Sioux Lookout Profile

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National Rank:630 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Sioux Lookout Population

Total Population (2021)

5,839

Total Population (2016)

5,272

Population Growth

+10.8% (+567)

Growth Rank

#106 of 688Same geo level

Male

49.7%2,900

Female

50.3%2,940

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.986

Average Age

Median Age

Age Rank

#96 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

310(5.3%)

5–9

350(6.0%)

10–14

390(6.7%)

15–19

350(6.0%)

20–24

365(6.3%)

25–29

420(7.2%)

30–34

490(8.4%)

35–39

435(7.4%)

40–44

375(6.4%)

45–49

315(5.4%)

50–54

370(6.3%)

55–59

455(7.8%)

60–64

425(7.3%)

65–69

335(5.7%)

70–74

205(3.5%)

75–79

110(1.9%)

80–84

70(1.2%)

85+

75(1.3%)

Sioux Lookout Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

2.5

Total Private Dwellings

2,647

Occupied Private Dwellings

2,340

Size Distribution

1 Person

660 (28.2%)

2 Persons

785 (33.5%)

3 Persons

385 (16.5%)

4 Persons

310 (13.2%)

5+ Persons

200 (8.5%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

600(25.6%)

Couples without children

570(24.4%)

One-parent families

210(9.0%)

One-person households

660(28.2%)

Multigenerational

75(3.2%)

Multiple-family

15(0.6%)

Sioux Lookout Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$100,400After tax

Median Household Income

$89,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$51,350After tax

Median Individual Income

$48,800After tax

Income Rank

#145 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

87.0%

Employment Income

74.0%

Government Transfers

12.9%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

305(6.7%)

$10k–$20k

390(8.6%)

$20k–$30k

465(10.2%)

$30k–$40k

395(8.7%)

$40k–$50k

485(10.6%)

$50k–$60k

520(11.4%)

$60k–$70k

460(10.1%)

$70k–$80k

435(9.5%)

$80k–$90k

295(6.5%)

$90k–$100k

220(4.8%)

$100k+

590(12.9%)

Sioux Lookout Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

66.7%

Unemployment Rate

5.7%

Total Labour Force

3,325

Employed

3,140

Unemployed

190

Not in Labour Force

1,385

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

8.0%

Children (0–17)

11.0%

Adults (18–64)

6.6%

Seniors (65+)

9.6%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.2860 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.259

Sioux Lookout Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 and over, Census 2021. The highest-credential groups are mutually exclusive. Bachelor's degree, master's degree, and medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine sit inside “bachelor's degree or higher” and are not extra slices of the population. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Highest credential

Population aged 15 and over

4,710

No certificate, diploma or degree

980 (20.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,265 (26.9%)

Postsecondary credential

2,465 (52.3%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

650 (13.8%)68.4% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

195 (4.1%)20.5% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

45 (1.0%)4.7% of bachelor's or higher

Those credentials are published parts of bachelor's degree or higher. They do not add up to that count. Earned doctorates and other university credentials above the bachelor level stay inside the published total and are not separate columns in this extract.

Share of the population aged 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree

980(20.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

1,265(26.9%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

235(5.0%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

1,170(24.8%)

University certificate below bachelor

105(2.2%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

950(20.2%)

Sioux Lookout Commute

Place of work for the employed labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Worked at home is the census count of people who worked at home, shown as a share of that employed labour force. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Worked at home

16.7%

525 people

Share of 3,140 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

525(16.7%)

Usual place of work

2,320(73.9%)

No fixed workplace address

295(9.4%)

Worked outside Canada

0(0.0%)

Sioux Lookout Occupation

Broad category for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Legislative and senior management is broad category 0, not every job with “manager” in the title. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

3,330

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

25(0.8%)

Business, finance and administration

560(16.8%)

Natural and applied sciences

160(4.8%)

Health

365(11.0%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

775(23.3%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

55(1.7%)

Sales and service

645(19.4%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

545(16.4%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

100(3.0%)

Manufacturing and utilities

55(1.7%)

Sioux Lookout Industry

Industry sector for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

3,330

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

75(2.3%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

15(0.5%)

Utilities

30(0.9%)

Construction

130(3.9%)

Manufacturing

20(0.6%)

Wholesale trade

25(0.8%)

Retail trade

305(9.2%)

Transportation and warehousing

250(7.5%)

Information and cultural industries

25(0.8%)

Finance and insurance

30(0.9%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

35(1.1%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

105(3.2%)

Management of companies and enterprises

0(0.0%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

70(2.1%)

Educational services

340(10.2%)

Health care and social assistance

1,160(34.8%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

45(1.4%)

Accommodation and food services

150(4.5%)

Other services (except public administration)

80(2.4%)

Public administration

395(11.9%)

Sioux Lookout Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

5,515 (95.2%)

English & French

265 (4.6%)

Neither

10 (0.2%)

Mother Tongue

English

4,965 (85.7%)

French

80 (1.4%)

Non-official languages

605 (10.4%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

4,965(85.7%)

French

80(1.4%)

Tagalog

70(1.2%)

Italian

30(0.5%)

Gujarati

25(0.4%)

Punjabi

15(0.3%)

Urdu

15(0.3%)

Arabic

10(0.2%)

Mandarin

10(0.2%)

Spanish

10(0.2%)

Sioux Lookout Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

1,590(67.9%)

Semi-detached

130(5.6%)

Row house

75(3.2%)

Duplex

170(7.3%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

260(11.1%)

Movable

105(4.5%)

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