Gouvernement du Yukon

Population

Community Profile

Cities

1

Towns

7

Local Advisory Areas

6

 

Population as of June, 2006

 

TOTAL

MALE

FEMALE

Yukon

31,608

15,798

15,810

Beaver Creek

108

56

52

Burwash Landing

85

44

41

Carcross

430

220

210

Carmacks

410

207

203

Dawson City

1,781

935

846

Destruction Bay

56

30

26

Faro

386

199

187

Haines Junction

805

409

396

Mayo

401

196

205

Marsh Lake

367

197

170

Old Crow

279

144

135

Pelly Crossing

294

146

148

Ross River

348

184

164

Tagish

198

102

96

Teslin

411

229

182

Watson Lake

1,515

789

726

Whitehorse

23,638

11,659

11,979

Other

96

52

44

 

Interprovincial Migration

 

IN

OUT

GROSS

NET

2006

1,494

1,688

3,182

-194

2005

1,426

1,373

2,799

   53

2004

1,359

1,332

2,691

   27

2003

1,399

1,250

2,649

 149

2002

1,348

1,569

2,917

-221

2001

1,153

1,725

2,878

-572

 

Ethnic Origin (% of Population)

 

SINGLE
ORIGIN

MULTIPLE
ORIGINS

TOTAL

British Isles

8.8%

39.3%

48.1%

European

8.5%

27.7%

36.2%

North American

12.4%

16.0%

28.4%

Aboriginal

14.3%

10.2%

24.5%

French

1.6%

11.9%

13.5%

Note: An example to explain the above figures; 8.8% (Single Origin) of the Yukon's population are of British ethnic origin only, and 39.3% (Multiple Origin) have some British origin. Therefore, 48.1% of the Yukon's population have some British ethnic origin.
Source: 2001 Census

 

Population by Age Group, June 2006

AGE GROUP

POPULATION

 

AGE GROUP

POPULATION

0-4

1,794

 

35-39

2,319

5-9

1,821

 

40-44

2,851

10-14

2,139

 

45-49

3,135

15-19

2,365

 

50-54

2,858

20-24

2,099

 

55-59

2,330

25-29

1,933

 

60-64

1,486

30-34

2,146

 

65+

2,332

 

 

 

Median Age of Population (Years)

38

 

Population Aged Under 15 Years

5,754

 

Population Aged 15 to 34 Years

8,543

 

Population Aged 35 to 64 Years

14,979

 

Population Aged 65 Years and Over

2,332

 

Source: YTG Health and Social Services and Yukon Bureau of Statistics