Aboriginal Peoples: Fact Sheet for Prince Edward Island
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About the data source
The 2011 National Household Survey (NHS), which collected social and economic data about the Canadian population, is the data source for this fact sheet. The data are for the Aboriginal identity population, which refers to people who reported identifying with at least one Aboriginal group, that is, First Nations, Métis or Inuit, and/or those who reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian as defined by the Indian Act of Canada, and/or those who reported they were members of an Indian band or First Nation. It was possible to report both single and multiple responses to the Aboriginal identity questions on the NHS. The data in this fact sheet are based on single responses only.
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Few Aboriginal people in Canada live in Prince Edward Island
- Numbering 2,230, less than 1% of the Aboriginal identity population in Canada lived in Prince Edward Island in 2011. They made up 2% of the total population of that province, the smallest share of all provinces and territories.
- Four in ten (37%) Aboriginal people in Prince Edward Island resided in Charlottetown although they represented only 1% of the total population living there.
- Prince Edward Island was home to 1,520 First Nations people, 410 Métis, and 55 Inuit, with the rest reporting otherNote 1 Aboriginal identities (235). From 2006 to 2011, the First Nations population in Prince Edward Island increased by 24%, while the Métis population rose by 7%, and the Inuit population nearly doubled.Note 2
- Of those who identified as First Nations people in 2011, 51% (or 770) reported being a Treaty Indian or a Registered Indian as defined by the Indian Act of Canada. Three in ten (29% or 435) First Nations people (the majority of whom were Treaty or Registered Indians) lived on a reserve.
Aboriginal population younger than non-Aboriginal
- Just under half (44%) of Aboriginal people in Prince Edward Island were under the age of 25, compared with 30% of the non-Aboriginal population.
- In 2011, the median age of the total Aboriginal population was 30.1 while the non-Aboriginal population had a median age of 42.7.
Majority of Aboriginal children live with both parents
- In Prince Edward Island, 57% of Aboriginal children aged 14 and younger lived in a family with both parents in 2011. The corresponding percentage for non-Aboriginal children was 72%.
- Three in ten (29%) Aboriginal children lived in a lone-parent family while the percentage for their non-Aboriginal peers was 21%.
Total Aboriginal identity population | Non-Aboriginal identity population | |
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percent | ||
Children of both parentsTable 1 - Note 1 | 56.8 | 71.9 |
Stepchildren | 14.4 | 6.4 |
Children of lone parent | 28.8 | 20.8 |
Grandchildren in skip-generation family | 0.0 | 0.5 |
Foster children | 0.0 | 0.3 |
Children living with other relativesTable 1 - Note 2 | 0.0 | 0.2 |
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Few live in crowded homes but one in five live in homes requiring major repairs
- In 2011, 3% of Aboriginal people in Prince Edward Island lived in crowded homes, that is, with more than one person per room. The comparable figure for the non-Aboriginal population was 1%.
- One in five Aboriginal people (21%) lived in homes in need of major repairs as did 7% of non-Aboriginal people.
Total Aboriginal identity population | Non-Aboriginal identity population | |
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percent | ||
CrowdingTable 2 - Note 1 | 2.7 | 1.4 |
Home in need of majorTable 2 - Note 2 repairs | 20.6 | 7.2 |
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Few speak an Aboriginal language
- In Prince Edward Island, 4% of Aboriginal people reported an Aboriginal language as mother tongue; 5% reported the ability to conduct a conversation in an Aboriginal language. The Aboriginal language most commonly reported was Mi'kmaq.
Half have postsecondary qualifications
- In 2011, 50% of Aboriginal people aged 25 to 64 in Prince Edward Island had a certificate, diploma or degree from a trade school, college or university. The comparable percentage for their non-Aboriginal counterparts was 62%.
- There was also a difference in the proportion of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people with "no certificate, diploma or degree". In 2011, 29% of Aboriginal people aged 25 to 64 did not have a certificate, diploma or degree. The corresponding percentage for the non-Aboriginal population was 14%.
Total Aboriginal identity population | Non-Aboriginal identity population | |
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percent | ||
No certificate, diploma or degree | 29.0 | 14.0 |
High school diploma or equivalent | 21.2 | 24.2 |
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree | 50.2 | 61.8 |
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma | 15.2 | 11.7 |
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma | 16.6 | 25.4 |
University certificate or diploma below bachelor levelTable 3 - Note 1 | 1.8 | 3.7 |
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above | 16.6 | 21.0 |
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Employment rate lowest for those with least education
- In 2011, the employment rate of Aboriginal people aged 25 to 64 in Prince Edward Island was 66.4%. At 54.0%, the employment rate was lowest for those who did not have a certificate, diploma or degree.
- Median total incomeNote 3 was higher for those with higher education levels. Among Aboriginal people aged 25 to 64, median total income (rounded to the nearest $1,000) ranged from $13,000 for those with no certificate, diploma or degree to $35,000 for those with postsecondary credentials.
Total Aboriginal identity population | Non-Aboriginal identity population | |
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employment rate (percent) | ||
Total | 66.4 | 75.4 |
No certificate, diploma or degree | 54.0 | 59.9 |
High school diploma or equivalent | 76.1 | 72.9 |
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree | 69.4 | 79.9 |
Source: Statistics Canada, National Household Survey, 2011. |
This fact sheet was prepared by Karen Kelly-Scott of the Social and Aboriginal Statistics Division of Statistics Canada.
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