Census Profile, 2016 Census
Colchester, Subd. B, Subdivision of county municipality [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Quebec [Province]

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Characteristic Colchester, Subd. B, SC
Nova Scotia
[Census subdivision] 		Quebec

[Province]
Data quality , Colchester, Subd. B, Subdivision of county municipality [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia  Map : Colchester, Subd. B, Subdivision of county municipality [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Quebec [Province]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 19,534 ... ... 8,164,361 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 19,643 ... ... 7,903,001 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -0.6 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 9,564 ... ... 3,858,943 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 8,290 ... ... 3,531,663 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 15.6 ... ... 6.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 1,248.53 ... ... 1,356,625.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 19,530 9,525 10,010 8,164,360 4,016,760 4,147,605
0 to 14 years 3,015 1,520 1,500 1,333,260 682,535 650,720
0 to 4 years 830 410 420 444,930 227,965 216,970
5 to 9 years 1,095 575 515 469,165 240,225 228,940
10 to 14 years 1,095 535 560 419,160 214,345 204,815
15 to 64 years 12,440 6,080 6,365 5,335,910 2,664,630 2,671,280
15 to 19 years 1,180 600 575 429,825 219,070 210,755
20 to 24 years 1,005 500 510 500,100 252,600 247,500
25 to 29 years 890 435 455 495,410 248,030 247,380
30 to 34 years 915 450 470 515,505 256,440 259,070
35 to 39 years 1,025 470 555 550,540 274,595 275,945
40 to 44 years 1,230 570 655 506,525 254,100 252,425
45 to 49 years 1,390 690 705 519,425 260,410 259,015
50 to 54 years 1,630 820 805 619,435 309,070 310,370
55 to 59 years 1,640 785 855 636,475 314,190 322,285
60 to 64 years 1,535 755 785 562,670 276,140 286,535
65 years and over 4,075 1,925 2,145 1,495,195 669,590 825,605
65 to 69 years 1,375 670 700 488,175 236,395 251,775
70 to 74 years 1,090 560 530 373,590 176,905 196,690
75 to 79 years 690 325 360 256,905 116,020 140,890
80 to 84 years 505 235 270 187,835 78,390 109,450
85 years and over 420 135 280 188,685 61,885 126,805
85 to 89 years 260 95 165 120,635 43,795 76,840
90 to 94 years 120 30 85 53,165 15,155 38,015
95 to 99 years 40 10 30 13,035 2,685 10,350
100 years and over 0 0 0 1,850 255 1,600
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 15.4 16.0 15.0 16.3 17.0 15.7
15 to 64 years 63.7 63.8 63.6 65.4 66.3 64.4
65 years and over 20.9 20.2 21.4 18.3 16.7 19.9
85 years and over 2.2 1.4 2.8 2.3 1.5 3.1
Average age of the population 43.9 43.4 44.5 41.9 40.9 42.9
Median age of the population 46.8 46.6 47.0 42.5 41.4 43.6

Data quality: Colchester, Subd. B, Subdivision of county municipality [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.4%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.5%

Data quality: Quebec [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.7%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.3%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Colchester, Subd. B, SC [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Quebec [Province] (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 5, 2024).

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