Census Profile, 2016 Census
Cape Breton - Sydney [Population centre], Nova Scotia and Québec, Territoire équivalent [Census division], Quebec

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Characteristic Cape Breton - Sydney
Nova Scotia
[Population centre] 		Québec, TÉ
Quebec
[Census division]
Data quality , Cape Breton - Sydney [Population centre], Nova Scotia  Map : Cape Breton - Sydney [Population centre], Nova Scotia
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Québec, Territoire équivalent [Census division], Quebec  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 29,904 ... ... 569,717 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 30,175 r ... ... 551,856r ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -0.9 ... ... 3.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 14,460 ... ... 282,180 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 13,415 ... ... 267,144 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,016.0 ... ... 1,038.3 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 29.43 ... ... 548.72 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 29,910 13,825 16,085 569,720 276,110 293,605
0 to 14 years 4,170 2,140 2,030 81,000 41,245 39,755
0 to 4 years 1,300 670 630 27,995 14,325 13,665
5 to 9 years 1,415 730 685 28,265 14,375 13,890
10 to 14 years 1,455 735 715 24,735 12,540 12,195
15 to 64 years 18,785 8,810 9,975 372,100 185,515 186,590
15 to 19 years 1,570 780 790 26,385 13,385 13,000
20 to 24 years 1,795 885 910 38,865 19,210 19,660
25 to 29 years 1,700 815 880 39,830 20,150 19,680
30 to 34 years 1,565 735 830 37,625 19,420 18,205
35 to 39 years 1,555 690 865 38,140 19,520 18,615
40 to 44 years 1,655 760 890 32,535 16,565 15,970
45 to 49 years 1,835 860 975 32,845 16,395 16,450
50 to 54 years 2,210 990 1,220 41,245 20,380 20,865
55 to 59 years 2,555 1,150 1,405 44,100 21,415 22,690
60 to 64 years 2,350 1,140 1,205 40,525 19,075 21,445
65 years and over 6,950 2,870 4,080 116,615 49,355 67,260
65 to 69 years 2,145 975 1,165 36,720 17,015 19,705
70 to 74 years 1,575 715 860 29,520 13,295 16,225
75 to 79 years 1,225 530 695 19,960 8,560 11,400
80 to 84 years 915 340 575 14,800 5,765 9,035
85 years and over 1,085 305 780 15,620 4,725 10,895
85 to 89 years 645 200 445 9,770 3,265 6,510
90 to 94 years 330 85 240 4,540 1,225 3,315
95 to 99 years 85 15 65 1,150 215 935
100 years and over 25 0 25 155 20 130
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 13.9 15.5 12.6 14.2 14.9 13.5
15 to 64 years 62.8 63.7 62.0 65.3 67.2 63.6
65 years and over 23.2 20.8 25.4 20.5 17.9 22.9
85 years and over 3.6 2.2 4.8 2.7 1.7 3.7
Average age of the population 45.1 43.3 46.7 43.2 41.7 44.6
Median age of the population 47.6 45.6 49.4 43.5 41.5 45.6

Data quality: Cape Breton - Sydney [Population centre], Nova Scotia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.8%

Data quality: Québec, Territoire équivalent [Census division], Quebec

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.2%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.4%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Cape Breton - Sydney [Population centre], Nova Scotia and Québec, TÉ [Census division], Quebec (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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