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2006 Aboriginal Population Profile

 
Brazeau County Image: Data quality note(s)
Alberta
(Municipal district)
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Table: Population and dwelling counts

Population and dwelling counts
Brazeau County, Municipal district   Alberta
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population in 2006 1 7,040   3,290,350
Population in 2001 1 6,606A   2,974,807
2001 to 2006 population change (%) 6.6   10.6
Total private dwellings 2 2,774   1,335,745
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents 3 2,543   1,256,192
Population density per square kilometre 2.3   5.1
Land area (square km) 3,015.82   640,044.56
Table: Aboriginal identity population in 2006
Figure showing: Aboriginal identity population in 2006 Figure
Aboriginal identity population in 2006
Brazeau County, Municipal district   Alberta
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total population 4 7,045 3,660 3,385   3,256,360 1,630,870 1,625,485
Total Aboriginal identity population 5 500 260 240   188,365 91,740 96,625
North American Indian - single response 6 110 45 60   97,275 47,225 50,050
Métis - single response 375 205 175   85,500 41,980 43,515
Inuit - single response 0 0 10   1,610 790 815
Multiple Aboriginal identity responses 10 10 0   1,220 560 655
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere 7 0 0 0   2,765 1,175 1,585
Non-Aboriginal identity population 6,545 3,400 3,140   3,067,990 1,539,125 1,528,865
Table: Registered Indian status
Figure showing: Registered Indian status Figure
Registered Indian status
Brazeau County, Municipal district   Alberta
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total population 8 7,045 3,660 3,385   3,256,355 1,630,870 1,625,485
Registered Indian 9 100 35 65   91,400 44,230 47,170
Not a registered Indian 6,940 3,630 3,315   3,164,955 1,586,635 1,578,320
Table: Age characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Age characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Age characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population
Brazeau County, Municipal district   Alberta
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total Aboriginal identity population 10 500 255 240   188,365 91,740 96,625
0 to 4 years 65 30 40   18,330 9,415 8,920
5 to 9 years 55 15 40   19,325 9,940 9,390
10 to 14 years 75 55 20   20,965 10,635 10,330
15 to 19 years 25 20 0   19,655 9,955 9,700
20 to 24 years 30 0 20   16,545 8,105 8,435
25 to 29 years 10 10 0   14,905 7,195 7,710
30 to 34 years 55 40 10   13,835 6,820 7,015
35 to 39 years 40 20 20   13,140 6,010 7,130
40 to 44 years 25 10 20   13,390 6,005 7,385
45 to 49 years 35 15 20   11,295 5,260 6,035
50 to 54 years 30 10 20   9,140 4,135 5,005
55 to 59 years 10 0 0   6,485 3,025 3,460
60 to 64 years 20 10 15   4,210 1,960 2,255
65 to 69 years 10 0 10   2,795 1,315 1,480
70 to 74 years 0 0 0   2,165 1,035 1,130
75 to 79 years 10 10 0   1,250 585 665
80 to 84 years 0 0 0   600 235 370
85 years and over 0 0 0   315 115 205
Median age of the Aboriginal identity population 11 24.7 26.0 24.6   24.8 23.5 26.0
% of the Aboriginal identity population aged 15 and over 61.0 62.7 60.4   68.9 67.3 70.4
Table: Common-law status of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Common-law status of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Common-law status of the Aboriginal identity population
Brazeau County, Municipal district   Alberta
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total Aboriginal identity population 15 years and over 12 300 160 140   129,745 61,755 67,990
Not in a common-law relationship 225 120 110   104,505 50,095 54,415
In a common-law relationship 70 40 35   25,235 11,665 13,575
Table: Legal marital status of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Legal marital status of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Legal marital status of the Aboriginal identity population
Brazeau County, Municipal district   Alberta
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total Aboriginal identity population 15 years and over 13 300 160 145   129,745 61,760 67,990
Never legally married (single) 14 115 75 40   73,600 37,450 36,145
Legally married (and not separated) 15 140 70 75   37,095 17,360 19,730
Separated, but still legally married 16 15 0 10   5,640 2,145 3,495
Divorced 17 20 0 15   9,670 3,945 5,720
Widowed 18 0 10 0   3,740 850 2,895
Table: Occupied private dwelling characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Occupied private dwelling characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Occupied private dwelling characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population
Brazeau County, Municipal district   Alberta
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents 19 230   79,600
Single detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 87.0   58.2
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 0.0   5.1
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 0.0   8.4
Apartments, duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 20 0.0   2.7
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 20 0.0   16.5
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 0.0   2.7
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 21 10.9   6.4
Number of owned dwellings 22 215   40,230
Number of rented dwellings 23 10   31,465
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986 160   53,525
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006 24 65   26,080
Dwelling requiring regular maintenance only 80   39,800
Dwellings requiring minor repairs only 110   26,315
Dwellings requiring major repairs only 40   13,485
Average number of rooms per dwelling 25 6.4   6.3
Dwellings with more than one person per room - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 25 8.7   4.2
Average number of persons per room 0.5   0.5
Table: Census family status of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Census family status of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Census family status of the Aboriginal identity population
Brazeau County, Municipal district   Alberta
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total number of persons in census families 26 500 260 240   187,935 91,495 96,440
Spouses 140 65 75   36,425 17,020 19,410
Common-law partners 75 40 35   25,190 11,640 13,545
Lone parents 15 0 20   14,865 3,050 11,810
Children in census families 235 125 110   82,205 43,895 38,310
Persons not in census families 30 20 0   29,255 15,885 13,365
Table: Language characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Language characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Language characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population
Brazeau County, Municipal district   Alberta
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total Aboriginal identity population 500 260 245   188,365 91,740 96,625
Knowledge of Aboriginal language(s) 27 10 0 10   35,460 16,790 18,670
Knowledge of English only 28 475 250 230   143,565 70,720 72,850
Knowledge of French only 29 0 0 0   55 30 25
Knowledge of English and French only 30 15 10 10   7,280 3,335 3,945
Knowledge of other languages 31 0 10 0   2,005 865 1,145
% of the Aboriginal identity population whose mother tongue is an Aboriginal language 2.0 0.0 4.1   15.5 14.9 16.1
% of the Aboriginal identity population who speak an Aboriginal language most often at home 0.0 0.0 0.0   8.0 8.2 7.7
% of the Aboriginal identity population with knowledge of Aboriginal language(s) 2.0 0.0 4.1   18.8 18.3 19.3
Table: Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago of the Aboriginal identity population
Figure showing: Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago of the Aboriginal identity population Figure
Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago of the Aboriginal identity population
Brazeau County, Municipal district   Alberta
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Total population 1 year and over 32 475 245 235   184,625 89,795 94,835
Lived at the same address 1 year ago 395 205 190   139,390 68,400 70,995
Lived within the same province or territory 1 year ago, but changed address within the same census subdivision (municipality) 10 15 0   25,875 12,115 13,765
Lived within the same province or territory 1 year ago, but changed address from another census subdivision (municipality) within the province or territory 35 20 15   12,925 6,330 6,590
Lived in a different province or territory 1 year ago 25 0 30   6,125 2,815 3,310
Lived in a different country 1 year ago 0 0 0   310 135 170

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2007. Brazeau County, Alberta (Code4811032) (table). Aboriginal Population Profile. 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-594-XWE. Ottawa. Released January 15, 2008.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-594/index.cfm?Lang=E
(accessed July 2, 2024).