Table 3: NWT Senior Population Projections, 2004, 2009, and 2014
| Population Age 55+ |
2004 |
2009 |
2014 |
Percentage
Change
2004 - 2014 |
| Northwest Territories |
4,903 |
6,208 |
7,544 |
54% |
| Fort Resolution |
95 |
95 |
90 |
-5% |
| Fort Simpson |
136 |
170 |
190 |
40% |
| Inuvik |
396 |
489 |
623 |
57% |
| Yellowknife |
1,724 |
2,522 |
3,303 |
92% |
Source: Bureau of Statistics. Population Projections. Community and
Age. 2004-2014
Education
The NWT seniors population has lower levels of school achievement than
younger adults. In 2001, 66% of the seniors population age 60 years
and over, had not graduated from high school and 55% had not completed
grade 9. Lower levels of formal schooling are more apparent in smaller
communities with proportionately larger Aboriginal senior populations.
In smaller communities such as Fort Resolution, as many as 85% of seniors
may not have achieved post secondary education. In Yellowknife, 58%
of seniors have some level of post secondary schooling. (Table 4)
Table 4: NWT Seniors Highest Level of Education, 2001
| Community |
Pop. 60 & Older |
Less than grade 9 |
Less than high school
graduation certificate |
High School Graduation
and Post Secondary |
Northwest
Territories |
2,385 |
1,315 |
260 |
810 |
| Inuvik |
165 |
80 |
15 |
60 |
| Fort Simpson |
85 |
55 |
10 |
20 |
| Fort Resolution |
65 |
45 |
10 |
10 |
| Yellowknife |
600 |
145 |
110 |
350 |
Source: Statistics Canada. 2001 Census. Population 60 & Older by
Highest Level of Schooling. Age Group and Gender
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