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Characteristic Truro (CA) Data quality note(s)
Nova Scotia
(Census agglomeration)
Prince Edward Island

(Province)
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011Census data footnote 1 45,888 ...Data not available ...Data not available 140,204 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population in 2006Census data footnote 1 45,077 ...Data not available ...Data not available 135,851 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%) 1.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3.2 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 21,708 ...Data not available ...Data not available 66,943 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 19,492 ...Data not available ...Data not available 56,462 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre 16.8 ...Data not available ...Data not available 24.7 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Land area (square km) 2,732.69 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,685.73 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groupsCensus data footnote 4 45,890 22,115 23,770 140,205 67,605 72,605
0 to 4 years 2,290 1,175 1,110 7,275 3,680 3,590
5 to 9 years 2,310 1,185 1,125 7,390 3,700 3,685
10 to 14 years 2,665 1,375 1,285 8,395 4,320 4,080
15 to 19 years 3,025 1,545 1,480 9,650 4,930 4,720
15 years 580 315 265 1,950 1,005 940
16 years 600 290 310 1,905 985 915
17 years 610 320 295 1,870 950 915
18 years 630 315 315 1,925 965 965
19 years 605 310 300 2,005 1,020 985
20 to 24 years 2,605 1,305 1,295 8,765 4,325 4,440
25 to 29 years 2,305 1,060 1,250 7,300 3,540 3,765
30 to 34 years 2,390 1,085 1,305 7,585 3,560 4,025
35 to 39 years 2,760 1,305 1,460 8,435 4,015 4,420
40 to 44 years 3,065 1,480 1,580 9,485 4,535 4,955
45 to 49 years 3,785 1,815 1,975 11,230 5,430 5,800
50 to 54 years 3,815 1,850 1,965 11,155 5,320 5,830
55 to 59 years 3,500 1,695 1,805 10,550 5,140 5,405
60 to 64 years 3,245 1,625 1,620 10,205 4,970 5,235
65 to 69 years 2,610 1,310 1,300 7,170 3,500 3,670
70 to 74 years 1,945 875 1,070 5,400 2,610 2,790
75 to 79 years 1,480 690 790 4,295 1,930 2,370
80 to 84 years 1,040 430 615 2,935 1,210 1,720
85 years and over 1,055 315 745 2,995 890 2,105
Median age of the populationCensus data footnote 5 44.3 43.5 45.0 42.8 41.9 43.6
% of the population aged 15 and over 84.2 83.1 85.2 83.6 82.7 84.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital statusCensus data footnote 6 38,630 18,380 20,250 117,145 55,905 61,245
Married or living with a common-law partner 22,950 11,435 11,515 69,795 34,825 34,970
Married (and not separated) 18,865 9,405 9,460 60,625 30,255 30,370
Living common law 4,085 2,035 2,055 9,175 4,570 4,600
Not married and not living with a common-law partner 15,680 6,940 8,735 47,350 21,080 26,275
Single (never legally married) 9,430 4,900 4,535 30,495 15,900 14,590
Separated 1,350 585 770 3,285 1,420 1,870
Divorced 2,320 995 1,320 6,065 2,420 3,640
Widowed 2,575 465 2,105 7,505 1,330 6,170
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 7 13,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40,850 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons 7,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available 21,385 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons 2,905 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,710 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons 2,245 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,325 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons 850 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of census families in private householdsCensus data footnote 8 13,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40,845 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children 11,305 ...Data not available ...Data not available 34,265 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Married couples 9,275 ...Data not available ...Data not available 29,700 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 5,065 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,665 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 4,210 ...Data not available ...Data not available 15,035 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 1,790 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,925 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 1,765 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 650 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,010 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Common-law couples 2,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,575 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children at home 1,170 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,615 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children at home 870 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,955 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 445 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 285 ...Data not available ...Data not available 655 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 135 ...Data not available ...Data not available 295 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children 2,330 ...Data not available ...Data not available 6,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Female parent 1,835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,250 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 1,075 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,195 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 545 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,455 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 215 ...Data not available ...Data not available 600 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Male parent 500 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,330 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 child 335 ...Data not available ...Data not available 915 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 children 125 ...Data not available ...Data not available 320 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 or more children 35 ...Data not available ...Data not available 100 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households 12,515 ...Data not available ...Data not available 41,255 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Under six years of age 2,730 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,605 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 to 14 years 4,455 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available
15 to 17 years 1,735 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,560 ...Data not available ...Data not available
18 to 24 years 2,470 ...Data not available ...Data not available 8,595 ...Data not available ...Data not available
25 years and over 1,125 ...Data not available ...Data not available 4,180 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family 0.9 ...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 45,040 21,855 23,185 137,390 66,580 70,810
Number of persons not in census families 7,575 3,425 4,150 21,015 9,305 11,710
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 730 305 430 2,305 995 1,305
Living with non-relatives only 1,395 745 645 4,520 2,410 2,110
Living alone 5,450 2,375 3,075 14,195 5,895 8,295
Number of census family persons 37,465 18,430 19,035 116,375 57,280 59,100
Average number of persons per census family 2.7 ...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 7,570 3,470 4,105 20,860 9,575 11,280
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over 2,505 735 1,770 6,750 1,960 4,790
Living with relativesCensus data footnote 9 250 65 190 800 240 560
Living with non-relatives only 140 70 70 350 165 180
Living alone 2,115 600 1,515 5,605 1,550 4,050
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over 5,060 2,730 2,330 14,105 7,615 6,490
Total number of private households by household typeCensus data footnote 10 19,490 ...Data not available ...Data not available 56,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Census-family households 13,435 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40,150 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family-only householdsCensus data footnote 11 12,535 ...Data not available ...Data not available 37,720 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 12 10,665 ...Data not available ...Data not available 32,355 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 5,895 ...Data not available ...Data not available 16,280 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 4,780 ...Data not available ...Data not available 16,080 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 1,870 ...Data not available ...Data not available 5,365 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other family householdsCensus data footnote 13 895 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,425 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family 695 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,735 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Couple-family householdsCensus data footnote 14 390 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,065 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Without children 185 ...Data not available ...Data not available 485 ...Data not available ...Data not available
With children 205 ...Data not available ...Data not available 580 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households 300 ...Data not available ...Data not available 670 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households 205 ...Data not available ...Data not available 690 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Non-census-family households 6,055 ...Data not available ...Data not available 16,315 ...Data not available ...Data not available
One-person households 5,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,195 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households 610 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,120 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwellingCensus data footnote 15 19,495 ...Data not available ...Data not available 56,460 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Single-detached house 13,525 ...Data not available ...Data not available 40,335 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys 5 ...Data not available ...Data not available 60 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Movable dwellingCensus data footnote 16 1,220 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2,580 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other dwellingCensus data footnote 17 4,745 ...Data not available ...Data not available 13,490 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Semi-detached house 520 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,005 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Row house 245 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,805 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, duplex 835 ...Data not available ...Data not available 905 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys 3,095 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,640 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Other single-attached house 50 ...Data not available ...Data not available 130 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Total number of private households by household sizeCensus data footnote 18 19,490 ...Data not available ...Data not available 56,465 ...Data not available ...Data not available
1 person 5,450 ...Data not available ...Data not available 14,190 ...Data not available ...Data not available
2 persons 7,525 ...Data not available ...Data not available 21,260 ...Data not available ...Data not available
3 persons 3,025 ...Data not available ...Data not available 9,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
4 persons 2,400 ...Data not available ...Data not available 7,735 ...Data not available ...Data not available
5 persons 775 ...Data not available ...Data not available 3,105 ...Data not available ...Data not available
6 or more persons 320 ...Data not available ...Data not available 1,085 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Number of persons in private households 45,040 ...Data not available ...Data not available 137,390 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households 2.3 ...Data not available ...Data not available 2.4 ...Data not available ...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 45,345 21,970 23,375 138,435 66,970 71,465
  Single responses  45,125 21,875 23,250 137,685 66,615 71,075
    English  43,630 21,200 22,425 127,635 61,830 65,805
    French  500 210 285 5,190 2,390 2,800
    Non-official languages  1,000 460 535 4,860 2,395 2,465
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 175 70 105 105 50 55
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Inuktitut  5 0 5 5 0 0
        Mi'kmaq  175 70 105 100 45 55
        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 languagesCensus data footnote 21 795 380 420 4,685 2,310 2,375
        African languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 0 0
        Afrikaans  5 0 5 20 10 10
        Akan (Twi)  5 0 0 5 0 5
        Albanian  0 5 0 95 55 45
        Amharic  10 5 5 5 5 5
        Arabic  70 35 35 270 165 105
        Armenian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 5 0 5 15 5 5
        Bengali  5 5 0 35 20 15
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages  5 0 5 5 0 5
        Bosnian  0 0 0 20 15 10
        Bulgarian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Burmese  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Cantonese  15 5 10 100 50 45
        Chinese, n.o.s.  60 30 30 1,185 560 625
        Creoles  0 0 0 10 5 0
        Croatian  0 0 0 15 10 10
        Czech  0 0 5 30 15 15
        Danish  10 0 0 25 20 5
        Dutch  125 70 55 470 240 225
        Estonian  0 0 0 5 5 5
        Finnish  5 0 0 10 5 10
        Flemish  0 0 0 25 15 10
        Fukien  0 0 0 5 0 0
        German  110 45 60 300 150 150
        Greek  5 5 0 10 0 5
        Gujarati  0 0 0 5 0 5
        Hakka  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Hebrew  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Hindi  20 5 10 35 20 15
        Hungarian  20 10 5 55 30 25
        Ilocano  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Italian  15 10 0 55 35 25
        Japanese  5 0 5 75 20 55
        Khmer (Cambodian)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Korean  15 10 5 135 60 70
        Kurdish  0 0 0 0 5 0
        Lao  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Latvian  5 5 0 0 5 5
        Lingala  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lithuanian  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Macedonian  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Malay  0 0 0 5 5 5
        Malayalam  0 0 0 10 5 0
        Maltese  0 0 0 5 0 5
        Mandarin  10 5 5 290 140 155
        Marathi  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Nepali  10 0 5 95 45 50
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 5 0 0 5 0 5
        Norwegian  0 0 0 0 0 5
        Oromo  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  15 5 10 40 20 15
        Pashto  5 5 5 5 0 0
        Persian (Farsi)  15 10 0 205 110 90
        Polish  15 10 10 60 30 35
        Portuguese  0 0 5 50 25 20
        Romanian  5 0 0 15 10 10
        Rundi (Kirundi)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Russian  15 10 10 110 50 55
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Serbian  0 0 0 25 5 15
        Serbo-Croatian  0 0 0 20 10 10
        Shanghainese  0 5 0 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e 0 5 0 10 5 5
        Sindhi  0 0 0 0 0 5
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  10 5 5 50 20 25
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 35 15 20
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 0 0
        Slovak  5 0 0 10 10 5
        Slovenian  0 0 0 5 5 0
        Somali  0 0 0 30 15 10
        Spanish  40 15 25 230 105 125
        Swahili  0 5 0 5 0 0
        Swedish  5 0 5 15 5 10
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  60 25 35 105 30 80
        Taiwanese  0 0 0 20 5 15
        Tamil  10 5 5 15 10 5
        Telugu  5 0 0 30 15 15
        Thai  0 0 5 15 5 5
        Tibetan languages  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Tigrigna  5 0 5 0 0 0
        Turkish  0 0 5 20 10 10
        Ukrainian  15 10 5 30 10 20
        Urdu  25 10 10 35 20 20
        Vietnamese  5 0 0 40 20 20
        Yiddish  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 25 15 10 75 35 30
  Multiple responses          220 90 125 750 360 390
    English and French  85 40 45 440 200 245
    English and non-official language  125 45 75 255 135 120
    French and non-official language  10 10 5 35 20 15
    English, French and non-official language 0 5 0 15 5 5
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 45,345 21,965 23,370 138,435 66,970 71,465
  English only 42,695 20,900 21,800 120,585 59,330 61,255
  French only 10 0 5 130 60 70
  English and French 2,610 1,055 1,555 17,005 7,235 9,765
  Neither English nor French 25 10 15 710 345 370
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 45,345 21,965 23,375 138,435 66,970 71,465
  English 44,885 21,775 23,115 132,855 64,395 68,460
  French 400 175 220 4,715 2,175 2,545
  English and French 40 10 20 185 85 105
  Neither English nor French 20 5 15 675 320 360
Official language minority (number)Census data footnote 23 420 185 235 4,810 2,215 2,595
Official language minority (percentage)Census data footnote 23 0.9 0.8 1.0 3.5 3.3 3.6
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 45,345 21,970 23,375 138,435 66,970 71,465
  Single responses 45,125 21,875 23,250 137,590 66,545 71,045
    English 44,650 21,665 22,980 132,200 63,965 68,235
    French 105 45 60 2,465 1,150 1,310
    Non-official languages 370 160 205 2,925 1,430 1,495
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 50 10 35 15 5 10
        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 50 15 35 15 10 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 languagesCensus data footnote 21 315 150 170 2,885 1,405 1,480
        African languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Afrikaans 0 0 0 5 5 5
        Akan (Twi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Albanian 0 0 0 80 45 35
        Amharic 5 0 5 0 0 0
        Arabic 35 15 20 120 70 50
        Armenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bantu languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bengali 5 0 5 20 15 5
        Berber languages (Kabyle) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bosnian 0 0 0 15 5 0
        Bulgarian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Burmese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cantonese 15 0 10 70 35 35
        Chinese, n.o.s. 60 30 25 1,080 510 570
        Creoles 0 0 0 10 5 5
        Croatian 0 0 0 5 0 5
        Czech 0 0 0 15 10 10
        Danish 0 0 0 5 0 5
        Dutch 15 5 5 90 40 50
        Estonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Finnish 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Flemish 0 0 0 5 5 0
        Fukien 0 0 0 0 5 5
        German 20 5 10 80 35 45
        Greek 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Gujarati 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Hakka 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Hebrew 0 0 0 5 5 5
        Hindi 5 5 0 15 10 5
        Hungarian 5 0 0 30 15 15
        Ilocano 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Italian 5 0 5 5 5 5
        Japanese 5 0 0 30 15 20
        Khmer (Cambodian) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Korean 15 10 5 115 60 60
        Kurdish 0 0 0 5 0 5
        Lao 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Latvian 0 0 0 5 0 0
        Lingala 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lithuanian 0 0 0 5 0 5
        Macedonian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Malay 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Malayalam 0 0 0 5 0 0
        Maltese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mandarin 5 5 0 245 125 125
        Marathi 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Nepali 5 5 0 90 40 50
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e. 5 0 0 0 0 0
        Norwegian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Oromo 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Panjabi (Punjabi) 5 5 0 20 10 5
        Pashto 5 5 0 0 0 0
        Persian (Farsi) 10 5 0 165 85 80
        Polish 0 0 0 15 5 10
        Portuguese 0 0 0 15 5 5
        Romanian 0 0 0 15 5 10
        Rundi (Kirundi) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Russian 15 5 10 70 35 40
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda) 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Serbian 0 0 0 15 5 5
        Serbo-Croatian 0 0 0 5 5 0
        Shanghainese 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e. 5 5 5 20 10 10
        Sindhi 0 0 0 5 0 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese) 5 0 5 30 15 15
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 30 20 15
        Slavic languages, n.i.e. 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Slovak 0 0 0 5 5 0
        Slovenian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Somali 0 0 0 25 15 10
        Spanish 15 5 5 125 60 65
        Swahili 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Swedish 0 0 0 5 0 5
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino) 35 10 25 65 25 35
        Taiwanese 0 0 0 5 0 5
        Tamil 5 0 5 5 0 0
        Telugu 0 0 0 25 10 10
        Thai 0 0 0 5 0 5
        Tibetan languages 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Tigrigna 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Turkish 5 0 0 10 5 0
        Ukrainian 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Urdu 25 10 10 15 5 5
        Vietnamese 5 0 0 30 20 10
        Yiddish 0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 0 0 0 25 15 10
  Multiple responses         215 90 120 850 425 420
    English and French 40 15 20 270 110 155
    English and non-official language 170 75 100 545 295 245
    French and non-official language 0 0 0 15 5 10
    English, French and non-official language 5 0 5 20 10 10
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residentsCensus data footnote 19 45,340 21,970 23,375 138,435 66,970 71,465
  None 44,265 21,505 22,760 132,170 64,170 68,000
  Single responses  1,060 460 605 6,150 2,745 3,405
    English  210 95 115 2,135 1,000 1,130
    French  420 160 260 2,690 1,090 1,600
    Non-official languages  430 200 230 1,325 655 670
      Selected Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 20 115 45 70 85 35 45
        Atikamekw    0 0 0 0 0 0
        Cree, n.o.s.  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Dene  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Innu/Montagnais  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Inuktitut  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mi'kmaq  115 50 65 75 35 40
        Ojibway  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Oji-Cree  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Stoney  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Selected non-Aboriginal languagesCensus data footnote 21 295 140 150 1,190 590 600
        African languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 0 0
        Afrikaans  5 0 0 10 5 5
        Akan (Twi)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Albanian  5 0 0 15 10 5
        Amharic  0 5 0 5 0 0
        Arabic  35 15 15 110 75 40
        Armenian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bantu languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 10 5 0
        Bengali  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Berber languages (Kabyle)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bisayan languages  0 0 0 0 5 0
        Bosnian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Bulgarian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Burmese  0 0 0 10 10 0
        Cantonese  5 5 0 15 5 5
        Chinese, n.o.s.  10 0 10 80 40 45
        Creoles  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Croatian  0 0 0 5 5 5
        Czech  0 5 0 15 10 5
        Danish  5 0 5 15 5 5
        Dutch  40 20 20 135 70 60
        Estonian  5 0 0 5 0 5
        Finnish  0 0 0 5 0 5
        Flemish  0 0 0 15 5 10
        Fukien  0 0 0 0 0 0
        German  30 10 15 80 40 40
        Greek  0 5 0 5 5 0
        Gujarati  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Hakka  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Hebrew  0 0 0 30 15 15
        Hindi  15 5 5 15 10 10
        Hungarian  5 0 0 20 5 15
        Ilocano  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 0 0
        Italian  5 0 0 30 15 10
        Japanese  5 5 5 50 15 35
        Khmer (Cambodian)  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Korean  0 0 0 20 10 10
        Kurdish  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lao  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Latvian  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Lingala  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Lithuanian  0 0 0 5 0 5
        Macedonian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Malay  5 5 0 5 0 0
        Malayalam  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Maltese  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Mandarin  5 5 5 40 15 20
        Marathi  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Nepali  0 0 0 0 0 5
        Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 15 10 10
        Norwegian  0 0 0 5 0 5
        Oromo  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Panjabi (Punjabi)  5 5 5 15 10 5
        Pashto  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Persian (Farsi)  5 5 0 15 10 10
        Polish  5 5 0 25 10 15
        Portuguese  0 0 0 15 10 10
        Romanian  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Rundi (Kirundi)  0 0 0 5 0 5
        Russian  5 0 5 30 15 15
        Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)  0 5 0 0 0 0
        Semitic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 0 0
        Serbian  0 0 0 5 0 5
        Serbo-Croatian  0 0 0 0 5 0
        Shanghainese  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Sign languages, n.i.e 15 5 10 10 5 5
        Sindhi  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Sinhala (Sinhalese)  10 5 0 10 5 10
        Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 5 5 5
        Slavic languages, n.i.e 0 0 0 0 5 0
        Slovak  5 0 0 5 0 0
        Slovenian  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Somali  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Spanish  25 5 15 130 60 70
        Swahili  0 0 0 5 5 0
        Swedish  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)  20 5 10 35 5 25
        Taiwanese  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Tamil  5 0 0 15 10 5
        Telugu  0 0 0 15 5 5
        Thai  0 0 0 5 0 0
        Tibetan languages  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Tigrigna  0 0 0 0 0 0
        Turkish  5 5 0 5 0 0
        Ukrainian  10 5 5 10 5 5
        Urdu  5 0 0 15 5 10
        Vietnamese  0 0 0 10 5 5
        Yiddish  0 0 0 0 0 0
      Other languagesCensus data footnote 22 15 10 10 55 25 25
  Multiple responses          10 5 10 115 60 60
    English and French  0 0 0 25 10 15
    English and non-official language  0 0 0 30 10 20
    French and non-official language  10 5 10 55 30 25
    English, French and non-official language  0 0 0 0 0 0

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

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Truro, Nova Scotia (Code 215) and Prince Edward Island (Code 11) (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 May 16, 2024).

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Footnote 1

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Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census Profile


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.. not available for a specific reference period

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Map

Map

Map: Truro (Census agglomeration), Nova Scotia

Map: Prince Edward Island

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Prince Edward Island (Province)

  • Canada
    • Prince Edward Island (Province)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

Related data

Related data

Related data: Truro (Census agglomeration), Nova Scotia

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