| CENSUS CHARACTERISTICS: |
|
2001 |
2006 |
% Change |
| Total Population |
10,713 |
10,828 |
1.1 |
| Employees |
3,880 |
3,985 |
2.7 |
| Self-employed |
975 |
1,080 |
10.8 |
| Participation Rate |
56.0% |
56.3% |
0.3 ppt. |
| Unemployment Rate |
8.0% |
5.8% |
-2.2% |
| Population 25-64 |
5,065 |
5,360 |
5.8 |
| No certificate, diploma or degree |
1,125 |
535 |
-52.4 |
| High school certificate or equivalent |
950 |
1,420 |
49.5 |
| Apprenticeship/trades certificate or dip. |
900 |
905 |
0.6 |
| College, CEGEP or other cert. dip. |
1,145 |
1,180 |
3.1 |
| University certificate, dip. or degree |
950 |
1,320 |
38.9 |
| Bachelor’s Degree |
505 |
590 |
16.8 |
| Census Families |
3,270 |
3,345 |
2.3 |
| Lone-parent families |
390 |
390 |
- |
| Households |
4,485 |
4,545 |
1.3 |
| 1-family households |
3,160 |
3,265 |
3.3 |
| Multi-family households |
55 |
40 |
-27.3 |
| Non-family households |
1,265 |
1,235 |
-2.4 |
| Median Income |
$21,658 |
$22,688 |
4.8 |
| Males |
$27,816 |
$30,020 |
7.9 |
| Females |
$18,110 |
$18,245 |
0.7 |
| Median Family Income |
$51,559 |
$58,888 |
14.2 |
| Economic Families |
3,270 |
3,310 |
1.2 |
| Incidence, low income |
6.3% |
6.3% |
- |
| Unattached persons, 15+ |
1,400 |
1,370 |
-2.1 |
| Incidence, low income |
28.1% |
28.6% |
0.5 ppt. |
| Population in private hh. |
10,525 |
10,605 |
0.8% |
| Incidence, low income |
9.2% |
9.8% |
0.8 ppt. |
| Dwellings |
4,480 |
4,545 |
1.5 |
| Owned |
3,615 |
3,740 |
3.5 |
| Rented |
870 |
800 |
-8.0 |
| Average gross rent |
$708 |
$820 |
15.8 |
| Average owners’ payments |
$640 |
$820 |
28.1 |
| Avg. Value, owned dwel. |
$174,816 |
$359,787 |
105.8 |
