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Statistics Canada - Government of Canada

Summary table
  People of West Asian origin Total Canadian population
Men Women Total Men Women Total
Total population in thousands
107.7 97.3 205.0 14,564.3 15,074.8 29,639.0
Percentage change between 1996 and 2001
43.6 47.7 45.5 3.7 4.1 3.9
Percentage immigrant
73.3 73.0 3.1 18.0 18.7 18.4
Percentage with Canadian citizenship
71.5 70.4 71.0 94.9 94.5 94.7
Language
Percentage able to speak English/French
95.2 91.3 93.3 98.8 98.2 98.4
Percentage speaking only non-official language at home
55.0 59.9 57.3 9.6 9.9 9.7
Age distribution
Percentage aged less than 15
23.2 24.1 23.6 20.2 18.6 19.4
Percentage aged 25 to 44
34.6 34.5 34.6 30.4 30.6 30.5
Percentage aged 65 and over
6.0 6.8 6.4 10.9 13.4 12.2
Family status
Percentage lone parents1
1.6 8.5 4.9 2.1 8.7 5.5
Percentage living alone1
9.4 6.6 8.1 11.3 13.7 12.5
Percentage seniors living alone
11.4
24.1
17.9
16.8
38.3
28.9
Education, employment and income
Percentage with university degree1
32.3 25.5 29.1 16.0 14.9 15.4
Percentage employed1
64.1 46.6 55.8 67.2 56.1 61.5
Unemployment rate
10.3 14.0 11.8 7.6 7.2 7.4
Percentage with low income
36.1 37.8 36.9 14.7 17.7 16.2
1. Includes people aged 15 and over
Source: Statistics Canada, 2001 Census of Canada.