Yellowknife - City, Northwest Territories, Canada



Population in 2011: 19,234
Population in 2006: 18,700
Population in 2001: 16,541
2006 to 2011 population change
This city:

2.9%
Northwest Territories:

-0.0%
2001 to 2006 population change
This city:

13.1%
Northwest Territories:

11.0%

Total private houses: 7,286
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 6,938
Land area (km2): 105.44

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

182.4
Nearby towns and cities:

157.0
This city population and houses statistics

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Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

47,173 CAD
Northwest Territories:

39,981 CAD
Median income in 2005
This city:

44,567 CAD
Northwest Territories:

35,006 CAD

Composition of total income in this city

Earnings and income details for this city

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This city:

84.2%
Province:

76.5%
Employment rate
Here:

79.4%
Northwest Territories:

68.6%
Unemployment rate
Here:

5.8%
Northwest Territories:

10.4%

Labour force activity in this city

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,830
Here:

9.9%
Northwest Territories:

5.5%
Male: 875
This city:

9.4%
Province:

5.1%
Female: 955
This city:

10.4%
Province:

5.9%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 4,105
This city:

22.2%
Province:

50.3%
Male: 1,835
Here:

19.6%
Northwest Territories:

48.5%
Female: 2,275
This city:

24.8%
Province:

52.1%

Yellowknife Minority Population Characteristics

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

32.6
Northwest Territories:

32.3
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

80.1%
Northwest Territories:

78.3%
Age characteristics of Yellowknife

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 8,735
This city:

56.7%
Province:

54.4%
Male: 4,370
Here:

56.4%
Province:

53.5%
Female: 4,365
This city:

56.9%
Northwest Territories:

55.4%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 6,675
This city:

43.3%
Northwest Territories:

45.6%
Male: 3,380
This city:

43.6%
Province:

46.5%
Female: 3,300
Here:

43.1%
Province:

44.6%

This city - Marital Status

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Mobility status in 2006

This city - Place of residence in 2005

Yellowknife - Place of residence in 2001

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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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