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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	South Shore - St. Margaret's Nova Scotia (Federal electoral district, 2003 representation order)			Prince Edward Island (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	82,254	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,204	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	82,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,851	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	-0.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	44,023	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,943	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	35,787	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	10.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	24.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	8,234.95	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,685.73	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	82,255	40,360	41,895	140,205	67,605	72,605
0 to 4 years	3,305	1,705	1,600	7,275	3,680	3,590
5 to 9 years	3,565	1,845	1,725	7,390	3,700	3,685
10 to 14 years	4,205	2,190	2,025	8,395	4,320	4,080
15 to 19 years	4,755	2,485	2,265	9,650	4,930	4,720
15 years	890	435	450	1,950	1,005	940
16 years	970	505	470	1,905	985	915
17 years	1,010	515	500	1,870	950	915
18 years	1,005	570	435	1,925	965	965
19 years	870	460	410	2,005	1,020	985
20 to 24 years	3,615	1,890	1,725	8,765	4,325	4,440
25 to 29 years	3,160	1,555	1,605	7,300	3,540	3,765
30 to 34 years	3,735	1,795	1,940	7,585	3,560	4,025
35 to 39 years	4,685	2,265	2,420	8,435	4,015	4,420
40 to 44 years	5,660	2,775	2,885	9,485	4,535	4,955
45 to 49 years	6,995	3,430	3,560	11,230	5,430	5,800
50 to 54 years	7,360	3,645	3,715	11,155	5,320	5,830
55 to 59 years	7,035	3,385	3,650	10,550	5,140	5,405
60 to 64 years	7,205	3,515	3,690	10,205	4,970	5,235
65 to 69 years	5,485	2,770	2,720	7,170	3,500	3,670
70 to 74 years	4,005	1,995	2,010	5,400	2,610	2,790
75 to 79 years	3,055	1,405	1,650	4,295	1,930	2,370
80 to 84 years	2,195	930	1,265	2,935	1,210	1,720
85 years and over	2,225	775	1,450	2,995	890	2,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	48.2	47.6	49.0	42.8	41.9	43.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	86.5	85.8	87.2	83.6	82.7	84.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	71,180	34,630	36,550	117,145	55,905	61,245
Married or living with a common-law partner	45,730	22,850	22,875	69,795	34,825	34,970
Married (and not separated)	38,045	19,025	19,020	60,625	30,255	30,370
Living common law	7,685	3,825	3,860	9,175	4,570	4,600
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	25,450	11,780	13,670	47,350	21,080	26,275
Single (never legally married)	14,130	8,025	6,105	30,495	15,900	14,590
Separated	1,910	885	1,025	3,285	1,420	1,870
Divorced	3,970	1,785	2,185	6,065	2,420	3,640
Widowed	5,435	1,080	4,350	7,505	1,330	6,170
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	26,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	15,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	5,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	1,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	26,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	22,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	18,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	11,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	7,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	880	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	3,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	840	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	545	...Data not available	...Data not available	655	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	200	...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	3,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	2,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	750	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	235	...Data not available	...Data not available	600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	800	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	580	...Data not available	...Data not available	915	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	170	...Data not available	...Data not available	320	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	50	...Data not available	...Data not available	100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	20,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	3,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	7,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	2,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	3,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	2,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,180	...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	81,050	39,925	41,120	137,390	66,580	70,810
Number of persons not in census families	12,360	5,640	6,720	21,015	9,305	11,710
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	1,160	480	680	2,305	995	1,305
Living with non-relatives only	1,945	1,030	915	4,520	2,410	2,110
Living alone	9,250	4,130	5,125	14,195	5,895	8,295
Number of census family persons	68,690	34,285	34,405	116,375	57,280	59,100
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	16,070	7,615	8,455	20,860	9,575	11,280
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	5,080	1,580	3,500	6,750	1,960	4,790
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	545	160	385	800	240	560
Living with non-relatives only	285	145	145	350	165	180
Living alone	4,250	1,280	2,975	5,605	1,550	4,050
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	10,990	6,035	4,955	14,105	7,615	6,490
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	35,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	25,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	24,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	21,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	12,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	8,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	1,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	1,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	710	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	370	...Data not available	...Data not available	485	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	335	...Data not available	...Data not available	580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	365	...Data not available	...Data not available	670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	395	...Data not available	...Data not available	690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	10,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	9,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	885	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	35,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	30,975	...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 dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	3,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	565	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	265	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	345	...Data not available	...Data not available	905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	2,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	60	...Data not available	...Data not available	130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	35,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	15,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	5,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	4,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	1,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	405	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	81,045	...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 residents^{Census data footnote 19}	81,440	40,075	41,370	138,435	66,970	71,465
Single responses	81,200	39,965	41,235	137,685	66,615	71,075
English	78,960	38,900	40,060	127,635	61,830	65,805
French	955	440	515	5,190	2,390	2,800
Non-official languages	1,280	620	665	4,860	2,395	2,465
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	0	5	105	50	55
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	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	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 languages^{Census data footnote 21}	1,265	615	655	4,685	2,310	2,375
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Afrikaans	15	5	10	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	5	0	5
Albanian	0	0	0	95	55	45
Amharic	0	0	0	5	5	5
Arabic	90	55	35	270	165	105
Armenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	15	5	5
Bengali	10	5	5	35	20	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	0	0	5	5	0	5
Bosnian	0	0	0	20	15	10
Bulgarian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Burmese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Cantonese	15	5	15	100	50	45
Chinese, n.o.s.	35	20	15	1,185	560	625
Creoles	0	5	0	10	5	0
Croatian	5	5	0	15	10	10
Czech	10	5	10	30	15	15
Danish	20	10	10	25	20	5
Dutch	135	65	65	470	240	225
Estonian	10	5	5	5	5	5
Finnish	5	0	5	10	5	10
Flemish	0	0	0	25	15	10
Fukien	0	0	0	5	0	0
German	430	205	220	300	150	150
Greek	10	5	5	10	0	5
Gujarati	5	5	0	5	0	5
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	0	0	10	5	5
Hindi	5	5	0	35	20	15
Hungarian	25	10	20	55	30	25
Ilocano	0	0	0	5	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Italian	25	20	10	55	35	25
Japanese	25	10	15	75	20	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	5	0	5	135	60	70
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	5	0
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	5	5	5	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	5	5	5	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	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0	95	45	50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	5
Norwegian	15	15	5	0	0	5
Oromo	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5	0	5	40	20	15
Pashto	0	0	0	5	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	5	0	5	205	110	90
Polish	35	15	20	60	30	35
Portuguese	40	15	25	50	25	20
Romanian	5	5	5	15	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	30	10	20	110	50	55
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	5	0	5	25	5	15
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	20	10	10
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	10	5	5
Sindhi	0	0	0	0	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	5	0	0	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	10	0	10	10	10	5
Slovenian	5	0	0	5	5	0
Somali	0	0	0	30	15	10
Spanish	80	40	40	230	105	125
Swahili	5	0	0	5	0	0
Swedish	15	5	5	15	5	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	30	10	25	105	30	80
Taiwanese	5	5	5	20	5	15
Tamil	0	0	0	15	10	5
Telugu	5	0	0	30	15	15
Thai	5	0	5	15	5	5
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	15	5	5	20	10	10
Ukrainian	25	10	10	30	10	20
Urdu	5	5	0	35	20	20
Vietnamese	10	5	5	40	20	20
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	15	10	10	75	35	30
Multiple responses	240	105	135	750	360	390
English and French	125	50	70	440	200	245
English and non-official language	105	50	60	255	135	120
French and non-official language	10	5	5	35	20	15
English, French and non-official language	5	5	0	15	5	5
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	81,440	40,075	41,370	138,435	66,970	71,465
English only	76,390	37,945	38,450	120,585	59,330	61,255
French only	20	10	15	130	60	70
English and French	4,990	2,100	2,890	17,005	7,235	9,765
Neither English nor French	40	20	15	710	345	370
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	81,445	40,075	41,370	138,435	66,970	71,465
English	80,455	39,620	40,840	132,855	64,395	68,460
French	865	405	465	4,715	2,175	2,545
English and French	85	40	50	185	85	105
Neither English nor French	25	10	15	675	320	360
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	910	420	490	4,810	2,215	2,595
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.1	1.0	1.2	3.5	3.3	3.6
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	81,440	40,075	41,365	138,435	66,970	71,465
Single responses	81,190	39,970	41,220	137,590	66,545	71,045
English	80,555	39,650	40,905	132,200	63,965	68,235
French	230	110	120	2,465	1,150	1,310
Non-official languages	400	205	195	2,925	1,430	1,495
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	0	5	0	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	0	0	0	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 languages^{Census data footnote 21}	395	200	195	2,885	1,405	1,480
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Afrikaans	0	5	5	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albanian	0	0	0	80	45	35
Amharic	0	0	0	0	0	0
Arabic	45	25	20	120	70	50
Armenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bengali	5	5	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	10	5	5	70	35	35
Chinese, n.o.s.	15	5	5	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	20	10	10	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	5	0	0	0	5	5
German	150	75	75	80	35	45
Greek	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gujarati	5	0	0	0	0	0
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	5	0	5	5	5
Hindi	0	0	0	15	10	5
Hungarian	5	0	5	30	15	15
Ilocano	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Italian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Japanese	5	5	0	30	15	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	5	0	0	115	60	60
Kurdish	0	0	0	5	0	5
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	0	5	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	15	0	10	245	125	125
Marathi	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0	90	40	50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5	0	5	20	10	5
Pashto	0	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	5	0	0	165	85	80
Polish	5	5	5	15	5	10
Portuguese	15	10	10	15	5	5
Romanian	0	0	0	15	5	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	10	5	5	70	35	40
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	5	0	5	15	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	5	5	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	20	10	10
Sindhi	0	0	0	5	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	0	0	0	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	30	20	15	125	60	65
Swahili	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swedish	0	0	0	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	0	0	0	65	25	35
Taiwanese	5	0	0	5	0	5
Tamil	0	0	0	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	0	5	0	10	5	0
Ukrainian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Urdu	0	0	0	15	5	5
Vietnamese	5	5	0	30	20	10
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	5	0	0	25	15	10
Multiple responses	255	105	150	850	425	420
English and French	75	25	50	270	110	155
English and non-official language	165	70	90	545	295	245
French and non-official language	5	5	5	15	5	10
English, French and non-official language	15	5	5	20	10	10
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	81,440	40,070	41,370	138,435	66,970	71,465
None	79,775	39,305	40,470	132,170	64,170	68,000
Single responses	1,635	750	885	6,150	2,745	3,405
English	310	160	145	2,135	1,000	1,130
French	740	310	435	2,690	1,090	1,600
Non-official languages	580	280	300	1,325	655	670
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	15	10	5	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	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	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 languages^{Census data footnote 21}	550	270	285	1,190	590	600
African languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Afrikaans	5	0	5	10	5	5
Akan (Twi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Albanian	0	0	0	15	10	5
Amharic	0	0	0	5	0	0
Arabic	40	25	15	110	75	40
Armenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	10	5	0
Bengali	5	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	0	0	0	15	5	5
Chinese, n.o.s.	10	5	5	80	40	45
Creoles	0	0	0	5	0	0
Croatian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Czech	5	0	5	15	10	5
Danish	5	0	0	15	5	5
Dutch	40	20	20	135	70	60
Estonian	0	0	5	5	0	5
Finnish	5	0	0	5	0	5
Flemish	0	0	0	15	5	10
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	175	90	90	80	40	40
Greek	5	5	0	5	5	0
Gujarati	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	5	5	0	30	15	15
Hindi	0	0	0	15	10	10
Hungarian	10	0	5	20	5	15
Ilocano	0	0	0	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Italian	20	10	10	30	15	10
Japanese	10	5	5	50	15	35
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	10	0	5	20	10	10
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	5	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	5	0	0
Malayalam	0	0	0	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	5	0	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	5	5	5	5	0	5
Oromo	0	0	0	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	0	0	0	15	10	5
Pashto	0	0	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	0	0	0	15	10	10
Polish	10	5	5	25	10	15
Portuguese	15	5	15	15	10	10
Romanian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	5	0	5
Russian	5	5	5	30	15	15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	0	5	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)	0	0	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	0	0	0	5	0	0
Slovenian	0	0	0	5	0	0
Somali	0	0	0	0	0	0
Spanish	90	45	45	130	60	70
Swahili	5	5	0	5	5	0
Swedish	5	5	5	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	25	5	20	35	5	25
Taiwanese	0	0	0	10	5	5
Tamil	0	0	0	15	10	5
Telugu	0	0	0	15	5	5
Thai	5	5	0	5	0	0
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	0	0	0	0	0	0
Turkish	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ukrainian	0	0	0	10	5	5
Urdu	0	0	0	15	5	10
Vietnamese	5	0	5	10	5	5
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	20	10	10	55	25	25
Multiple responses	35	15	15	115	60	60
English and French	5	5	5	25	10	15
English and non-official language	5	5	0	30	10	20
French and non-official language	30	15	15	55	30	25
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	0	0	0

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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. South Shore - St. Margaret's, Nova Scotia (Code 12009) 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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