Census Profile, 2016 Census
Halifax, Regional municipality [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Canada [Country]

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Characteristic Halifax, RGM
Nova Scotia
[Census subdivision] 		Canada

[Country]
Data quality , Halifax, Regional municipality [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia  Map : Halifax, Regional municipality [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Canada [Country]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 403,131 ... ... 35,151,728 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 390,086 r ... ... 33,476,688 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.3 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 187,338 ... ... 15,412,443 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 173,324 ... ... 14,072,079 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 73.4 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 5,490.35 ... ... 8,965,588.85 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 403,130 195,210 207,920 35,151,730 17,264,200 17,887,530
0 to 14 years 60,510 30,900 29,615 5,839,565 2,992,920 2,846,645
0 to 4 years 19,785 10,080 9,705 1,898,790 973,030 925,760
5 to 9 years 20,745 10,620 10,125 2,018,130 1,034,685 983,445
10 to 14 years 19,985 10,200 9,785 1,922,645 985,200 937,445
15 to 64 years 279,525 136,210 143,315 23,376,530 11,576,130 11,800,400
15 to 19 years 22,330 11,310 11,020 2,026,160 1,039,215 986,940
20 to 24 years 30,205 15,005 15,200 2,242,690 1,144,495 1,098,200
25 to 29 years 30,185 15,170 15,015 2,285,990 1,144,470 1,141,515
30 to 34 years 27,470 13,490 13,980 2,329,395 1,148,290 1,181,110
35 to 39 years 25,700 12,285 13,415 2,288,365 1,118,635 1,169,730
40 to 44 years 26,640 12,805 13,830 2,255,135 1,104,440 1,150,695
45 to 49 years 27,715 13,165 14,550 2,359,965 1,157,760 1,202,210
50 to 54 years 32,640 15,850 16,795 2,678,075 1,318,755 1,359,320
55 to 59 years 30,590 14,805 15,790 2,620,240 1,285,190 1,335,055
60 to 64 years 26,050 12,325 13,720 2,290,510 1,114,885 1,175,630
65 years and over 63,095 28,100 34,990 5,935,630 2,695,150 3,240,485
65 to 69 years 22,495 10,625 11,875 1,972,480 953,075 1,019,405
70 to 74 years 15,500 7,240 8,255 1,420,875 677,975 742,900
75 to 79 years 10,430 4,695 5,735 1,021,850 469,550 552,300
80 to 84 years 7,490 3,195 4,295 749,650 325,765 423,880
85 years and over 7,185 2,350 4,830 770,780 268,790 501,990
85 to 89 years 4,405 1,585 2,815 482,525 185,535 296,990
90 to 94 years 2,115 610 1,505 223,510 68,675 154,835
95 to 99 years 605 145 460 56,525 13,240 43,280
100 years and over 55 10 45 8,230 1,340 6,890
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 15.0 15.8 14.2 16.6 17.3 15.9
15 to 64 years 69.3 69.8 68.9 66.5 67.1 66.0
65 years and over 15.7 14.4 16.8 16.9 15.6 18.1
85 years and over 1.8 1.2 2.3 2.2 1.6 2.8
Average age of the population 40.8 39.9 41.8 41.0 40.1 41.9
Median age of the population 41.0 39.8 42.1 41.2 40.2 42.2

Data quality: Halifax, Regional municipality [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.7%
  • This geographic area underwent a boundary change since the 2011 Census that resulted in an adjustment to the 2011 population and/or dwelling counts for the area.

Data quality: Canada [Country]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Halifax, RGM [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Canada [Country] (table). Census Profile. 2016 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-X2016001. Ottawa. Released November 29, 2017.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2016/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 4, 2024).

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