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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	2050154.00 Nova Scotia (Census tract)			Halifax (CMA) Nova Scotia (Census metropolitan area)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	3,478	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,328	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	3,936	...Data not available	...Data not available	372,858	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	-11.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	2,359	...Data not available	...Data not available	177,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	165,153	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	2.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	71.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,749.11	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,495.71	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	3,485	1,710	1,775	390,325	188,700	201,630
0 to 4 years	105	50	60	19,965	10,265	9,705
5 to 9 years	130	75	65	19,160	9,775	9,380
10 to 14 years	205	90	115	20,495	10,525	9,970
15 to 19 years	195	105	90	23,890	12,055	11,835
15 years	35	20	15	4,495	2,210	2,285
16 years	45	20	20	4,490	2,285	2,200
17 years	40	25	20	4,540	2,325	2,210
18 years	50	30	25	4,945	2,555	2,390
19 years	30	15	15	5,420	2,675	2,745
20 to 24 years	125	65	60	31,245	15,640	15,610
25 to 29 years	100	50	55	28,405	13,990	14,420
30 to 34 years	130	70	60	25,930	12,485	13,445
35 to 39 years	170	80	90	26,500	12,750	13,750
40 to 44 years	215	105	110	27,830	13,270	14,560
45 to 49 years	280	145	135	33,120	16,185	16,935
50 to 54 years	300	160	135	31,565	15,270	16,295
55 to 59 years	325	155	175	27,195	12,880	14,315
60 to 64 years	345	170	180	23,920	11,440	12,485
65 to 69 years	285	135	145	16,820	8,040	8,780
70 to 74 years	225	120	105	11,860	5,480	6,380
75 to 79 years	155	70	90	9,140	4,055	5,080
80 to 84 years	100	40	60	6,630	2,625	4,005
85 years and over	90	35	50	6,655	1,980	4,675
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	51.4	51.0	52.1	39.9	38.8	40.9
% of the population aged 15 and over	87.4	87.8	86.8	84.7	83.8	85.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	3,045	1,500	1,545	330,710	158,140	172,575
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,900	950	950	185,745	92,865	92,880
Married (and not separated)	1,650	825	825	151,835	75,905	75,925
Living common law	250	125	125	33,910	16,955	16,950
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,145	550	595	144,965	65,275	79,695
Single (never legally married)	590	365	225	99,260	50,845	48,415
Separated	100	55	45	9,375	3,980	5,395
Divorced	150	75	70	19,500	7,210	12,290
Widowed	305	55	250	16,830	3,240	13,595
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	1,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	685	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	185	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	140	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	1,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	109,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	935	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	810	...Data not available	...Data not available	74,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	510	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	140	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	115	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	50	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	125	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	85	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	45	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	15	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,095	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	20	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	10	...Data not available	...Data not available	675	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	140	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	110	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	75	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	25	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	10	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	30	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	20	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10	...Data not available	...Data not available	885	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	0	...Data not available	...Data not available	195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	825	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	130	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	310	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,545	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	115	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	155	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	120	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,875	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	3,460	1,700	1,760	384,540	186,240	198,305
Number of persons not in census families	615	295	325	78,365	36,275	42,090
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	65	40	25	7,735	3,155	4,575
Living with non-relatives only	65	30	35	23,445	12,745	10,700
Living alone	490	220	265	47,190	20,375	26,815
Number of census family persons	2,845	1,405	1,430	306,175	149,965	156,210
Average number of persons per census family	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	835	400	435	47,705	21,230	26,480
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	300	105	200	16,305	4,415	11,895
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	25	5	15	2,230	470	1,765
Living with non-relatives only	15	5	10	925	410	510
Living alone	265	90	170	13,155	3,530	9,620
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	535	295	240	31,395	16,815	14,580
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	165,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	1,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	107,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	1,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	99,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	890	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	565	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	325	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,440	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	115	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	60	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	45	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	30	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	20	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	10	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	20	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	10	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	525	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	490	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	35	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	165,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	1,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	0	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	90	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	70	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	15	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	0	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	0	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	50	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	0	...Data not available	...Data not available	260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	165,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	490	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	670	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	210	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	145	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	50	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	25	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	3,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	384,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,465	1,700	1,760	386,435	187,150	199,290
Single responses	3,455	1,700	1,760	382,760	185,360	197,405
English	3,405	1,675	1,730	348,740	168,025	180,710
French	30	15	20	10,160	5,015	5,145
Non-official languages	20	15	5	23,865	12,315	11,555
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	0	80	40	40
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	5	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	5	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	60	30	30
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	15	10	5	23,385	12,065	11,320
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	65	35	30
Afrikaans	0	0	0	45	25	20
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	40	20	25
Albanian	0	0	0	240	125	120
Amharic	0	0	0	130	65	65
Arabic	0	0	0	5,175	3,000	2,175
Armenian	0	0	0	45	25	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	75	45	30
Bengali	0	0	0	320	180	140
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	60	25	40
Bosnian	0	0	0	80	40	40
Bulgarian	0	0	0	30	15	20
Burmese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Cantonese	0	0	0	465	210	255
Chinese, n.o.s.	0	5	0	2,190	1,100	1,090
Creoles	0	0	0	40	20	20
Croatian	0	0	0	170	90	80
Czech	0	0	0	120	65	60
Danish	5	0	0	95	45	45
Dutch	0	0	0	515	245	270
Estonian	0	0	0	35	20	20
Finnish	0	0	0	45	20	25
Flemish	0	0	0	20	10	15
Fukien	0	0	0	10	5	5
German	10	5	5	1,250	590	660
Greek	0	0	0	665	330	335
Gujarati	0	0	0	85	45	40
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	65	35	30
Hindi	0	0	0	435	220	215
Hungarian	0	0	0	155	70	85
Ilocano	0	0	0	20	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	40	20	15
Italian	0	0	0	595	335	260
Japanese	0	0	0	230	80	150
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Korean	0	0	0	675	300	375
Kurdish	0	0	0	75	45	25
Lao	0	0	0	5	5	0
Latvian	0	0	0	30	15	20
Lingala	0	0	0	10	5	5
Lithuanian	0	0	0	25	5	15
Macedonian	0	0	0	10	5	5
Malay	0	0	0	50	15	30
Malayalam	0	0	0	95	45	50
Maltese	0	0	0	10	5	0
Mandarin	0	0	0	810	395	415
Marathi	0	0	0	25	15	15
Nepali	0	0	0	215	115	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	90	50	40
Norwegian	0	0	0	80	50	35
Oromo	0	0	0	35	25	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	0	0	0	295	170	130
Pashto	0	0	0	60	35	25
Persian (Farsi)	0	0	0	1,130	605	525
Polish	0	0	0	580	280	300
Portuguese	0	0	0	280	145	135
Romanian	0	0	0	140	70	75
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	10	10	5
Russian	0	0	0	695	340	355
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	10	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	10	10
Serbian	0	0	0	100	50	50
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	105	50	55
Shanghainese	0	0	0	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	60	30	35
Sindhi	0	0	0	15	10	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	90	50	35
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	0	10
Slovak	0	0	0	90	45	45
Slovenian	0	0	0	25	10	10
Somali	0	0	0	35	20	20
Spanish	0	0	0	1,135	535	600
Swahili	0	0	0	60	40	30
Swedish	0	0	0	50	20	25
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	0	0	0	910	415	500
Taiwanese	0	0	0	35	20	15
Tamil	0	0	0	200	120	85
Telugu	0	0	0	110	65	45
Thai	0	0	0	50	20	30
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	55	25	30
Turkish	0	0	0	250	145	105
Ukrainian	0	0	0	150	70	80
Urdu	0	0	0	400	210	195
Vietnamese	0	0	0	375	185	190
Yiddish	0	0	0	20	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	0	0	0	400	210	195
Multiple responses	0	0	5	3,675	1,790	1,880
English and French	0	0	5	1,465	685	785
English and non-official language	0	0	5	1,895	940	955
French and non-official language	0	0	0	215	110	100
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	105	60	45
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,460	1,700	1,760	386,440	187,155	199,285
English only	3,315	1,640	1,675	338,465	166,040	172,430
French only	0	0	0	380	165	210
English and French	140	60	85	46,400	20,425	25,980
Neither English nor French	0	0	0	1,190	520	670
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,465	1,700	1,760	386,435	187,150	199,290
English	3,435	1,695	1,745	374,480	181,270	193,215
French	20	10	15	9,780	4,895	4,890
English and French	0	0	0	1,045	500	545
Neither English nor French	5	0	0	1,130	495	645
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	25	10	15	10,300	5,140	5,160
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	0.7	0.6	0.9	2.7	2.7	2.6
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,465	1,700	1,760	386,440	187,150	199,285
Single responses	3,460	1,700	1,755	381,495	184,635	196,860
English	3,440	1,695	1,750	365,535	176,445	189,085
French	10	5	5	3,660	1,805	1,850
Non-official languages	0	0	0	12,305	6,380	5,920
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	5	0	0
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	5	5
Ojibway	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	5	0	0	12,135	6,290	5,845
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	30	15	15
Afrikaans	0	0	0	15	5	5
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	10	5	0
Albanian	0	0	0	120	65	60
Amharic	0	0	0	60	30	30
Arabic	0	0	0	3,025	1,710	1,320
Armenian	0	0	0	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Bengali	0	0	0	200	100	95
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	25	15	15
Bosnian	0	0	0	45	20	25
Bulgarian	0	0	0	10	5	10
Burmese	0	0	0	0	5	0
Cantonese	0	0	0	255	135	125
Chinese, n.o.s.	0	0	0	1,595	835	760
Creoles	0	0	0	25	10	10
Croatian	0	0	0	60	35	30
Czech	0	0	0	35	15	20
Danish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Dutch	0	0	0	50	25	30
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	5
Finnish	0	0	0	0	5	0
Flemish	0	0	0	5	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	5
German	0	0	5	250	115	135
Greek	0	0	0	250	110	145
Gujarati	0	0	0	45	25	20
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	25	10	10
Hindi	0	0	0	185	95	90
Hungarian	0	0	0	50	25	25
Ilocano	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	10
Italian	0	0	0	140	65	80
Japanese	0	0	0	105	50	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	5	0	0
Korean	0	0	0	470	220	245
Kurdish	0	0	0	55	35	25
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Lingala	0	0	0	10	5	5
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	5
Macedonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	0	0	0	15	5	10
Malayalam	0	0	0	35	15	15
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	0	0	0	600	310	295
Marathi	0	0	0	15	10	5
Nepali	0	0	0	205	105	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	25	15	10
Norwegian	0	0	0	15	5	10
Oromo	0	0	0	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	0	0	0	145	75	60
Pashto	0	0	0	30	20	10
Persian (Farsi)	0	0	0	900	460	440
Polish	0	0	0	180	90	95
Portuguese	0	0	0	90	45	45
Romanian	0	0	0	75	30	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	5	5	5
Russian	0	0	0	455	240	220
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	10	0
Serbian	0	0	0	55	25	25
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	45	20	25
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	85	45	45
Sindhi	0	0	0	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	35	15	15
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Slovak	0	0	0	25	10	15
Slovenian	0	0	0	5	0	0
Somali	0	0	0	20	5	10
Spanish	0	0	0	575	270	300
Swahili	0	0	0	20	5	10
Swedish	0	0	0	5	5	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	0	0	0	410	205	205
Taiwanese	0	0	0	15	10	5
Tamil	0	0	0	100	65	40
Telugu	0	0	0	50	30	20
Thai	0	0	0	15	5	10
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	25	15	15
Turkish	0	0	0	135	70	70
Ukrainian	0	0	0	15	5	10
Urdu	0	0	0	220	100	115
Vietnamese	0	0	0	230	120	110
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	0	0	0	165	90	75
Multiple responses	0	0	5	4,945	2,510	2,430
English and French	0	0	0	830	410	425
English and non-official language	5	0	5	3,885	1,990	1,890
French and non-official language	0	0	0	90	45	45
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	140	70	65
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,465	1,705	1,760	386,440	187,150	199,290
None	3,435	1,690	1,745	361,510	174,925	186,585
Single responses	25	10	15	24,350	11,955	12,400
English	0	0	0	7,935	4,125	3,810
French	10	5	5	7,680	3,420	4,255
Non-official languages	15	5	5	8,740	4,410	4,330
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	85	35	50
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	5	0	5
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	5	0	70	35	40
Ojibway	0	0	0	0	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	10	5	5	8,325	4,220	4,105
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	10	5
Afrikaans	0	0	0	25	10	15
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	25	15	15
Albanian	0	0	0	90	45	45
Amharic	0	0	0	35	20	20
Arabic	0	0	0	1,705	1,000	705
Armenian	0	0	0	20	15	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	40	20	15
Bengali	0	0	0	80	50	25
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	0	15	10	5
Bosnian	0	0	0	35	20	15
Bulgarian	0	0	0	20	10	5
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	0	0	0	155	80	80
Chinese, n.o.s.	0	0	0	365	165	205
Creoles	0	0	0	45	20	30
Croatian	0	0	0	55	25	30
Czech	0	0	0	35	20	15
Danish	0	0	0	30	15	15
Dutch	0	0	0	190	80	105
Estonian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Finnish	0	0	0	10	10	5
Flemish	0	0	0	5	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	5	5	5
German	0	0	0	640	300	335
Greek	0	0	0	380	195	180
Gujarati	0	0	0	30	15	15
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	75	40	30
Hindi	0	0	0	265	140	120
Hungarian	0	0	0	60	25	35
Ilocano	0	0	0	10	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Italian	0	0	0	285	150	135
Japanese	0	0	0	150	65	85
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	0	0	0	155	70	85
Kurdish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	5
Latvian	0	0	0	15	10	10
Lingala	0	0	0	5	0	5
Lithuanian	0	0	0	5	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Malay	0	0	0	15	5	10
Malayalam	0	0	0	45	20	25
Maltese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Mandarin	0	0	0	180	90	90
Marathi	0	0	0	5	5	5
Nepali	0	0	0	5	5	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	55	30	30
Norwegian	0	0	0	45	20	20
Oromo	0	0	0	5	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	0	0	0	100	50	50
Pashto	0	0	0	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	0	0	0	185	105	75
Polish	0	0	0	200	105	95
Portuguese	0	0	0	130	60	65
Romanian	0	0	0	50	20	25
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	5	5	0
Russian	0	0	0	185	90	95
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	0	5
Serbian	0	0	0	40	15	20
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	45	20	25
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	0	5	0	105	40	65
Sindhi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	40	25	15
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	0	0	0	40	15	25
Slovenian	0	0	0	15	5	5
Somali	0	0	0	10	10	5
Spanish	0	0	0	730	335	395
Swahili	0	0	0	60	35	25
Swedish	0	0	0	35	15	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	0	0	0	330	135	195
Taiwanese	0	0	0	15	5	5
Tamil	0	0	0	80	45	40
Telugu	0	0	0	35	20	10
Thai	0	0	0	20	5	15
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	15	5	10
Turkish	0	0	0	100	55	45
Ukrainian	0	0	0	50	20	30
Urdu	0	0	0	145	75	70
Vietnamese	0	0	0	85	45	40
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	0	0	0	325	150	180
Multiple responses	0	0	0	575	275	305
English and French	0	0	0	75	35	40
English and non-official language	0	0	0	150	75	80
French and non-official language	0	0	0	345	165	185
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	5	0	5

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. 2050154.00, Nova Scotia (Code 2050154.00) and Halifax, Nova Scotia (Code 205) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 30, 2024).

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