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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Yarmouth, MD - Nova Scotia ¹

Map of Yarmouth, MD

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Yarmouth, MD - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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Nat. rank

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In 2011, Yarmouth (Municipal district) had a population of 10,105, representing a percentage change of -1.9% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 585.75 square kilometres with a population density of 17.3 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 52,939.44 square kilometres with a population density of 17.4 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Yarmouth (Municipal district) had 4,202 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 2.9%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Yarmouth (Municipal district) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Yarmouth (Municipal district) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Argyle, N.S.	MD	8,252	8,656	-4.7
Yarmouth, N.S.	T	6,761	7,162	-5.6
Yarmouth 33, N.S.	IRI	157	155	1.3
Clare, N.S.	MD	8,319	8,813	-5.6

Nova Scotia – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth

Table 2 Nova Scotia – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Antigonish, Subd. A	SC	8,253	7,730	6.8
Kentville	T	6,094	5,815	4.8
Halifax	RGM	390,096	372,679	4.7
Bridgewater	T	8,241	7,944	3.7
East Hants	MD	22,111	21,397 A	3.3

Nova Scotia – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth

Table 3 Nova Scotia – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Inverness, Subd. A	SC	5,280	5,859	-9.9
Digby	MD	7,463	7,986	-6.5
Yarmouth	T	6,761	7,162	-5.6
Clare	MD	8,319	8,813	-5.6
Kings, Subd. D	SC	5,201	5,499	-5.4

Age and sex

Yarmouth, MD – Age distribution

Chart C: Yarmouth, MD - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Yarmouth, MD - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Yarmouth, MD – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	15.4%	16.3%	14.5%
15 to 64	66.7%	66.3%	67.0%
65 and over	17.9%	17.3%	18.5%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Yarmouth, MD was 17.9%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 66.7% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 15.4%. In comparison, the national percentages were 68.5% for the population aged 15 to 64 and 16.7% for the population aged 0 to 14.

Yarmouth, MD – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Yarmouth, MD – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex	Population
Broad age groups by sex	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	10,105	10,305	-200	-1.9
0 to 14	1,555	1,735	-180	-10.4
15 to 64	6,740	7,015	-275	-3.9
65 and over	1,810	1,550	260	16.8
Males
Total	4,925	5,040	-115	-2.3
0 to 14	805	910	-105	-11.5
15 to 64	3,265	3,415	-150	-4.4
65 and over	850	710	140	19.7
Females
Total	5,180	5,265	-85	-1.6
0 to 14	750	830	-80	-9.6
15 to 64	3,470	3,595	-125	-3.5
65 and over	960	845	115	13.6

Yarmouth, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Yarmouth, MD - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Yarmouth, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	10,105	4,925	5,180
0 to 4 years	465	225	240
5 to 9 years	485	270	215
10 to 14 years	610	320	290
15 to 19 years	665	345	320
20 to 24 years	470	230	240
25 to 29 years	450	210	245
30 to 34 years	515	240	275
35 to 39 years	570	275	300
40 to 44 years	715	365	350
45 to 49 years	910	445	470
50 to 54 years	815	380	435
55 to 59 years	810	400	410
60 to 64 years	815	385	430
65 to 69 years	640	325	315
70 to 74 years	455	225	225
75 to 79 years	290	140	150
80 to 84 years	210	80	125
85 years and over	220	80	140
Median age	45.7	44.9	46.4

Yarmouth, MD – Median age² of the population

Chart E: Canada, Nova Scotia and Yarmouth, MD - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Nova Scotia and Yarmouth, MD - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Yarmouth, MD was 45.7 years. In comparison, the median age of Nova Scotia was 43.7 years.

Table 7 Canada, Nova Scotia and Yarmouth, MD – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Nova Scotia	41.8	43.7
Yarmouth, MD	42.6	45.7

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families³ in Yarmouth was 3,185, which represents a change of -0.5% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Yarmouth, 72.4% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 12.9% were common-law-couples and 14.8% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Yarmouth - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Yarmouth - Census families by family structure

Yarmouth – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Nova Scotia, CSD of Yarmouth, MD and neighbouring census subdivisions – Distribution of census families by family structure, 2011 Census
Geographic name	Total families	Married-couple families		Common-law-couple families		Lone-parent families		% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Geographic name	Total families	number	%	number	%	number	%	% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Canada †	9,389,695	6,293,950	67.0	1,567,905	16.7	1,527,840	16.3	5.5
Nova Scotia	270,065	184,870	68.5	38,460	14.2	46,735	17.3	1.0
Yarmouth, MD	3,185	2,305	72.4	410	12.9	470	14.8	-0.5
Argyle, MD	2,640	2,035	77.1	290	11.0	315	11.9	-0.8
Yarmouth, T	1,845	1,025	55.6	280	15.2	540	29.3	-7.8
Clare, MD	2,590	1,820	70.3	390	15.1	375	14.5	-4.4

Yarmouth – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Yarmouth, 38.5% were couples with children aged 24 and under at home. In comparison, as a whole, 46.9% of couples in Canada had children aged 24 and under at home.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children *	860
Married couples without children *	1,445
Common-law-couples with children *	180
Common-law-couples without children *	225

Yarmouth – Marital status

Chart H description: Yarmouth - Marital status

In Yarmouth, 64.0% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (54.4%) or living with a common-law partner (9.6%).

The remaining 36.0% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.

Table 9 Canada, Nova Scotia, Yarmouth, MD – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Yarmouth, MD		Nova Scotia		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	8,550	100.0	783,510	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	5,470	64.0	453,095	57.8	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	4,650	54.4	376,020	48.0	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	820	9.6	77,075	9.8	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	3,080	36.0	330,420	42.2	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	1,805	21.1	209,180	26.7	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	240	2.8	23,545	3.0	698,245	2.5
Divorced	485	5.7	46,060	5.9	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	545	6.4	51,625	6.6	1,584,525	5.7

Yarmouth – Types of private households

There were 4,205 private households⁴ in Yarmouth in 2011, a change of 3.2% from 2006. Of these, 24.3% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -13.2% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Nova Scotia, Yarmouth, MD – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁵	Yarmouth, MD		Nova Scotia		Canada
Household type⁵	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	4,205	100.0	390,280	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁶	1,020	24.3	88,450	22.7	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁷	1,615	38.4	128,065	32.8	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁸	410	9.8	42,445	10.9	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	975	23.2	108,795	27.9	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁹	70	1.7	5,495	1.4	268,060	2.0
Other households¹⁰	110	2.6	17,030	4.4	543,340	4.1

Yarmouth – Structural type of dwelling

In Yarmouth, 92.5% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.0% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Nova Scotia, Yarmouth, MD – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Yarmouth, MD		Nova Scotia		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	4,205	100.0	390,280	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	3,890	92.5	260,435	66.7	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	60	1.4	19,450	5.0	646,240	4.9
Row house	45	1.1	9,175	2.4	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	0	0.0	17,880	4.6	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	120	2.9	56,485	14.5	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	50	1.2	11,970	3.1	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹¹	0	0.0	705	0.2	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹²	40	1.0	14,175	3.6	183,510	1.4

Language

Yarmouth, MD – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Yarmouth, MD - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Note: Counts for mother tongue as well as those for language spoken most often at home include single responses only.

In Yarmouth, 89.8% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 8.3% reported French only, and 1.1% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 91.8% for English only, 3.4% for French only and 4.1% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 97.2% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 2.0% spoke only French and 0.4% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 95.4% for only English, 1.8% for only French and 2.0% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Yarmouth, MD – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
Selected languages	number	%	number	%
Total	10,030	100.0	10,030	100.0
English	9,005	89.8	9,750	97.2
French	830	8.3	200	2.0
Non-official language	110	1.1	40	0.4
Multiple responses	80	0.8	40	0.4

Table 13 Yarmouth, MD – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹³ (in percentage)
Mother tongue	Total retention; language spoken at home at least on a regular basis	Complete retention; language spoken most often at home	Partial retention; language spoken at home on a regular basis
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
English	99.8	99.7	0.1
French	51.9	22.1	29.8
Non-official language	64.0	36.0	28.0

Yarmouth, MD – Non-official languages

In Yarmouth, the three most common mother tongues were German (0.3%), Icelandic (0.1%) and (0.0%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Arabic (0.7%), Mi'kmaq (0.5%) and German (0.4%).

Table 14 Yarmouth, MD – The most common non-official-language mother tongues, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Number	Percentage of non-official language mother-tongue population	Percentage of total population
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
German	35	28.0	0.3
Icelandic	10	8.0	0.1

Yarmouth, MD – Bilingualism

Table 15 Yarmouth, MD – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups	Mother tongue
Age groups	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	16.1	9.5	88.0	13.0
0 to 19	18.5	17.6	75.0	20.0
20 to 44	17.6	11.9	92.3	20.0
45 to 64	13.5	4.3	86.7	14.3
65 and over	15.5	4.0	93.3	0.0

Table 16 Yarmouth, MD – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	10,030	100.0
English only	8,355	83.3
French only	5	0.0
English and French	1,665	16.6
Neither English nor French	5	0.0

Symbols:

···: not applicable
†: excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
¶: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A: adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E: use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Yarmouth MD (Nova Scotia) – This census subdivision has the following data quality indicators (commonly referred to as data quality flags):

Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 5% but lower than 10%.

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Footnote 2

Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.

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Footnote 3

Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.

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Footnote 4

Household, private: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

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Footnote 5

Household type: Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.

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Footnote 6

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 7

Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.

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Footnote 8

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 9

Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

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Footnote 10

Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).

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Footnote 12

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 13

Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2012. Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-310-XWE2011004. Ottawa, Ontario. Analytical products, 2011 Census. Last updated October 24, 2012.

Related data:

2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census subdivision of Yarmouth, Municipal district - Nova Scotia
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of Yarmouth, Municipal district - Nova Scotia
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of Yarmouth, Municipal district - Nova Scotia
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census subdivision of Yarmouth, Municipal district - Nova Scotia

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