Census Profile, 2016 Census
Nelson [Population centre], British Columbia and Quebec [Province]

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Characteristic Nelson
British Columbia
[Population centre] 		Quebec

[Province]
Data quality , Nelson [Population centre], British Columbia  Map : Nelson [Population centre], British Columbia
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 10,664 ... ... 8,164,361 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 10,347 r ... ... 7,903,001 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.1 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 5,106 ... ... 3,858,943 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 4,867 ... ... 3,531,663 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,552.3 ... ... 6.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 6.87 ... ... 1,356,625.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 10,660 5,085 5,580 8,164,360 4,016,760 4,147,605
0 to 14 years 1,610 840 770 1,333,260 682,535 650,720
0 to 4 years 465 235 230 444,930 227,965 216,970
5 to 9 years 580 300 280 469,165 240,225 228,940
10 to 14 years 570 305 265 419,160 214,345 204,815
15 to 64 years 7,055 3,380 3,675 5,335,910 2,664,630 2,671,280
15 to 19 years 615 295 320 429,825 219,070 210,755
20 to 24 years 570 280 285 500,100 252,600 247,500
25 to 29 years 630 305 325 495,410 248,030 247,380
30 to 34 years 740 360 380 515,505 256,440 259,070
35 to 39 years 785 390 395 550,540 274,595 275,945
40 to 44 years 805 395 410 506,525 254,100 252,425
45 to 49 years 720 335 380 519,425 260,410 259,015
50 to 54 years 715 330 385 619,435 309,070 310,370
55 to 59 years 755 355 395 636,475 314,190 322,285
60 to 64 years 720 330 390 562,670 276,140 286,535
65 years and over 2,000 865 1,135 1,495,195 669,590 825,605
65 to 69 years 685 340 340 488,175 236,395 251,775
70 to 74 years 415 185 230 373,590 176,905 196,690
75 to 79 years 290 110 175 256,905 116,020 140,890
80 to 84 years 240 100 135 187,835 78,390 109,450
85 years and over 370 125 250 188,685 61,885 126,805
85 to 89 years 225 80 140 120,635 43,795 76,840
90 to 94 years 110 35 80 53,165 15,155 38,015
95 to 99 years 35 10 25 13,035 2,685 10,350
100 years and over 5 0 5 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 15.1 16.5 13.8 16.3 17.0 15.7
15 to 64 years 66.2 66.5 65.9 65.4 66.3 64.4
65 years and over 18.8 17.0 20.3 18.3 16.7 19.9
85 years and over 3.5 2.5 4.5 2.3 1.5 3.1
Average age of the population 42.5 41.1 43.8 41.9 40.9 42.9
Median age of the population 42.3 40.9 43.6 42.5 41.4 43.6

Data quality: Nelson [Population centre], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 7.1%
  • Data quality index showing a short-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

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. Nelson [Population centre], British Columbia 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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