Table 5
Population by mobility status five years ago and sex, Canada, 2011
| Mobility status | Females | Males | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| thousands | percentage | thousands | percentage | |
| Non-movers | 9,681.6 | 61.4 | 9,329.1 | 61.4 |
| Movers | 6,092.3 | 38.6 | 5,875.6 | 38.6 |
| Non-migrants | 3,295.6 | 20.9 | 3,172.1 | 20.9 |
| Migrants | 2,796.7 | 17.7 | 2,703.4 | 17.8 |
| Internal migrants | 2,182.3 | 13.8 | 2,115.5 | 13.9 |
| Intraprovincial migrants | 1,759.0 | 11.2 | 1,683.0 | 11.1 |
| Interprovincial migrants | 423.3 | 2.7 | 432.4 | 2.8 |
| External migrants | 614.4 | 3.9 | 588.0 | 3.9 |
| Total | 15,773.9 | 100.0 | 15,204.7 | 100.0 |
|
Note: Refers to the status of a person with regard to the place of residence on the reference day, May 10, 2011, in relation to the place of residence on the same date five years earlier. Persons who have not moved are referred to as non-movers and persons who have moved from one residence to another are referred to as movers. Movers include non-migrants and migrants. Non-migrants are persons who did move but remained in the same city, town, township, village or Indian reserve. Migrants include internal migrants who moved to a different city, town, township, village or Indian reserve within Canada. External migrants include persons who lived outside Canada at the earlier reference date.
Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011. |
||||
- Date modified: