British Columbia, Canada



Population in 2011: 18,490
Population in 2006: 18,760
Population in 2001: 19,768
2006 to 2011 population change
This city:  -1.4%
Province:  7.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:  -5.1%
British Columbia:  5.3%

Total private dwellings: 8,372
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 7,630
Land area (km2): 2656.73

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

7.0
Nearby towns and cities:

4.8
Williams Lake population and dwellings statistics

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This city:

26,511 CAD
British Columbia:

25,722 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

25,308 CAD
British Columbia:

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

12.9%
British Columbia:

17.3%

Composition of total income in this city

Earnings and income details for Williams Lake

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This city:

69.6%
British Columbia:

65.6%
Employment rate
Here:

63.9%
Province:

61.6%
Unemployment rate
This city:

8.3%
British Columbia:

6.0%

Labour force activity in Williams Lake

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Industry

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This city:

41.2
British Columbia:

41.9
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

82.4%
British Columbia:

84.6%
Age characteristics of Williams Lake

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,040
Here:

5.6%
Province:

24.8%
Male: 520
This city:

5.6%
British Columbia:

24.2%
Female: 520
Here:

5.6%
British Columbia:

25.3%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 2,875
Here:

15.4%
Province:

4.8%
Male: 1,330
This city:

14.2%
British Columbia:

4.7%
Female: 1,540
This city:

16.6%
British Columbia:

4.9%

This city Minority Population Characteristics

Williams Lake citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 9,080
This city:

59.6%
British Columbia:

57.9%
Male: 4,560
This city:

60.2%
British Columbia:

59.4%
Female: 4,525
This city:

59.1%
British Columbia:

56.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 6,150
Here:

40.4%
Province:

42.1%
Male: 3,010
Here:

39.8%
Province:

40.6%
Female: 3,140
Here:

41.0%
Province:

43.6%

Williams Lake - Marital Status

This city marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Williams Lake

Households types in this city

Average family income in this city in 2005

This city families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Williams Lake

First official language spoken in Williams Lake

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Mobility status in 2006

Williams Lake - 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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