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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	Halifax Nova Scotia (Federal electoral district, 2003 representation order)			Nova Scotia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	92,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	89,448	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	3.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	49,104	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	43,976	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	457.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	202.12	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	92,515	44,485	48,030	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	3,795	1,880	1,915	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	3,280	1,685	1,595	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	3,390	1,695	1,690	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	4,825	2,340	2,485	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	730	350	380	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	760	370	390	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	765	385	380	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	1,000	495	505	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	1,570	740	830	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	12,250	6,165	6,085	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	10,155	5,150	5,005	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	6,880	3,490	3,390	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	5,545	2,745	2,800	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	5,430	2,710	2,720	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	6,255	3,045	3,210	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	6,460	3,015	3,440	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	6,090	2,880	3,215	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	5,315	2,520	2,795	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	3,545	1,670	1,880	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	2,655	1,195	1,465	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	2,265	910	1,355	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	1,900	700	1,200	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	2,470	685	1,785	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.5	34.7	38.3	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	88.7	88.2	89.2	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	82,055	39,225	42,835	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	36,655	18,440	18,215	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	27,515	13,815	13,695	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	9,140	4,625	4,520	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	45,400	20,785	24,615	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	33,335	17,110	16,225	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	2,075	875	1,200	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	5,220	1,910	3,310	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	4,770	885	3,885	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	21,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	12,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	4,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	3,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	1,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	21,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	17,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	13,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	6,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	6,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	4,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	3,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	965	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	565	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	310	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	95	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	4,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	3,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	940	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	310	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	695	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	515	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	145	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	35	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	18,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	4,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	5,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	2,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	3,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	2,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	89,520	43,120	46,400	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	31,310	14,935	16,370	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,225	960	1,270	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	11,780	6,375	5,400	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	17,305	7,605	9,700	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	58,215	28,185	30,030	742,285	364,505	377,775
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	11,190	4,660	6,530	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	4,900	1,325	3,575	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	460	95	365	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	270	125	145	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	4,165	1,105	3,060	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	6,295	3,340	2,955	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	43,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	21,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	19,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	16,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	9,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,940	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	3,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	1,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	1,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	805	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	505	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	300	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	435	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	325	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	22,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	17,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	5,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	43,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	13,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	10,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	260	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	19,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	2,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	3,290	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	11,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	155	...Data not available	...Data not available	710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	43,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	17,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	15,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	5,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	3,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	1,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	450	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	89,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.0	...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}	90,460	43,665	46,795	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	89,345	43,120	46,225	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	78,140	37,275	40,865	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	2,110	1,000	1,110	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	9,090	4,835	4,255	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	30	15	15	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	25	15	15
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	25	10	15	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	0	5	0	15	5	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	8,905	4,745	4,165	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	70	40	35
Afrikaans	15	5	10	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	15	10	5	50	25	30
Albanian	40	25	20	245	130	120
Amharic	80	40	35	150	80	70
Arabic	1,845	1,190	660	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	15	10	10	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	100	55	45
Bengali	165	95	70	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	15	5	5	85	30	55
Bosnian	25	10	10	90	45	45
Bulgarian	5	5	0	50	30	25
Burmese	10	5	5	10	10	5
Cantonese	190	80	105	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,225	635	585	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	15	10	5	45	20	25
Croatian	65	35	30	210	110	100
Czech	70	40	35	180	95	90
Danish	20	10	10	175	95	85
Dutch	125	50	70	1,725	860	865
Estonian	15	5	10	55	25	25
Finnish	15	5	10	95	40	50
Flemish	5	0	5	30	10	15
Fukien	5	0	5	15	10	10
German	400	185	215	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	295	135	160	775	385	385
Gujarati	30	20	10	105	60	50
Hakka	0	0	0	0	5	0
Hebrew	30	15	15	75	45	30
Hindi	170	95	75	515	265	250
Hungarian	35	15	20	280	130	150
Ilocano	10	5	5	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	45	25	20
Italian	170	90	80	790	445	345
Japanese	120	40	80	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	0	5	5	5
Korean	225	90	130	815	360	455
Kurdish	10	5	5	70	45	30
Lao	0	5	5	10	10	0
Latvian	15	10	10	65	35	30
Lingala	5	0	0	10	0	10
Lithuanian	10	0	5	35	15	20
Macedonian	5	0	0	15	5	5
Malay	20	5	15	65	20	45
Malayalam	40	15	20	115	55	55
Maltese	5	5	5	20	10	5
Mandarin	425	215	210	905	435	470
Marathi	10	5	5	30	15	15
Nepali	20	10	5	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	55	30	20	110	60	45
Norwegian	30	20	15	125	70	55
Oromo	15	10	0	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	70	40	30	375	205	170
Pashto	5	0	0	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	495	265	235	1,185	635	550
Polish	190	90	100	825	385	440
Portuguese	65	30	35	380	195	185
Romanian	40	20	25	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	15	5	5
Russian	245	115	130	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	0	5	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	15	10	10
Serbian	40	20	20	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	35	20	15	105	55	55
Shanghainese	5	5	5	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	10	0	10	120	60	60
Sindhi	5	5	0	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	30	20	5	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	10	5	10
Slovak	50	25	25	120	50	70
Slovenian	10	5	10	30	15	15
Somali	25	10	15	40	20	20
Spanish	375	170	205	1,545	750	800
Swahili	40	20	15	75	45	35
Swedish	20	10	5	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	305	140	165	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	10	5	5	40	15	25
Tamil	115	75	40	270	155	110
Telugu	45	40	10	125	75	50
Thai	20	10	10	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	30	10	20	55	30	30
Turkish	115	75	40	275	160	110
Ukrainian	40	15	25	300	130	165
Urdu	120	70	55	540	290	250
Vietnamese	125	70	60	450	220	230
Yiddish	15	10	5	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	155	80	70	725	380	345
Multiple responses	1,115	545	570	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	405	185	220	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	595	295	290	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	90	45	40	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	30	20	10	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	90,460	43,665	46,795	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	76,480	37,635	38,840	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	70	30	35	875	385	490
English and French	13,570	5,860	7,710	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	345	135	205	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	90,460	43,660	46,795	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	87,755	42,390	45,355	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	2,060	995	1,060	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	325	150	185	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	320	130	195	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	2,220	1,070	1,155	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.5	2.5	2.5	3.3	3.4	3.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	90,460	43,665	46,795	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	88,975	42,880	46,095	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	83,250	39,805	43,445	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	725	365	355	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	5,005	2,710	2,295	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	0	2,770	1,395	1,380
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	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	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}	4,930	2,665	2,260	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	20	10	10	35	15	20
Afrikaans	5	0	0	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	5	5	5	10	10	5
Albanian	30	15	10	125	60	60
Amharic	35	20	20	70	35	35
Arabic	1,115	715	405	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	10	5	5	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	10	5	10
Bengali	95	45	45	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	5	0	0	30	15	15
Bosnian	10	5	5	50	25	25
Bulgarian	0	0	0	10	5	10
Burmese	5	0	0	5	5	5
Cantonese	95	45	45	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	940	515	425	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	10	5	0	30	10	15
Croatian	25	15	10	75	40	35
Czech	20	15	15	45	20	25
Danish	0	0	5	15	5	10
Dutch	15	5	5	190	85	105
Estonian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Finnish	5	0	0	10	5	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	5
Fukien	0	0	0	5	0	0
German	100	45	55	1,170	565	605
Greek	125	50	75	270	115	150
Gujarati	20	15	10	50	25	25
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	10	5	5	25	15	10
Hindi	85	45	40	215	110	105
Hungarian	15	10	5	65	30	30
Ilocano	0	0	0	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	20	5	10
Italian	55	25	30	170	75	95
Japanese	75	35	40	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	5	0	0
Korean	130	55	75	560	265	295
Kurdish	15	5	5	55	35	20
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	5	5	5	15	10	10
Lingala	10	0	5	5	5	5
Lithuanian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Macedonian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Malay	0	0	0	20	10	10
Malayalam	10	5	5	35	20	20
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	330	175	160	660	340	320
Marathi	10	0	5	25	15	10
Nepali	15	10	5	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	30	10	15
Norwegian	5	0	0	20	10	10
Oromo	10	10	0	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	35	20	20	180	95	80
Pashto	0	0	0	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	385	200	190	935	480	455
Polish	80	40	35	255	125	130
Portuguese	25	15	15	120	55	60
Romanian	25	10	10	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	10	5	0
Russian	160	85	80	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	10	10	5
Serbian	20	10	10	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	20	10	15	50	20	25
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	195	110	85
Sindhi	0	0	0	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	0	5	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	5
Slovak	10	5	5	30	10	20
Slovenian	0	0	0	5	0	0
Somali	15	5	10	20	5	10
Spanish	165	70	90	775	390	385
Swahili	10	5	10	20	10	15
Swedish	5	5	0	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	135	70	65	550	275	275
Taiwanese	5	0	5	15	10	5
Tamil	60	45	15	130	80	50
Telugu	25	15	5	55	30	25
Thai	15	5	10	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	15	10	10	25	15	10
Turkish	65	35	25	140	70	70
Ukrainian	5	5	0	25	5	20
Urdu	65	30	35	320	155	165
Vietnamese	75	35	40	280	145	135
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	75	40	35	235	120	115
Multiple responses	1,485	780	705	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	185	90	90	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	1,230	650	585	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	25	10	10	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	45	25	15	180	85	90
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	90,460	43,665	46,795	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	82,375	39,485	42,890	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	7,860	4,065	3,795	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	2,750	1,525	1,230	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	1,785	785	1,000	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	3,320	1,755	1,570	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	45	20	25	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	5	10	5	5
Dene	0	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	40	20	20	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	5	0	0	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	3,155	1,675	1,480	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	15	10	10
Afrikaans	5	0	0	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	5	5	0	35	20	20
Albanian	15	10	5	95	45	45
Amharic	20	10	10	40	25	20
Arabic	580	370	210	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	5	5	0	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	45	25	25
Bengali	45	30	15	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	5	0	0	15	5	10
Bosnian	10	5	5	35	20	15
Bulgarian	5	0	0	25	15	10
Burmese	0	0	0	5	0	0
Cantonese	70	35	30	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	180	80	100	490	225	265
Creoles	25	5	10	80	25	55
Croatian	20	10	10	70	25	40
Czech	25	10	15	55	20	35
Danish	10	5	5	60	30	30
Dutch	50	25	30	550	260	285
Estonian	5	0	0	20	5	15
Finnish	10	5	5	25	10	10
Flemish	5	0	5	5	0	5
Fukien	0	0	5	10	0	5
German	220	110	105	1,255	605	645
Greek	160	80	85	435	225	205
Gujarati	5	5	5	40	15	20
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	40	25	15	85	45	35
Hindi	100	60	40	310	165	145
Hungarian	15	5	5	90	35	50
Ilocano	0	0	0	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	15	5	5
Italian	85	40	45	365	190	170
Japanese	55	25	30	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	5	0	5	0	0
Korean	75	30	40	205	95	110
Kurdish	0	5	0	10	5	5
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	5	0	5	25	10	10
Lingala	5	0	5	5	0	5
Lithuanian	0	0	5	5	0	5
Macedonian	0	0	5	5	5	5
Malay	10	0	10	30	10	15
Malayalam	20	10	10	55	20	35
Maltese	10	5	5	15	5	10
Mandarin	85	50	40	225	110	120
Marathi	0	0	0	5	5	5
Nepali	0	0	0	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	65	30	35
Norwegian	25	5	10	55	25	30
Oromo	0	5	0	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	30	20	10	125	60	60
Pashto	0	0	0	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	105	60	40	210	125	85
Polish	65	35	35	280	135	140
Portuguese	35	10	20	175	85	85
Romanian	10	5	5	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	5	5	0	0
Russian	65	30	35	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	5
Serbian	15	10	5	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	10	5	5	45	20	25
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	220	90	135
Sindhi	0	0	0	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	10	10	5	45	30	20
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slovak	15	5	10	55	25	30
Slovenian	5	0	5	15	5	5
Somali	10	10	5	15	10	5
Spanish	295	130	160	1,050	485	560
Swahili	35	25	10	75	40	35
Swedish	15	5	10	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	130	55	70	435	165	275
Taiwanese	5	5	5	15	10	5
Tamil	50	30	20	105	60	45
Telugu	15	10	0	40	20	15
Thai	0	0	5	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	10	5	5	20	10	10
Turkish	40	20	20	120	65	50
Ukrainian	15	5	10	75	30	45
Urdu	25	20	5	170	90	80
Vietnamese	30	15	15	105	45	55
Yiddish	5	5	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	125	60	60	705	325	380
Multiple responses	225	115	115	840	400	435
English and French	30	10	20	95	45	45
English and non-official language	55	35	20	175	80	90
French and non-official language	140	70	75	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	0	5	0	5	5	5

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^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. Halifax, Nova Scotia (Code 12004) and Nova Scotia (Code 12) (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 4, 2024).

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