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![Income of Individuals, Families and Households](/web/20071115031812im_/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Images/IncomeHomepage.gif) |
The median income of Canadian families was essentially unchanged between 1990 and 2000; the 10% of families with the highest incomes experienced substantial gains.
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Government transfer payments declined for the 70% of working-age families with the highest incomes; they increased for the 30% with the lowest incomes.
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Low income rates continued to decline for the population aged 65 and over; for children, low income rates did not change over the past decade.
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In 2001, the average monthly cost of housing (including rent or mortgage, utilities, and property taxes) for Canadians was $835 for owners and $648 for renters.
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Canada still predominantly Roman Catholic and Protestant.
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Growth in Islam, Hinduism, Sikhism and Buddhism as a result of recent immigration trends.
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Increase in those reporting "No religion": 16% of the population in 2001.
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![Highlights and Analysis](/web/20071115031812im_/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Images/Highlights.jpg)
Data highlights are available in the May 13, 2003, issue of The Daily.
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![Data](/web/20071115031812im_/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Images/Data.jpg)
Community Profiles - A profile of Canada's cities, towns and villages.
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![Reference Material](/web/20071115031812im_/http://www12.statcan.ca/english/census01/Images/Reference.jpg)
About the Data Comprehensive release-related information.
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Thematic maps showing census topics on a map. |
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Reference maps showing the location of standard geographic areas. |
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GeoSearch makes it easy to find any place in Canada, see it on a map and obtain basic related census data. |
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