Whatì - Statistical Profile
Northwest
Whatì Territories
POPULATION
Population (2016)
Total
549
44,469
Males
Females
268
281
22,643
21,826
0 - 4 Years
5 - 9 Years
10 - 14 Years
15 - 24 Years
25 - 44 Years
45 - 59 Years
60 Yrs. & Older
45
54
44
98
184
65
59
3,221
3,644
2,840
6,222
14,107
9,242
5,193
Aboriginal
Non-Aboriginal
500
49
22,013
22,456
Population Dependency Ratio (2015)
< 15 Yrs.
60 Yrs. & Older
0.41
0.17
0.33
0.18
Historical Population
2004
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
490
480
491
480
488
494
490
507
511
520
541
549
43,305
43,178
43,374
43,350
43,149
43,278
43,501
43,594
43,786
43,889
44,244
44,469
Avg. Annual % Growth (05-16)
Total Population
< 15 Yrs.
60 Yrs. & Older
1.0
0.1
3.1
0.2
-0.6
4.8
41.2
35.2
HEALTH & VITAL STATS
% of Population that Currently Smoke
2009
Northwest
Whatì Territories
Number of Births
2003
2004
2005
2006
10
13
13
8
701
698
712
687
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
16
8
11
14
8
13
725
721
711
700
690
681
Teen Births
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2
3
4
2
2
1
5
2
2
72
86
68
73
65
56
61
65
56
48
Number of Deaths
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2
2
2
4
1
2
1
5
1
202
153
148
182
174
201
186
183
186
200
Injury Deaths (inc. suicides)
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
1
1
-
36
23
21
36
34
29
28
22
20
30
Suicides
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
1
-
10
11
4
5
9
10
7
6
6
8
Whatì
Northwest
Territories
HOUSEHOLDS & FAMILIES
% of Households with 6 or More People
1981
1986
1991
1996
2001
2004
2006
2009
2011
2014
57.1
50.0
61.5
29.4
35.0
24.2
22.7
26.3
20.0
21.6
13.9
11.5
9.8
8.6
7.2
7.0
6.2
6.7
5.6
6.1
Family Structure (2011)
Total Family Structure
Husband-Wife
Common-law
Lone Parent
% Lone-Parent Families
120
50
35
35
29.2
10,930
5,470
3,135
2,330
21.3
Tenure (2014)
Total
Owned
Rented
% Owned
124
86
38
69.1
14,729
7,574
7,155
51.4
% of Households in Core Need
1996
2000
2004
2009
2014
81.2
64.3
36.3
47.5
47.4
19.7
20.3
16.3
19.0
19.8
Whatì
Northwest
Territories
Other Criminal Code
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
25
31
12
31
72
35
71
45
84
50
5,695
5,942
6,377
5,949
6,895
7,185
6,943
6,162
6,046
5,875
Federal Statutes
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
16
22
13
10
48
46
20
23
15
9
534
665
815
832
1,017
949
772
714
585
593
Traffic
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
3
2
15
2
19
10
6
1
7
18
829
813
1,051
813
882
753
779
557
672
653
Violent Crime Rate (per 1,000 persons)
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
50.0
63.1
54.2
79.9
180.2
118.4
148.8
89.1
158.4
120.6
81.7
92.8
88.6
86.7
85.9
85.7
79.4
74.4
69.1
75.9
Property Crime Rate (per 1,000 persons)
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
52.1
97.8
106.3
131.1
186.2
126.5
168.7
140.6
221.8
252.9
192.0
203.0
204.9
200.2
226.8
233.0
238.4
240.5
230.4
234.0
CRIME
Violent Crimes
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Property Crimes
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
24
31
26
39
89
58
75
45
80
62
25
48
51
64
92
62
85
71
112
130
3,527
4,025
3,839
3,740
3,717
3,730
3,467
3,263
3,041
3,348
8,292
8,807
8,881
8,639
9,814
10,134
10,406
10,556
10,132
10,315
Whatì
Northwest
Territories
INCOME ASSISTANCE
56
48
62
53
63
77
57
56
53
61
1,912
2,024
2,067
2,402
2,314
2,313
2,240
2,306
2,313
2,486
Cases (monthly average)
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
29
24
30
30
39
48
30
30
28
32
1,060
1,121
1,172
1,415
1,429
1,468
1,453
1,489
1,519
1,648
211
202
318
310
376
470
320
344
358
412
8,534
9,783
12,051
14,574
15,118
15,810
16,023
16,722
17,562
19,840
TRADITIONAL ACTIVITIES (2013)
Hunted & Fished (%)
Trapped (%)
Produced Arts & Crafts (%)
Households Consuming Country
Food (Half or More) (%)
55.4
16.3
36.1
59.8
44.7
6.1
23.3
26.3
99.3
99.1
97.2
98.9
96.9
92.8
86.9
59.1
55.6
50.1
45.1
44.0
38.0
38.5
ABORIGINAL LANGUAGES
% Aboriginals that Speak an Aboriginal
Language
1984
1989
1994
1999
2004
2009
2014
Northwest
Territories
% with High School Diploma or More
1986
1989
1991
1994
1996
1999
2001
2004
2006
2009
2011
2014
14.6
23.2
32.6
23.8
35.7
29.7
36.2
32.8
38.5
33.6
37.7
43.1
51.6
59.8
59.9
63.2
63.5
66.1
64.8
67.5
67.0
69.3
68.9
73.6
Employment Rates (2014)
Less than High School Diploma
High School Diploma or Greater
31.3
53.5
37.7
76.0
Participation Rate
1986
1989
1991
1994
1996
1999
2001
2004
2006
2009
2011
2014
45.0
48.5
61.7
60.5
62.5
54.8
65.5
59.4
58.5
59.4
65.7
61.2
74.5
74.9
78.2
77.2
77.2
78.3
77.1
75.6
76.5
75.1
75.4
73.4
Unemployment Rate
1986
1989
1991
1994
1996
1999
2001
2004
2006
2009
2011
2014
33.3
53.0
37.9
50.0
28.6
32.9
28.9
30.7
23.7
27.1
45.7
35.3
11.2
13.2
11.3
14.8
11.7
13.7
9.5
10.4
10.4
10.3
11.4
10.6
EDUCATION
Beneficiaries (monthly average)
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Payments ($000)
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
Whatì
LABOUR FORCE
Whatì
Northwest
Territories
Employment Rate
1986
1989
1991
1994
1996
1999
2001
2004
2006
2009
2011
2014
27.5
22.8
38.3
30.3
46.4
36.8
48.3
41.2
44.6
43.3
34.3
39.5
66.2
65.0
69.3
65.7
68.2
67.5
69.8
67.8
68.6
67.3
66.8
65.6
Selected Employment Rates (2014)
Males
Females
35.4
43.8
66.9
64.2
Aboriginal
Non-Aboriginal
35.9
85.4
52.0
78.8
15-24
25-34
35-44
45-54
55-64
65 & Over
16.0
49.2
40.9
56.1
68.6
17.2
38.9
71.8
80.1
83.8
73.2
25.3
Labour Force Activity (2014)
Population 15 & Over
Employed
Unemployment
Not in the Labour Force
376
149
81
146
34,087
22,353
2,661
9,073
Potential Available Labour Supply (2014)
Available Labour Supply
% Do Rotational
% Male
% Aboriginal
% Less than High School Diploma
147
81.9
57.7
98.0
60.0
5,219
64.8
58.1
77.8
49.4
Whatì
Northwest
Territories
8,415
8,758
9,610
10,215
10,080
10,710
11,595
11,620
11,010
11,640
1,297,842
1,384,602
1,469,865
1,542,755
1,557,610
1,599,920
1,672,485
1,692,765
1,754,545
1,820,200
38.3
40.2
30,054
30,200
32,033
31,922
31,500
31,500
34,103
35,212
34,406
36,375
46,170
48,396
51,072
52,943
52,998
53,978
56,030
56,861
58,329
59,640
6,760
7,096
7,965
8,335
8,155
8,620
9,130
9,065
8,695
9,145
1,145,168
1,208,376
1,294,015
1,356,780
1,356,890
1,388,490
1,433,035
1,455,120
1,513,240
1,565,205
35.3
36.7
26,000
25,343
28,446
28,741
28,121
28,733
31,483
31,259
31,054
32,661
45,843
47,856
50,627
52,650
52,983
53,630
55,673
56,930
58,744
60,154
PERSONAL INCOME
Total Income ($000)
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
% Change in Total Inc. (2005-2014)
Average Personal Income ($)
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Employment Income ($000)
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
% Change in Emp. Inc. (2005-2014)
Employment Profile (2014)
% Gov't, Health, Social Serv, Educ
% Goods Producing
% Other Industries
53.0
18.7
16.0
46.2
15.3
32.9
Annual Work Pattern (2014)
% Worked
% Worked More than 26 weeks
65.4
52.9
79.0
75.1
Average Employment Income ($)
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Whatì
Northwest
Territories
Percent Taxfilers Less than $15,000
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
39.3
41.4
36.7
34.4
40.6
41.2
38.2
39.4
40.6
37.5
26.0
24.9
23.3
23.7
23.9
23.3
23.1
23.1
22.3
22.3
Percent Taxfilers More than $50,000
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
17.9
20.7
23.3
21.9
18.8
20.6
23.5
24.2
25.0
25.0
38.3
39.9
42.7
43.7
43.6
44.2
44.9
45.6
46.1
46.8
FAMILY INCOME
Average Family Income
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
Percent Families Less than $30,000
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
64,618
64,033
70,333
77,750
69,154
66,393
73,464
75,538
77,000
78,500
27.3
25.0
25.0
25.0
30.8
35.7
28.6
23.1
25.0
23.1
96,171
101,622
107,252
111,796
112,119
113,934
119,089
120,898
124,103
127,334
19.0
18.0
16.6
17.0
16.7
16.4
16.0
15.7
15.2
14.9
Whatì
Northwest
Territories
27.3
33.3
33.3
33.3
30.8
28.6
28.6
30.8
25.0
30.8
55.3
57.1
59.5
60.8
60.7
61.9
62.5
63.1
63.3
64.5
2013 Living Cost Diff. (Edm = 100)
152.5
..
2015 Food Price Index (YK = 100)
145.7
..
-24.6
-22.8
-17.7
-5.5
6.3
13.9
16.6
13.1
7.0
-0.8
-15.2
-22.5
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
..
48.1
52.6
47.5
79.1
Percent Families More than $75,000
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
PRICES
ENVIRONMENT
Average Monthly Temperature: 2006-2015 (°C)
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
COMMUNITY LIVING
% Who Volunteered in 2013
% of Homes with Internet
Access in 2013
SYMBOLS
- zero or too small to be expressed
.. not available
x data suppressed
SOURCES & NOTES
Population
Crime
Population and Historical Population: NWT Bureau of Statistics,
GNWT. Estimates are calculated by allocating the demographic
components of growth, down to a community level. Sex, age and
ethnicity estimates developed by NWT Bureau of Statistics.
Incidents in a particular detachment may include incidents from
surrounding communities.
Population Dependency Ratio: NWT Bureau of Statistics, GNWT.
Ratios for < 15 years refer to the number of people less than 15 years
of age divided by the number of people between the ages of 15 and
59. Ratios for 60 years and older refer to the number of people 60
years of age or older divided by the number of people between the
ages of 15 and 59.
Average Annual Growth Rate: NWT Bureau of Statistics, GNWT.
Average annual growth rate (AAGR) is calculated as:
 Pop 2016

AAGR =  11
− 1 * 100
 Pop

2005


Population Projections: NWT Bureau of Statistics, GNWT.
Population projections incorporate assumptions regarding fertility,
mortality & migration patterns. These assumptions are reflective of
historical patterns, as well as recent trends observed for the
Northwest Territories.
Health & Vital Stats
% of Population that Smoke: NWT Bureau of Statistics, GNWT.
Refers to the percent of people 15 years of age or older that smoke.
Violent Crimes: Canadian Center for Justice Statistics, Statistics
Canada. Refers to incidences of homicides, attempted murder,
assaults (including sexual assaults), abduction and robbery.
Property Crimes: Canadian Center for Justice Statistics, Statistics
Canada. Includes but is not limited to incidences of breaking &
entering, theft, position of stolen goods and fraud.
Other Criminal Code: Canadian Center for Justice Statistics,
Statistics Canada. Includes but is not limited to incidences of
offensive weapons, bail violation, disturbing the peace and mischief
(property damage).
Federal Statutes: Canadian Center for Justice Statistics, Statistics
Canada. Includes but is not limited to incidences of possession and
trafficking of drugs.
Traffic: Canadian Center for Justice Statistics, Statistics Canada.
Includes but is not limited to incidences of dangerous operation of
motor vehicle and impaired operation of motor vehicle.
Violent Crime Rates (per 1,000 persons): NWT Bureau of Statistics,
GNWT. Rates are determined using population estimates developed
by the NWT Bureau of Statistics.
Number of Births: Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.
Property Crime Rates (per 1,000 persons): NWT Bureau of
Statistics, GNWT. Rates are determined using population estimates
developed by the NWT Bureau of Statistics.
Teen Births: Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada. Refers to
births to women aged 19 or less.
Income Assistance
Number of Deaths: Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada.
Cause of Deaths: Health Statistics Division, Statistics Canada. Injury
deaths are deaths due to accidents, homicide and suicides.
Household & Families
Percent of Households with 6 or More People: Census, Statistics
Canada (1981, 1986, 1991, 1996, 200, 2006 & 2011); NWT Bureau
of Statistics, GNWT (2004, 2009 & 2014). A household refers to an
occupied private dwelling.
Note: Due to program changes in 2007, data prior to this year is not
directly comparable.
Beneficiaries (monthly average): Department of Education Culture
& Employment, GNWT. Refers to the monthly average number of
recipients of income assistance and their dependents, if any, over the
year.
Cases (monthly average): Department of Education Culture &
Employment, GNWT. Refers to the monthly average number of
people requesting and receiving social assistance over the year.
Family Structure: Census, Statistics Canada. Refers to the
classification of census families into husband-wife couples,
common-law couples, and lone parent families.
Payments ($000): Department of Education Culture & Employment,
GNWT. Refers to the total amount of payments over the year.
Payments are recorded for the month for which assistance was
received.
Tenure: NWT Bureau of Statistics, GNWT. Refers to whether some
member of the household owns or rents the dwelling.
Traditional Activities
Percent of Households in Core Need: NWT Bureau of Statistics,
GNWT. If a household has any one housing problem (suitability,
adequacy, or affordability) or a combination of housing problems,
and the total household income is below the Community Core Need
Income Threshold, the household is considered to be in core need.
The core need income threshold is an income limit for each
community that represents the amount of income a household must
have to be able to afford the cost of owning and operating a home or
renting in the private market without government assistance.
Hunted & Fished (%): NWT Bureau of Statistics, GNWT. Refers to
the percent of people 15 years of age or older that hunted or fished
during the year.
Trapped (%): NWT Bureau of Statistics, GNWT. Refers to the
percent of people 15 years of age or older that trapped during the
year.
Produced Arts & Craft (%)s: NWT Bureau of Statistics, GNWT.
Refers to the percent of people 15 years of age or older that made
arts and crafts during the year.
Households Consuming Country Food: NWT Bureau of Statistics,
GNWT. Refers to the percent of households reporting that half, most
or all (50% or more) of the meat or fish consumed is harvesting in
the NWT.
Annual Work Pattern: Work pattern measures the amount of work
over a given year. Worked in 2013 refers to the percent of people 15
years of age or older who worked in 2013, while worked more than
26 weeks refers to the percent of workers who worked more than 26
weeks in the year. The weeks need not be consecutive.
Aboriginal Languages
Personal Income
Percent of Aboriginal that Speak an Aboriginal Language: NWT
Bureau of Statistics, GNWT. Refers to the percent of aboriginal
people 15 years of age or older that can speak an aboriginal language
well enough to carry on a conversation. Aboriginal languages
include Inuktitut, Inuvialuktun, Inuinnaqtun, Dogrib, Cree,
Chipewyan, North Slavey, South Slavey, and Gwich’n.
Small Area and Administrative Data Division, Statistics Canada.
Data is based upon filed tax returns.
Education
Total Income ($000): Refers to total money income received from all
sources.
Average Personal Income ($): Refers to the average money income
received from all sources.
Employment Income ($000): Refers to total income received by
persons 15 years of age and over for any employment.
Percent with High School Diploma or More: Census, Statistics
Canada (1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 & 2011); NWT Bureau of
Statistics, GNWT (1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 & 2014). Refers to
the percent of population 15 years of age or older that have a high
school diploma.
Average Employment Income ($): Refers to average income received
by persons 15 years of age and over for any employment.
2014 Employment Rates: NWT Bureau of Statistics, GNWT. Refers
to the employment rate for two groups of people: those who do not
have a high school certificate, and those with at least a high school
certificate. Employment rate refers to the percentage of persons 15
years of age and over who are working at a job.
Percent Tax-filers More Than $50,000: Refers to the percent of taxfilers who report they are making more than $50,000.
Percent Tax-filers Less Than $15,000: Refers to the percent of taxfilers who report they are making less than $15,000.
Family Income
Labour Force
Census, Statistics Canada (1986, 1991, 1996, 2001, 2006 & 2011);
NWT Bureau of Statistics, GNWT (1989, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 &
2014).
Participation Rate: The percentage of persons 15 years of age and
over who are in the labour force. See below for definition of labour
force.
Small Area and Administrative Data Division, Statistics Canada.
Data is based upon filed tax returns. Refers to the total income of a
family; it is the sum of the total incomes of all members of that
family.
Average Family Income ($): Refers to the average money income
received from all sources for the family as a whole.
Percent Families Less Than $30,000: Refers to the percent of
families who report they are making less than $30,000.
Unemployment Rate: The percentage of the labour force that was
unemployed during the week prior to the survey. See below for
definition of labour force.
Percent Families More Than $75,000: Refers to the percent of
families who report they are making more than $75,000.
Employment Rate: The percentage of persons 15 years of age and
over who were employed during the week prior to the survey.
Environment
Employed: Refers to persons who during the week prior to the
survey: (i) did any work at all, excluding housework, maintenance
around the home and volunteer work; or (ii) were absent from their
job or business because of vacation, illness, on strike or locked out,
etc.
Unemployed: Refers to persons who during the week prior to the
survey: (i) were without work, had actively looked for work in the
previous four weeks and were available for work; or (ii) had been on
temporary lay-off and expected to return to their job; or (iii) had
definite arrangements to start a new job within the next four weeks.
Labour Force: Refers to persons who were either employed or
unemployed during the week prior to the survey.
Not in the Labour Force: Refers to persons who do not participate in
the labour force, they are neither employed or unemployed.
Average Temperature (°C): Environment Canada. Calculated as the
mean daily temperatures, averaged over the reference month. The
mean daily temperature is the average between the daily maximum
and minimum.
Community Living
% Who Volunteered in 2013: NWT Bureau of Statistics. Refers to
the population 15 years of age and over who volunteered during the
year.
% of Homes with Internet Access in 2013: NWT Bureau of Statistics.
Prices
Living Cost Differentials: Price Division, Statistics Canada.
Food Price Index: NWT Bureau of Statistics, GNWT.
Potential Available Labour Supply: Refers to those persons who are
unemployed. They can be classified into various categories,
including, those who want to do rotational work, gender, ethnicity, or
level of schooling.