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Regional Snapshot
The Cochrane Region has 0.7% of Ontario’s population and is home to 6.6% of the province’s Francophones. At 48%, a high proportion of the region’s population is Francophone, and nearly two-thirds of the population claim knowledge of French. The proportion of Aboriginals in the region (11%) is five times higher than the proportion of Aboriginals making up Ontario’s overall population (2%).
The region’s employment income is lower than the Ontario provincial average. However, the region’s Francophones and Anglophones have comparable average employment incomes ($34,536 and $35,643, respectively).
The region’s population has a higher unemployment rate than Ontario as a whole, with 9.5% of Anglophones and 7.7% of Francophones unemployed in 2006.
The region’s leading industries and occupations are overall the same as those for Ontario overall. However, we note that the mining and oil and gas extraction sector (7%) is one of the region’s leading industries, while this is not the case for the province as a whole.
Statistics of the region
| Population (2006) |
Cochrane region |
Ontario |
| Total population |
77,230 |
11,354,360 |
| Francophone population 1 |
36,965 |
557,070 |
| % Francophone population |
48 % |
5 % |
| Population with knowledge of French 2 |
48,920 |
1,426,540 |
| Population with knowledge of French in % |
63 % |
13 % |
| Aboriginal population |
8,840 |
222,630 |
| % Aboriginal population |
11 % |
2 % |
1. Individuals whose first spoken official language is French or English and French.
2. French is considered as being used in the workplace when it is the language used most or one of the languages frequently used in the workplace.
| Workforce (2006) |
Cochrane region |
Ontario |
| Total workforce |
41,365 |
6,587,580 |
| Total Anglophone workforce |
21,020 |
6,205,070 |
| Total Francophone workforce |
20,315 |
322,275 |
| % Total Francophone workforce |
62 % |
65 % |
| Average employment income (2005) |
Cochrane region |
Ontario |
| Total population |
$ 35,098 |
$ 39,386 |
| Anglophone population |
$ 35,643 |
$ 39,529 |
| Francophone population |
$ 34,536 |
$ 40,344 |
| Index of average Francophone/Anglophone income |
0.97 |
1.02 |
| Unemployment 2006 (May) |
Cochrane region |
Ontario |
| Total number of unemployed |
3,575 |
423,330 |
| Number of unemployed Anglophones |
2,005 |
396,970 |
| Anglophone unemployment rate |
9.5 % |
6.4 % |
| Number of unemployed Francophones |
1,565 |
19,765 |
| Francophone unemployment rate |
7.7 % |
6.1 % |
| Index of Francophone/Anglophone unemployment rate |
0.81 |
0.95 |
Source: Custom tabulations, Census 2001 and 2006, Statistics Canada.
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Predominant industries (2006)
| Cochrane region |
in % of the workforce |
| Retail trade |
13 % |
| Health care and social assistance |
12 % |
| Manufacturing |
10 % |
| Educational Services |
8 % |
| Mining and oil and gas extraction |
7 % |
| Ontario |
in % of the workforce |
| Manufacturing |
14 % |
| Retail trade |
11 % |
| Health care and social assistance |
9 % |
| Professional, scientific and technical services |
7 % |
| Educational Services |
7 % |
Predominant occupations (2006)
| Cochrane region |
in % of the workforce |
| Sales and Service Occupations |
25 % |
| Trades, Transport and Equipment Operation |
21 % |
| Business, Finance and Administration |
15 % |
| Social Sciences, Teaching, Public Administration and Religion |
9 % |
| Management |
7 % |
| Ontario |
in % of the workforce |
| Sales and Service Occupations |
24 % |
| Business, Finance and Administration |
19 % |
| Trades, Transport and Equipment Operation |
14 % |
| Management |
10 % |
| Social Sciences, Teaching, Public Administration and Religion |
8 % |
Source: Custom Tabulations, 2001 and 2006 Census, Statistics Canada.
Population Structure
 Stats page : Population Structure
Socio-economic Indicators
Stats page : Socio-economic Indicators
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