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Originally Posted by drew
So what you are saying is that the growth in Winnipeg is fixed to the average experienced between 2001 and 2006, and it can't increase?
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That is somewhat correct. StatsCan only obtains population 'counts' data during the censuses. They do not do studies to actually count the population numbers except for during the censuses. Everything between is just an estimate.
That said, estimates are not just based on the average increase between the previous two censuses. Their complex models for interim projections notably factor in birth and mortality rates (the aging population/'local' population pyramids), immigration and migration trends. This is why it is not based merely on an average yearly increase as calculated between 2001 to 2006.
In short, this is why such between census estimates are not official population statistics, but rather a tool used for public policy planning, the media, and guys who have an inferiority complex related to their city and are desperately wanting to impress those who do not live here (sorry, but I felt compelled to end this post on a negative note
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