2006 Aboriginal population profile for Edmonton : Profil de la population autochtone de 2006 pour Edmonton

Half of the Aboriginal population was under the age of 25, compared to one-third of non-Aboriginal people. [...] Statistics Canada 5 2006 Aboriginal Population Profile for Edmonton Introduction This report examines the demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the Aboriginal population living in the census metropolitan area (CMA) of Edmonton.1 The census metropolitan area of Edmonton includes Enoch Cree Nation (Stony Plain 135), Alexander (Alexander 134) and Paul (Wabamun 133A and 133B). [...] In 2006, the median age3 of the Aboriginal population in Edmonton was 25 years, compared to 37 years for the non- Aboriginal population. [...] In 2006, half (50%) of the Aboriginal population was under the age of 25, compared to one-third (33%) of non- Aboriginal people. [...] For example, 10% of Aboriginal women 35 years of age and older were attending school in 2006, compared to 7% of non-Aboriginal women in the same age group (see table 3 in the appendix).4 The 2006 Aboriginal Peoples Survey found that among the Aboriginal population in Alberta (excluding reserves), men and women had different reasons for not completing high school.