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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	Nova Scotia (Province)			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}	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	52,939.44	...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}	921,730	445,585	476,140	921,730	445,585	476,140
0 to 4 years	43,985	22,565	21,415	43,985	22,565	21,415
5 to 9 years	44,425	22,660	21,765	44,425	22,660	21,765
10 to 14 years	49,810	25,555	24,260	49,810	25,555	24,260
15 to 19 years	57,440	29,235	28,205	57,440	29,235	28,205
15 years	11,060	5,555	5,505	11,060	5,555	5,505
16 years	11,095	5,690	5,405	11,095	5,690	5,405
17 years	11,425	5,800	5,625	11,425	5,800	5,625
18 years	11,775	6,065	5,705	11,775	6,065	5,705
19 years	12,085	6,125	5,965	12,085	6,125	5,965
20 to 24 years	59,620	30,055	29,560	59,620	30,055	29,560
25 to 29 years	51,920	25,405	26,515	51,920	25,405	26,515
30 to 34 years	51,545	24,470	27,070	51,545	24,470	27,070
35 to 39 years	56,380	26,835	29,545	56,380	26,835	29,545
40 to 44 years	62,115	29,895	32,220	62,115	29,895	32,220
45 to 49 years	76,275	37,010	39,265	76,275	37,010	39,265
50 to 54 years	77,465	37,465	39,995	77,465	37,465	39,995
55 to 59 years	70,960	34,200	36,760	70,960	34,200	36,760
60 to 64 years	66,425	32,310	34,115	66,425	32,310	34,115
65 to 69 years	48,920	23,840	25,075	48,920	23,840	25,075
70 to 74 years	36,395	17,300	19,095	36,395	17,300	19,095
75 to 79 years	27,655	12,460	15,195	27,655	12,460	15,195
80 to 84 years	20,015	8,040	11,975	20,015	8,040	11,975
85 years and over	20,385	6,285	14,105	20,385	6,285	14,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	43.7	42.7	44.6	43.7	42.7	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.0	84.1	85.8	85.0	84.1	85.8
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	783,510	374,810	408,700	783,510	374,810	408,700
Married or living with a common-law partner	453,095	226,305	226,790	453,095	226,305	226,790
Married (and not separated)	376,020	187,865	188,155	376,020	187,865	188,155
Living common law	77,075	38,440	38,635	77,075	38,440	38,635
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	330,420	148,505	181,915	330,420	148,505	181,915
Single (never legally married)	209,180	109,775	99,405	209,180	109,775	99,405
Separated	23,545	10,105	13,445	23,545	10,105	13,445
Divorced	46,065	18,690	27,375	46,065	18,690	27,375
Widowed	51,625	9,940	41,690	51,625	9,940	41,690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	16,585	...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}	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,190	...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	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	625	...Data not available	...Data not available	625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,640	...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	906,175	439,230	466,940	906,175	439,230	466,940
Number of persons not in census families	163,895	74,725	89,165	163,895	74,725	89,165
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	17,670	7,250	10,420	17,670	7,250	10,420
Living with non-relatives only	37,430	20,250	17,180	37,430	20,250	17,180
Living alone	108,795	47,225	61,570	108,795	47,225	61,570
Number of census family persons	742,285	364,505	377,775	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	143,825	65,235	78,595	143,825	65,235	78,595
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	48,920	14,375	34,550	48,920	14,375	34,550
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,250	1,570	4,675	6,250	1,570	4,675
Living with non-relatives only	2,710	1,275	1,430	2,710	1,275	1,430
Living alone	39,970	11,530	28,440	39,970	11,530	28,440
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	94,905	50,860	44,045	94,905	50,860	44,045
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	17,030	...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}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	710	...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}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...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}	910,620	441,190	469,425	910,620	441,190	469,425
Single responses	904,285	438,165	466,125	904,285	438,165	466,125
English	836,085	404,330	431,760	836,085	404,330	431,760
French	31,105	15,005	16,100	31,105	15,005	16,100
Non-official languages	37,090	18,825	18,260	37,090	18,825	18,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	4,685	2,280	2,405	4,685	2,280	2,405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	15	15	25	15	15
Dene	5	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	25	5	20	25	5	20
Mi'kmaq	4,620	2,255	2,370	4,620	2,255	2,370
Ojibway	15	5	10	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}	31,675	16,170	15,510	31,675	16,170	15,510
African languages, n.i.e.	70	40	35	70	40	35
Afrikaans	75	45	35	75	45	35
Akan (Twi)	50	25	30	50	25	30
Albanian	245	130	120	245	130	120
Amharic	150	80	70	150	80	70
Arabic	5,965	3,525	2,440	5,965	3,525	2,440
Armenian	50	30	20	50	30	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	55	45	100	55	45
Bengali	375	210	165	375	210	165
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	0	0	5
Bisayan languages	85	30	55	85	30	55
Bosnian	90	45	45	90	45	45
Bulgarian	50	30	25	50	30	25
Burmese	10	10	5	10	10	5
Cantonese	590	275	315	590	275	315
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,750	1,395	1,355	2,750	1,395	1,355
Creoles	45	20	25	45	20	25
Croatian	210	110	100	210	110	100
Czech	180	95	90	180	95	90
Danish	175	95	85	175	95	85
Dutch	1,725	860	865	1,725	860	865
Estonian	55	25	25	55	25	25
Finnish	95	40	50	95	40	50
Flemish	30	10	15	30	10	15
Fukien	15	10	10	15	10	10
German	3,275	1,545	1,735	3,275	1,545	1,735
Greek	775	385	385	775	385	385
Gujarati	105	60	50	105	60	50
Hakka	0	5	0	0	5	0
Hebrew	75	45	30	75	45	30
Hindi	515	265	250	515	265	250
Hungarian	280	130	150	280	130	150
Ilocano	25	5	15	25	5	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	45	25	20
Italian	790	445	345	790	445	345
Japanese	305	95	210	305	95	210
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	5	5	5
Korean	815	360	455	815	360	455
Kurdish	70	45	30	70	45	30
Lao	10	10	0	10	10	0
Latvian	65	35	30	65	35	30
Lingala	10	0	10	10	0	10
Lithuanian	35	15	20	35	15	20
Macedonian	15	5	5	15	5	5
Malay	65	20	45	65	20	45
Malayalam	115	55	55	115	55	55
Maltese	20	10	5	20	10	5
Mandarin	905	435	470	905	435	470
Marathi	30	15	15	30	15	15
Nepali	225	120	105	225	120	105
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	110	60	45	110	60	45
Norwegian	125	70	55	125	70	55
Oromo	35	30	10	35	30	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	375	205	170	375	205	170
Pashto	70	35	35	70	35	35
Persian (Farsi)	1,185	635	550	1,185	635	550
Polish	825	385	440	825	385	440
Portuguese	380	195	185	380	195	185
Romanian	170	80	85	170	80	85
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	5	15	5	5
Russian	815	395	430	815	395	430
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	15	10	10
Serbian	115	55	55	115	55	55
Serbo-Croatian	105	55	55	105	55	55
Shanghainese	5	5	0	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	120	60	60
Sindhi	15	10	0	15	10	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	65	45	110	65	45
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	0	0	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	10	5	10
Slovak	120	50	70	120	50	70
Slovenian	30	15	15	30	15	15
Somali	40	20	20	40	20	20
Spanish	1,545	750	800	1,545	750	800
Swahili	75	45	35	75	45	35
Swedish	85	40	50	85	40	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,185	500	685	1,185	500	685
Taiwanese	40	15	25	40	15	25
Tamil	270	155	110	270	155	110
Telugu	125	75	50	125	75	50
Thai	110	20	90	110	20	90
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	55	30	30	55	30	30
Turkish	275	160	110	275	160	110
Ukrainian	300	130	165	300	130	165
Urdu	540	290	250	540	290	250
Vietnamese	450	220	230	450	220	230
Yiddish	25	10	10	25	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	725	380	345	725	380	345
Multiple responses	6,335	3,025	3,305	6,335	3,025	3,305
English and French	3,035	1,400	1,635	3,035	1,400	1,635
English and non-official language	2,855	1,385	1,470	2,855	1,385	1,470
French and non-official language	315	170	150	315	170	150
English, French and non-official language	130	75	55	130	75	55
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	910,615	441,190	469,430
English only	814,670	398,830	415,845	814,670	398,830	415,845
French only	875	385	490	875	385	490
English and French	93,435	41,245	52,185	93,435	41,245	52,185
Neither English nor French	1,635	735	900	1,635	735	900
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	910,615	441,190	469,430
English	877,990	425,370	452,620	877,990	425,370	452,620
French	29,550	14,410	15,135	29,550	14,410	15,135
English and French	1,565	740	820	1,565	740	820
Neither English nor French	1,515	670	845	1,515	670	845
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	30,330	14,780	15,550	30,330	14,780	15,550
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.3	3.4	3.3	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}	910,620	441,195	469,425	910,620	441,195	469,425
Single responses	903,215	437,540	465,675	903,215	437,540	465,675
English	868,765	420,340	448,425	868,765	420,340	448,425
French	15,935	7,625	8,315	15,935	7,625	8,315
Non-official languages	18,510	9,570	8,940	18,510	9,570	8,940
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	2,770	1,395	1,380	2,770	1,395	1,380
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	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	2,770	1,390	1,375	2,770	1,390	1,375
Ojibway	5	0	5	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}	15,500	8,060	7,440	15,500	8,060	7,440
African languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	35	15	20
Afrikaans	20	10	10	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	10	10	5	10	10	5
Albanian	125	60	60	125	60	60
Amharic	70	35	35	70	35	35
Arabic	3,495	2,030	1,465	3,495	2,030	1,465
Armenian	15	10	10	15	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	10	5	10
Bengali	230	115	110	230	115	110
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	30	15	15	30	15	15
Bosnian	50	25	25	50	25	25
Bulgarian	10	5	10	10	5	10
Burmese	5	5	5	5	5	5
Cantonese	320	165	155	320	165	155
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,985	1,040	950	1,985	1,040	950
Creoles	30	10	15	30	10	15
Croatian	75	40	35	75	40	35
Czech	45	20	25	45	20	25
Danish	15	5	10	15	5	10
Dutch	190	85	105	190	85	105
Estonian	5	0	5	5	0	5
Finnish	10	5	0	10	5	0
Flemish	0	0	5	0	0	5
Fukien	5	0	0	5	0	0
German	1,170	565	605	1,170	565	605
Greek	270	115	150	270	115	150
Gujarati	50	25	25	50	25	25
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	25	15	10	25	15	10
Hindi	215	110	105	215	110	105
Hungarian	65	30	30	65	30	30
Ilocano	0	5	0	0	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	20	5	10
Italian	170	75	95	170	75	95
Japanese	130	60	70	130	60	70
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	5	0	0
Korean	560	265	295	560	265	295
Kurdish	55	35	20	55	35	20
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	15	10	10	15	10	10
Lingala	5	5	5	5	5	5
Lithuanian	5	5	5	5	5	5
Macedonian	5	0	5	5	0	5
Malay	20	10	10	20	10	10
Malayalam	35	20	20	35	20	20
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	660	340	320	660	340	320
Marathi	25	15	10	25	15	10
Nepali	210	110	100	210	110	100
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	30	10	15
Norwegian	20	10	10	20	10	10
Oromo	20	15	5	20	15	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	180	95	80	180	95	80
Pashto	35	20	15	35	20	15
Persian (Farsi)	935	480	455	935	480	455
Polish	255	125	130	255	125	130
Portuguese	120	55	60	120	55	60
Romanian	85	35	40	85	35	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	0	10	5	0
Russian	510	260	245	510	260	245
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	10	10	5
Serbian	60	25	35	60	25	35
Serbo-Croatian	50	20	25	50	20	25
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	195	110	85
Sindhi	5	0	5	5	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	25	25	45	25	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	5	0	5
Slovak	30	10	20	30	10	20
Slovenian	5	0	0	5	0	0
Somali	20	5	10	20	5	10
Spanish	775	390	385	775	390	385
Swahili	20	10	15	20	10	15
Swedish	10	5	5	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	550	275	275	550	275	275
Taiwanese	15	10	5	15	10	5
Tamil	130	80	50	130	80	50
Telugu	55	30	25	55	30	25
Thai	60	5	55	60	5	55
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	25	15	10	25	15	10
Turkish	140	70	70	140	70	70
Ukrainian	25	5	20	25	5	20
Urdu	320	155	165	320	155	165
Vietnamese	280	145	135	280	145	135
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	235	120	115	235	120	115
Multiple responses	7,405	3,655	3,755	7,405	3,655	3,755
English and French	1,815	860	950	1,815	860	950
English and non-official language	5,295	2,640	2,655	5,295	2,640	2,655
French and non-official language	115	60	60	115	60	60
English, French and non-official language	180	85	90	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}	910,620	441,190	469,425	910,620	441,190	469,425
None	863,715	418,680	445,030	863,715	418,680	445,030
Single responses	46,065	22,110	23,960	46,065	22,110	23,960
English	16,325	8,230	8,095	16,325	8,230	8,095
French	15,705	6,975	8,730	15,705	6,975	8,730
Non-official languages	14,035	6,900	7,130	14,035	6,900	7,130
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,945	900	1,045	1,945	900	1,045
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	10	5	5
Dene	5	0	0	5	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	30	10	20	30	10	20
Mi'kmaq	1,890	880	1,015	1,890	880	1,015
Ojibway	10	5	5	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}	11,385	5,685	5,705	11,385	5,685	5,705
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	15	10	10
Afrikaans	55	25	30	55	25	30
Akan (Twi)	35	20	20	35	20	20
Albanian	95	45	45	95	45	45
Amharic	40	25	20	40	25	20
Arabic	1,995	1,175	825	1,995	1,175	825
Armenian	20	10	5	20	10	5
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	25	25	45	25	25
Bengali	95	60	35	95	60	35
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	15	5	10
Bosnian	35	20	15	35	20	15
Bulgarian	25	15	10	25	15	10
Burmese	5	0	0	5	0	0
Cantonese	195	100	90	195	100	90
Chinese, n.o.s.	490	225	265	490	225	265
Creoles	80	25	55	80	25	55
Croatian	70	25	40	70	25	40
Czech	55	20	35	55	20	35
Danish	60	30	30	60	30	30
Dutch	550	260	285	550	260	285
Estonian	20	5	15	20	5	15
Finnish	25	10	10	25	10	10
Flemish	5	0	5	5	0	5
Fukien	10	0	5	10	0	5
German	1,255	605	645	1,255	605	645
Greek	435	225	205	435	225	205
Gujarati	40	15	20	40	15	20
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	85	45	35	85	45	35
Hindi	310	165	145	310	165	145
Hungarian	90	35	50	90	35	50
Ilocano	5	0	5	5	0	5
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	15	5	5
Italian	365	190	170	365	190	170
Japanese	205	85	115	205	85	115
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	5	0	0
Korean	205	95	110	205	95	110
Kurdish	10	5	5	10	5	5
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	25	10	10	25	10	10
Lingala	5	0	5	5	0	5
Lithuanian	5	0	5	5	0	5
Macedonian	5	5	5	5	5	5
Malay	30	10	15	30	10	15
Malayalam	55	20	35	55	20	35
Maltese	15	5	10	15	5	10
Mandarin	225	110	120	225	110	120
Marathi	5	5	5	5	5	5
Nepali	5	5	5	5	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	65	30	35
Norwegian	55	25	30	55	25	30
Oromo	5	5	0	5	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	125	60	60	125	60	60
Pashto	10	5	5	10	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	210	125	85	210	125	85
Polish	280	135	140	280	135	140
Portuguese	175	85	85	175	85	85
Romanian	60	25	35	60	25	35
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	5	0	0
Russian	230	105	120	230	105	120
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	5	5	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	10	5	5
Serbian	40	25	20	40	25	20
Serbo-Croatian	45	20	25	45	20	25
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	220	90	135	220	90	135
Sindhi	0	5	0	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	30	20	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	55	25	30	55	25	30
Slovenian	15	5	5	15	5	5
Somali	15	10	5	15	10	5
Spanish	1,050	485	560	1,050	485	560
Swahili	75	40	35	75	40	35
Swedish	60	20	35	60	20	35
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	435	165	275	435	165	275
Taiwanese	15	10	5	15	10	5
Tamil	105	60	45	105	60	45
Telugu	40	20	15	40	20	15
Thai	30	5	20	30	5	20
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	5	5	0
Tigrigna	20	10	10	20	10	10
Turkish	120	65	50	120	65	50
Ukrainian	75	30	45	75	30	45
Urdu	170	90	80	170	90	80
Vietnamese	105	45	55	105	45	55
Yiddish	10	5	5	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	705	325	380	705	325	380
Multiple responses	840	400	435	840	400	435
English and French	95	45	45	95	45	45
English and non-official language	175	80	90	175	80	90
French and non-official language	560	265	300	560	265	300
English, French and non-official language	5	5	5	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. Nova Scotia (Code 12) 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 14, 2024).

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