Census Profile, 2016 Census
Sydney Mines [Population centre], Nova Scotia and Quebec [Province]

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Characteristic Sydney Mines
Nova Scotia
[Population centre] 		Quebec

[Province]
Data quality , Sydney Mines [Population centre], Nova Scotia  Map : Sydney Mines [Population centre], 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 12,823 ... ... 8,164,361 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 12,964 r ... ... 7,903,001 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -1.1 ... ... 3.3 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 5,913 ... ... 3,858,943 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 5,611 ... ... 3,531,663 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 708.7 ... ... 6.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 18.09 ... ... 1,356,625.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 12,820 5,990 6,830 8,164,360 4,016,760 4,147,605
0 to 14 years 1,770 870 900 1,333,260 682,535 650,720
0 to 4 years 565 270 300 444,930 227,965 216,970
5 to 9 years 605 320 285 469,165 240,225 228,940
10 to 14 years 605 285 315 419,160 214,345 204,815
15 to 64 years 8,000 3,805 4,195 5,335,910 2,664,630 2,671,280
15 to 19 years 760 370 390 429,825 219,070 210,755
20 to 24 years 705 385 315 500,100 252,600 247,500
25 to 29 years 600 305 300 495,410 248,030 247,380
30 to 34 years 535 260 275 515,505 256,440 259,070
35 to 39 years 575 220 355 550,540 274,595 275,945
40 to 44 years 735 325 415 506,525 254,100 252,425
45 to 49 years 790 380 415 519,425 260,410 259,015
50 to 54 years 1,125 525 600 619,435 309,070 310,370
55 to 59 years 1,105 530 575 636,475 314,190 322,285
60 to 64 years 1,070 505 560 562,670 276,140 286,535
65 years and over 3,045 1,310 1,735 1,495,195 669,590 825,605
65 to 69 years 955 465 490 488,175 236,395 251,775
70 to 74 years 690 305 385 373,590 176,905 196,690
75 to 79 years 555 220 335 256,905 116,020 140,890
80 to 84 years 430 175 260 187,835 78,390 109,450
85 years and over 415 140 270 188,685 61,885 126,805
85 to 89 years 245 90 160 120,635 43,795 76,840
90 to 94 years 115 45 75 53,165 15,155 38,015
95 to 99 years 45 10 30 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 13.8 14.5 13.2 16.3 17.0 15.7
15 to 64 years 62.4 63.5 61.4 65.4 66.3 64.4
65 years and over 23.8 21.9 25.4 18.3 16.7 19.9
85 years and over 3.2 2.3 4.0 2.3 1.5 3.1
Average age of the population 45.8 44.5 46.9 41.9 40.9 42.9
Median age of the population 49.6 48.7 50.5 42.5 41.4 43.6

Data quality: Sydney Mines [Population centre], Nova Scotia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 7.0%

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. Sydney Mines [Population centre], 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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