Athabasca No. 12, County of

Population

Total Population
Population 2006*	7,521
Population 2005*	7,521
Population 2004*	7,521
Population 2003*	7,521
Population 2002*	7,485
Population 2001**	7,485
Population 1996**	7,415
Population 1991**	6,049
Population % change 1991-1996	18.42%
Population % change 1996-2001	0.94%
Population % change 2001-2006	0.48%
* Source: Official Population List, Alberta Municipal Affairs ** Source: Statistics Canada Census

Total Population 1991-2001

Population by Age and Gender	1996  Male	1996  Female	1996  Total	2001  Male	2001  Female	2001  Total
Age 0 - 4	280	250	530	225	215	440
Age 5 - 14	655	615	1,270	625	580	1,205
Age 15 - 19	315	255	570	335	290	625
Age 20 - 24	200	195	395	170	160	330
Age 25 - 34	525	475	1,000	410	410	820
Age 35 - 44	645	580	1,225	660	620	1,280
Age 45 - 54	490	460	950	570	535	1,105
Age 55 - 64	405	335	740	445	395	840
Age 65 - 74	280	215	495	315	245	560
Age 75 and older	135	130	265	155	115	270
Total All Persons	3,920	3,495	7,415	3,905	3,580	7,485
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Athabasca No. 12, County of Population by Age Group (2001)

Education Statistics

Highest level of schooling for Population 20yrs and older	2001	%
People without high school certificates	1,910	37.16%
People with high school certificates	610	11.87%
People with trades or non-university certificate or diploma	1,735	33.75%
People with post-secondary education (not completed)	460	8.95%
People with university diploma/certificate	65	1.26%
People with university degree	365	7.10%
Total Population 20 years and older	5,140	100.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Athabasca No. 12, County of Highest Level of Schooling 2001

Population with Post Secondary Qualifications	1996	%	2001	%
Agriculture and biological sciences	110	5.80%	155	7.16%
Commerce, management and business administration	330	17.41%	405	18.71%
Educational, recreational and counseling services	145	7.65%	195	9.01%
Engineering and applied science tech. and trades	780	41.16%	855	39.49%
Engineering and applied sciences	25	1.32%	35	1.62%
Fine and applied arts	90	4.75%	90	4.16%
Health professionals, science and technologies	180	9.50%	280	12.93%
Humanities and related fields	60	3.17%	35	1.62%
Mathematics and physical sciences	20	1.06%	25	1.15%
Social sciences and related fields	140	7.39%	90	4.16%
Other and/or no specialization	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Total people with post secondary qualifications	1,895	100.00%	2,165	100.00%
Females with post-secondary qualifications	830	43.80%	1,020	47.11%
Males with post-secondary qualifications	1,065	56.20%	1,145	52.89%
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Labour Force

Labour force by activity	1996	2001
In the labour force, both sexes	4,230	4,430
Not in the labour force, both sexes	1,370	1,395
Total population 15 and over	5,600	5,825
Employed, both sexes	3,920	4,215
Unemployed, both sexes	310	215
Participation rate, both sexes	75.00%	76.00%
Unemployment rate, both sexes	7.00%	5.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

 

Labour Force by Industry Division	1996	% of total	2001	% of total
Agriculture	1,105	26.31%	1,085	24.55%
Mining	370	8.81%	225	5.09%
Manufacturing	340	8.10%	400	9.05%
Construction	310	7.38%	395	8.94%
Transportation. & Utilities	335	7.98%	330	7.47%
Retail and Wholesale	445	10.60%	485	10.97%
Finance	70	1.67%	80	1.81%
Business & Community Services	985	23.45%	1,270	28.73%
Public Administration	100	2.38%	155	3.51%
Total All Industries	4,200	100.00%	4,420	100.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Athabasca No. 12, County of Labour Force By Industry - 2001

 

Labour Force by Major Occupational Groups	1996	%	2001	%
Management occupations	230	5.48%	310	7.01%
Business, Finances and administrative occupations	525	12.50%	575	13.01%
Natural and applied sciences and related occupations	100	2.38%	175	3.96%
Health occupations	110	2.62%	110	2.49%
Occupations in social science; education; government and religion	145	3.45%	225	5.09%
Occupations in art; culture; recreation and sport	60	1.43%	55	1.24%
Sales and service occupations	765	18.21%	720	16.29%
Trades; transport; equipment operators and related occupations	785	18.69%	905	20.48%
Occupations unique to primary industry	1,215	28.93%	1,110	25.11%
Occupations unique to processing; manufacturing and utilities	270	6.43%	240	5.43%
Occupations not elsewhere classified	25	0.60%	10	0.23%
Total - All Occupations (major groups)	4,200	100.00%	4,420	100.00%
Females - All Occupations	1,710	40.71%	1,955	44.23%
Males - All Occupations	2,490	59.29%	2,460	55.66%
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Income

Family Income (Number of Families)	1996	%	2001	%
less than $19,999	295	15.49%	275	15.03%
$20,000 - $39,999	605	31.76%	470	25.68%
$40,000 - $59,999	485	25.46%	480	26.23%
$60,000 and over	520	27.30%	590	32.24%
Total number of families	1,905	100.00%	1,815	99.18%
Average family income	$46,944		$58,494
Median family income	$41,683		$51,431
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Household Income (Number of Households)	1996	%	2001	%
less than $19,999	535	20.74%	530	19.70%
$20,000 - $39,999	805	31.20%	590	21.93%
$40,000 - $59,999	610	23.64%	560	20.82%
$60,000 and over	210	8.14%	1,020	37.92%
Total number of households	2,580	100.00%	2,690	100.00%
Average household income	$43,887		$53,928
Median household income	$37,582		$46,707
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Family Expenditure

Expenditure Category	1992	% of total	1996	% of total
Food and Shelter	$21,927,575	37.53%	$32,598,662	35.27%
Clothing	$3,950,500	6.76%	$5,668,287	6.13%
Education and Reading materials	$1,191,015	2.04%	$1,910,329	2.07%
Health and Personal care	$3,679,925	6.30%	$6,140,586	6.64%
Hshld. operations and furnishings	$6,408,195	10.97%	$11,340,578	12.27%
Recreation	$4,609,485	7.89%	$7,612,949	8.24%
Transportation	$11,979,195	20.50%	$18,158,227	19.65%
Miscellaneous	$4,654,220	7.97%	$9,000,575	9.74%
Total Current Consumption	$58,423,900	100.00%	$92,430,193	100.00%
Total # of Households	2,080		2,581
Average Consumption per Household	$28,088		$35,812
Source: Statistics Canada Family Expenditure Survey 1992 & 1996 (numbers may not add up due to rounding).

Athabasca No. 12, County of Family Expenditures (1996)

Building Permits

Total Building Permit Values	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Building Permits Value, Commercial	$53,000	$1,086,000	$428,000	$354,000	$150,000
Building Permits Value, Industrial	$180,000	$536,000	$514,000	$289,000	$95,000
Building Permits Value, Institutional	$0	$0	$30,000	$0	$0
Building Permits Value, Residential	$9,420,000	$8,496,000	$6,856,000	$8,857,000	$11,539,000
Building Permits Value, Total	$9,653,000	$10,118,000	$7,828,000	$9,500,000	$11,784,000
Total Housing Starts	86	59	48	66	81
Source: Statistics Canada 2000-2004 Building Permits (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Total Housing Starts

Value of Building Permits

Dwellings

Occupied Private Dwellings by Type	1996	% of total	2001	% of total
Apartments	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Detached Duplexes	0	0.00%	10	0.37%
Movable Dwellings	540	20.93%	390	14.50%
Other single attached house	0	0.00%	0	0.00%
Row and semi-detached house	25	0.97%	5	0.19%
Single-detached house	2,005	77.71%	2,275	84.57%
Total number of occupied private dwellings	2,580	100.00%	2,690	100.00%
Private dwellings, owned	2,260	87.60%	2,445	90.89%
Private Dwellings, rented	320	12.40%	245	9.11%
Source: Statistics Canada 1996 & 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Private Dwellings by Period of Construction	# of Dwellings	% of total
Period of construction, before 1946	150	5.58%
Period of construction, 1946 - 1960	380	14.13%
Period of construction, 1961 - 1970	290	10.78%
Period of construction, 1971 - 1980	575	21.38%
Period of construction, 1981 - 1990	635	23.61%
Period of construction, 1991 - 2001	660	24.54%
Total number of private dwellings constructed	2,690	100.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census (numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Farming

Athabasca No. 12, County of Total Farm Area : 960 acres

Farms by Total Farm Area (2001)	# of Farms	% of total
Farms - Under 129 acres	82	8.54%
Farms - 130 to 239 acres	181	18.85%
Farms - 240 to 559 acres	273	28.44%
Farms - 560 to 759 acres	110	11.46%
Farms - 760 to 1,119 acres	127	13.23%
Farms - 1,120 to 1,599 acres	89	9.27%
Farms - 1,600 to 2,239 acres	49	5.10%
Farms - 2,240 acres and over	49	5.10%
Total number of farms reporting	960	100.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census of Agriculture(numbers may not add up due to rounding)

# of Farms by Total Farm Area

Farms by Total Gross Farm Receipts - 2001	# of Farms	% of total
Farms gross farm receipts - under $9,999	242	25.21%
Farms gross farm receipts - $10,000 to $49,999	414	43.13%
Farms gross farm receipts - $50,000 to $99,999	139	14.48%
Farms gross farm receipts - $100,000 to $249,999	121	12.60%
Farms gross farm receipts - $250,000 to $499,999	26	2.71%
Farms gross farm receipts - $500,000 and over	18	1.88%
Total number of farms reporting	960	100.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census of Agriculture(numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Total Gross Farm Receipts

Farming, Continued

Characteristics of Farm Operators	#	%
Age - Under 35 years	150	10.79%
Age - 35 to 54 years	705	50.72%
Age - 55 years and over	525	37.77%
Average age of operators	50
Number of operators - Female	405	29.14%
Number of operators - Male	985	70.86%
Total number of operators reporting	1,390	100.00%
Source: Statistics Canada 2001 Census of Agriculture(numbers may not add up due to rounding)

Age of Farm Operators

Projects

Summary of Projects in Athabasca No. 12, County of as of December 2007

Project Sector	Number of Projects	Project Cost
Forestry & Related	1	$40,000,000
Total	1	$40,000,000
This inventory lists projects in Alberta that have recently been completed, are under construction, or are proposed to start construction. Not all projects are listed due to reasons of confidentiality and/or due to information not being available at the time of printing. Project data is obtained from public information sources, where possible, this data has been verified with the project proponent/developer, users of the Inventory may wish to confirm project data with the proponent/developer. The inventory does not breakdown project expenditures by any given year. The cost of a project is the value of expenditures expected over all phases of project construction, which may span over two or more years. Cost of projects listed in the Inventory are estimated values only. Source: Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry.

Value of Projects by Sector (as of December 2007)

Project Status	Number of Projects	Project Cost
Completed	1	$40,000,000
Total	1	$40,000,000
This inventory lists projects in Alberta that have recently been completed, are under construction, or are proposed to start construction. Not all projects are listed due to reasons of confidentiality and/or due to information not being available at the time of printing. Project data is obtained from public information sources, where possible, this data has been verified with the project proponent/developer, users of the Inventory may wish to confirm project data with the proponent/developer. The inventory does not breakdown project expenditures by any given year. The cost of a project is the value of expenditures expected over all phases of project construction, which may span over two or more years. Cost of projects listed in the Inventory are estimated values only. Source: Alberta Employment, Immigration and Industry.

Largest Projects in Athabasca No. 12, County of as of December 2007

Company Name	Project  Description	Project  Location	Project  Cost	Construction  Schedule	Status
Alberta - Pacific Forest Industries	Wood Room Modernization	Athabasca County (Boyle)	$40,000,000	2007-2007	Completed