2001 Census Mapping Derivation of Variables
List of Map Categories
Demography Maps
Population Density
- Numerator: 2001 population per Census Tract (CT)
- Denominator: area of CT in square kilometres
Population Change 1996-2001
- Numerator: 2001 population per Census Tract (CT) minus 1996 population per CT
- Denominator: total population 1996 per CT
Population Age/Sex Characteristics
persons aged 19 and younger, 20 – 64, and 65 and older; females aged 20 – 64, 65 and older
- Numerator: population (age/sex) per CT
- Denominator: total population per CT
Male/Female Ratio
- Numerator: total female population per CT
- Denominator: total male population per CT
Education Maps
Highest Level of Education
no high school diploma, high school diploma, trades certificate, college certificate and university diploma and higher
- Numerator: total population by selected education level attained per CT
- Denominator: total population 20 years and older by highest level of schooling per CT
Employment Maps
Employment/Unemployment Rate
employment/unemployment rate as % of total labour population 15 years and older and female/male employment rate as % of total labour population 25 years and older
Taken directly from 2001 profiles
Refers to number of persons (male and/or female) expressed as % of total (male and/or female) population 15
Mode of Transportation Maps
Persons using mode of transportation type as % of total persons 15 and older receiving income
car, truck, or van, public transit, bicycle or walking
- Numerator: selected mode of transportation per CT
- Denominator: total employed labour force 15 years and over by mode of transportation per CT
Ethnicity & Immigration Maps
Canadian Citizens
- Numerator: Canadian Citizens population per CT
- Denominator: total population per CT
Aboriginal Identity
- Numerator: Aboriginal identity population per CT
- Denominator: total population per CT
Visible Minority
- Numerator: Visible minority population per CT
- Denominator: total population per CT
Total Immigration Population as % of total population
- Numerator: total immigrants by selected places of birth per CT
- Denominator: total population by immigrant status and place of birth per CT
Mobility Status: Internal Migrants 5 years ago as % of total population
- Numerator: internal migrants per CT
- Denominator: total population 5 year and over by mobility status 5 year ago per CT
Mobility Status: External Migrants 5 years ago as % of total population
- Numerator: external migrants per CT
- Denominator: total population 5 year and over by mobility status 5 year ago per CT
Housing Maps
Total Number of Occupied Private Dwellings
Taken directly from 2001 profiles
Refers to a private dwelling in which a person or a group of persons is permanently residing per CT
Number of Owned Dwellings as % of Total Occupied Dwellings
- Numerator: owned dwellings per CT
- Denominator: total occupied dwellings per CT
Number of Rented Dwellings as % of Total Occupied Dwellings
- Numerator: rented dwellings per CT
- Denominator: total occupied dwellings per CT
Average Monthly Gross Rent
Taken directly from 2001 profiles
Number of Dwellings Constructed before 1991
Taken directly from 2001 profiles
Number of Dwellings Constructed 1991-2001
Taken directly from 2001 profiles
Income Maps
Median household income
Taken directly from 2001 profiles
Refers to median income of households per CT
Median individual income
persons, females, males
Taken directly from 2001 profiles
Refers to the median total income of individuals 15 years of age and over who reported income for 2000
Median of low household income
Taken directly from 2001 profiles
Refers to the incidence of low income as the proportion or percentage of households below the low income cut-offs
Language Maps
English as ability to conduct in a conversation as % of total population
- Numerator: English per CT
- Denominator: Total population by knowledge of official languages per CT
French as ability to conduct in a conversation as % of total population
- Numerator: French per CT
- Denominator: total population by knowledge of official languages per CT
Both English & French as ability to conduct in a conversation as % of total population
- Numerator: English & French per CT
- Denominator: total population by knowledge of official languages per CT
Language other than English or French as % of total population
- Numerator: directly from 2001 profiles
- Denominator: total population by knowledge of official languages per CT
German as first language as % of total population
- Numerator: German as first language per CT
- Denominator: total population by mother tongue per CT
Marital Status Maps
Marital Status as % of total population 15 years and older
single, married, divorced
- Numerator: selected martial status per CT
- Denominator: total population 15 years and older per CT
Common-Law Relationship as % of total population 15 years and older
- Numerator: common-law relationship per CT
- Denominator: total population 15 years and older per CT
Religion Maps
Religion type as a % of total population by selected religion
no religion, Mennonite
- Numerator: selected religion type per CT
- Denominator: total population by selected religions per CT
, Library Assistant
May 16, 2012
