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The Southwest Economic Region Total Population
A 2001-2006 Comparison

The Brandon labour market had a total population of 102,618 in 2001, and 103,333 in 2006, for net increase of 715 or 0.7%. Much of the increase occurred in the City of Brandon.

Municipality	2001	2006	% Change
Albert RM	382	339	-11.3%
Archie RM	378	330	-12.7%
Arthur RM	480	440	-8.3%
Birdtail Creek 57 IRI	317	345	8.8%
Birtle RM	749	666	-11.1%
Birtle T	715	662	-7.4%
Blanshard RM	686	586	-14.6%
Boissevain T	1495	1497	0.1%
Brandon CY	39,716	41,511	4.5%
Brenda RM	616	549	-10.9%
Cameron RM	496	433	-12.7%
Canupawakpa Dakota First Nation (Oak Lake 59) IRI	303	295	-2.6%
Carberry T	1,513	1,502	-0.7%
Clanwilliam RM	467	494	5.8%
Cornwallis RM	3,779	4,058	7.4%
Daly RM	906	868	-4.2%
Deloraine T	1,026	977	-4.8%
Edward RM	679	621	-8.5%
Elkhorn VL	470	461	-1.9%
Ellice RM	509	423	-16.9%
Elton RM	1,321	1,285	-2.7%
Erickson T	448	456	1.8%
Glenboro VL	656	633	-3.5%
Glenwood RM	664	640	-3.6%
Hamiota RM	479	437	-8.8%
Hamiota T	858	823	-4.1%
Harrison RM	837	812	-3.0%
Hartney T	446	400	-10.3%
Killarney T	2,221	2,199	-1.0%
Langford RM	784	787	0.4%
Melita T	1,111	1,051	-5.4%
Miniota RM	969	904	-6.7%
Minnedosa T	2,426	2,474	2.0%
Minto RM	684	667	-2.5%
Morton RM	760	718	-5.5%
Neepawa T	3,325	3,298	-0.8%
North Cypress RM	1,853	1,902	2.6%
Oak Lake T	359	363	1.1%
Oakland RM	1,111	1,033	-7.0%
Odanah RM	505	540	6.9%
Park (South) RM	889	1,003	12.8%
Pipestone RM	1,567	1,419	-9.4%
Rapid City T	424	416	-1.9%
Rivers T	1,119	1,193	6.6%
Riverside RM	856	809	-5.5%
Rolling River 67 IRI	290	336	15.9%
Rosedale RM	1,598	1,658	3.8%
Saskatchewan RM	639	593	-7.2%
Shoal Lake RM	578	555	-4.0%
Shoal Lake T	801	680	-15.1%
Sifton RM	766	796	3.9%
Sioux Valley Dakota Nation IRI	1,050	1,079	2.8%
Souris T	1,716	1,772	3.3%
South Cypress RM	821	834	1.6%
St-Lazare VL	265	265	0.0%
Strathclair RM	892	840	-5.8%
Strathcona RM	628	727	15.8%
Turtle Mountain RM	1,146	1,100	-4.0%
Virden T	3,109	3,010	-3.2%
Wallace RM	1,547	1,501	-3.0%
Waskada VL	208	199	-4.3%
Wawanesa VL	516	535	3.7%
Whitehead RM	1,457	1,402	-3.8%
Whitewater RM	725	648	-10.6%
Winchester RM	573	594	3.7%
Woodworth RM	939	890	-5.2%
TOTAL	102,618	103,333	0.7%

2001 and 2006 Census, Statistics Canada

The Regional Labour Force
An estimated 57,090 people comprise the labour force 15 years and over in the Southwest Economic Region. Of these, 53% are males and47 % are females. The City of Brandon accounts for about 41% of the Economic Region total, Towns and Villages for22 %, and Rural areas for about 37%.

	Brandon CY		Economic Region				Southwest Economic Region Total
	Brandon CY		Towns/Villages		Rural Areas		Southwest Economic Region Total
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
Males	11,850	51	6,415	51	11,970	56	30,235	53
Females	11,355	49	6,105	49	9,395	44	26,855	47
Total	23,205	100	12,520	100	21,370	100	57,090	100

Statistics Canada, 2006 Census Semi-custom Area Profile

The labour force in the rural areas may become increasingly important to the Economic Region as a whole. Data from the 2006 Census of Agriculture indicates that a growing proportion of farmers in Canada are working off the farm, compared to 2001. Over 48% of Canadian farm operators in 2006 reported working off-farm, compared to just under 45% in 2001. For the first time in 2006, the proportion of female operators who worked off farm reached 50% (while about 48% of male operators worked off farm).

More than one fifth of farmers in Canada reported working more than 40 hours a week off farm in 2006, which is an increase from 2001.

The trend of increasing percentages of farmers working off the farm is seen in every province from Quebec west (though Saskatchewan and Alberta had the largest increases).

Southwest Economic Region Age Distribution

Age Group	Males		Females
Age Group	No.	%	No.	%
0-14 years	9,595	19	9,090	17
15-24 years	7,305	14	7,200	14
25-44 years	12,370	24	12,690	24
45-64 years	13,530	27	13,725	26
>65 years	7,800	15	10,395	20
Total	50,595	100	53,100	100

Statistics Canada, 2006 Census Semi-Custom Cross-Tabulation

Within the City of Brandon, the age group of 25-44 years is slightly higher in share (27%) than in the Economic Region as a whole, and the percentage of persons just entering the labour force also is slightly higher (16%). A breakdown by major age categories for Brandon is found below.

City of Brandon Age Distribution

Age	Total	Male	Female
TOTAL	41,511	19,690	21,820
0-14	7,020	3,535	3,480
15-24	6,810	3,245	3,565
25-44	11,305	5,595	5,710
45-64	9,895	4,735	5,160
>65	6,470	2,570	3,905
Median Age	37.0	35.0	38.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.1	82.0	84.0

Note: Owing to rounding used by Statistics Canada, the total may differ from the sum of males and females (2006 Census)

In the Region’s Towns and Villages, slightly lower percentages of the population fall in the 15 to 24 years, and 25 to 44 years ranges, and a somewhat higher share fall in the 65 years and over group than in the Economic Region as a whole. In the Rural Areas, a greater share of the population falls in the 45 to 64 years range, and a lower percentage is aged 65 and over than in the Economic Region as a whole. The age structure of the towns, villages and rural areas in the Economic Region may be an important factor in the labour force available to the city of Brandon itself.

Age Distributions for Southwest Economic Region
Towns and Villages and Rural Areas

Age Group	Towns and Villages						Rural Areas
	Male		Female		Total - Sex		Male		Female		Total - Sex
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
0-14	2,530	20	2,410	17	4,940	18	3,525	19	3,195	19	6725	19
15-24	1,530	12	1,535	11	3,065	11	2,530	14	2,100	13	4635	13
25-44	2,755	22	3,065	21	5,820	21	4,005	22	3,920	23	7930	23
45-64	3,175	25	3,335	23	6,510	24	5,620	31	5,220	31	10845	31
65+	2,775	22	4,175	29	6,950	25	2,455	14	2,315	14	4775	14
Total	12,760	100	14,525	100	27,290	100	18,145	100	16,755	100	34900	100