Table 5
Area of residence of the First Nations population, Status Indian population and non-Status Indian population, by sex, Canada, 2006

Table 5
Area of residence of the First Nations population, Status Indian population and non-Status Indian population, by sex, Canada, 2006
Table summary
This table displays the results of Area of residence of the First Nations population, Status Indian population and non-Status Indian population. The information is grouped by Area of residence appearing as row headers and is grouped by First Nations population, Status Indian population, Non-Status Indian population, Non-Aboriginal population appearing as column headers, calculated using number and % as a unit of measure.
Area of residence First Nations population Status Indian population Non-Status Indian population Non-Aboriginal population
number % number % number % number %
Total population 698,025 100.0 623,780 100.0 133,155 100.0 30,068,240 100.0
On reserve 300,755 43.1 299,965 48.1 4,645 3.5 34,375 0.1
Off reserve 397,265 56.9 323,815 51.9 128,510 96.5 30,033,865 99.9
Females 359,970 100.0 322,945 100.0 68,300 100.0 15,314,070 100.0
On reserve 148,255 41.2 148,185 45.9 2,200 3.2 17,270 0.1
Off reserve 211,715 58.8 174,760 54.1 66,100 96.8 15,296,800 99.9
Males 338,050 100.0 300,835 100.0 64,860 100.0 14,754,175 100.0
On reserve 152,500 45.1 151,785 50.5 2,445 3.8 17,110 0.1
Off reserve 185,550 54.9 149,050 49.5 62,415 96.2 14,737,065 99.9
Notes: The category 'Total First Nations' includes those who identified as North American Indian (includes both Status and non-Status Indians).
'Status Indians' includes those with Registered Indian status even if they did not identify as First Nations (North American Indian).
'Non-status Indians' includes all women and children who identified as First Nations (North American Indian) but who did not have Registered Indian status.
The numbers given for the Status Indian population in Table 5 may not match the counts given in Table 3 due to rounding procedures.
Source: Statistics Canada, Census of Population, 2006.
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