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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Nova Scotia (Province)			Prince Edward Island (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	921,727	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,204	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	913,462	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,851	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	442,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,943	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	390,279	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	17.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	24.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	52,939.44	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,685.73	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	921,730	445,585	476,140	140,205	67,605	72,605
0 to 4 years	43,985	22,565	21,415	7,275	3,680	3,590
5 to 9 years	44,425	22,660	21,765	7,390	3,700	3,685
10 to 14 years	49,810	25,555	24,260	8,395	4,320	4,080
15 to 19 years	57,440	29,235	28,205	9,650	4,930	4,720
15 years	11,060	5,555	5,505	1,950	1,005	940
16 years	11,095	5,690	5,405	1,905	985	915
17 years	11,425	5,800	5,625	1,870	950	915
18 years	11,775	6,065	5,705	1,925	965	965
19 years	12,085	6,125	5,965	2,005	1,020	985
20 to 24 years	59,620	30,055	29,560	8,765	4,325	4,440
25 to 29 years	51,920	25,405	26,515	7,300	3,540	3,765
30 to 34 years	51,545	24,470	27,070	7,585	3,560	4,025
35 to 39 years	56,380	26,835	29,545	8,435	4,015	4,420
40 to 44 years	62,115	29,895	32,220	9,485	4,535	4,955
45 to 49 years	76,275	37,010	39,265	11,230	5,430	5,800
50 to 54 years	77,465	37,465	39,995	11,155	5,320	5,830
55 to 59 years	70,960	34,200	36,760	10,550	5,140	5,405
60 to 64 years	66,425	32,310	34,115	10,205	4,970	5,235
65 to 69 years	48,920	23,840	25,075	7,170	3,500	3,670
70 to 74 years	36,395	17,300	19,095	5,400	2,610	2,790
75 to 79 years	27,655	12,460	15,195	4,295	1,930	2,370
80 to 84 years	20,015	8,040	11,975	2,935	1,210	1,720
85 years and over	20,385	6,285	14,105	2,995	890	2,105
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	43.7	42.7	44.6	42.8	41.9	43.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	85.0	84.1	85.8	83.6	82.7	84.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	783,510	374,810	408,700	117,145	55,905	61,245
Married or living with a common-law partner	453,095	226,305	226,790	69,795	34,825	34,970
Married (and not separated)	376,020	187,865	188,155	60,625	30,255	30,370
Living common law	77,075	38,440	38,635	9,175	4,570	4,600
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	330,420	148,505	181,915	47,350	21,080	26,275
Single (never legally married)	209,180	109,775	99,405	30,495	15,900	14,590
Separated	23,545	10,105	13,445	3,285	1,420	1,870
Divorced	46,065	18,690	27,375	6,065	2,420	3,640
Widowed	51,625	9,940	41,690	7,505	1,330	6,170
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,850	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	150,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	58,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	44,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	16,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	270,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	223,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,265	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	184,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	97,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,665	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	87,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,035	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	37,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	35,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	38,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,575	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	23,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	14,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	7,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	655	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	295	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	46,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	37,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	22,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	10,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,025	...Data not available	...Data not available	600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	915	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	320	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	625	...Data not available	...Data not available	100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	248,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	52,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,605	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	84,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	32,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,560	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	50,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,595	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	28,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	906,175	439,230	466,940	137,390	66,580	70,810
Number of persons not in census families	163,895	74,725	89,165	21,015	9,305	11,710
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	17,670	7,250	10,420	2,305	995	1,305
Living with non-relatives only	37,430	20,250	17,180	4,520	2,410	2,110
Living alone	108,795	47,225	61,570	14,195	5,895	8,295
Number of census family persons	742,285	364,505	377,775	116,375	57,280	59,100
Average number of persons per census family	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	143,825	65,235	78,595	20,860	9,575	11,280
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	48,920	14,375	34,550	6,750	1,960	4,790
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	6,250	1,570	4,675	800	240	560
Living with non-relatives only	2,710	1,275	1,430	350	165	180
Living alone	39,970	11,530	28,440	5,605	1,550	4,050
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	94,905	50,860	44,045	14,105	7,615	6,490
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	264,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	244,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	207,890	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	112,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	95,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	36,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	19,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	14,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	8,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	4,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	485	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	4,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	5,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	5,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	690	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	125,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,315	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,195	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	17,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	260,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	17,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	60	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	14,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	97,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,490	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	11,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	56,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	710	...Data not available	...Data not available	130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	390,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	108,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	149,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	62,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	47,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	15,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	6,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	906,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	137,390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,620	441,190	469,425	138,435	66,970	71,465
Single responses	904,285	438,165	466,125	137,685	66,615	71,075
English	836,085	404,330	431,760	127,635	61,830	65,805
French	31,105	15,005	16,100	5,190	2,390	2,800
Non-official languages	37,090	18,825	18,260	4,860	2,395	2,465
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	4,685	2,280	2,405	105	50	55
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	25	15	15	0	0	0
Dene	5	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	25	5	20	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	4,620	2,255	2,370	100	45	55
Ojibway	15	5	10	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	31,675	16,170	15,510	4,685	2,310	2,375
African languages, n.i.e.	70	40	35	5	0	0
Afrikaans	75	45	35	20	10	10
Akan (Twi)	50	25	30	5	0	5
Albanian	245	130	120	95	55	45
Amharic	150	80	70	5	5	5
Arabic	5,965	3,525	2,440	270	165	105
Armenian	50	30	20	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	100	55	45	15	5	5
Bengali	375	210	165	35	20	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	85	30	55	5	0	5
Bosnian	90	45	45	20	15	10
Bulgarian	50	30	25	0	0	0
Burmese	10	10	5	10	5	5
Cantonese	590	275	315	100	50	45
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,750	1,395	1,355	1,185	560	625
Creoles	45	20	25	10	5	0
Croatian	210	110	100	15	10	10
Czech	180	95	90	30	15	15
Danish	175	95	85	25	20	5
Dutch	1,725	860	865	470	240	225
Estonian	55	25	25	5	5	5
Finnish	95	40	50	10	5	10
Flemish	30	10	15	25	15	10
Fukien	15	10	10	5	0	0
German	3,275	1,545	1,735	300	150	150
Greek	775	385	385	10	0	5
Gujarati	105	60	50	5	0	5
Hakka	0	5	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	75	45	30	10	5	5
Hindi	515	265	250	35	20	15
Hungarian	280	130	150	55	30	25
Ilocano	25	5	15	5	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	0	0	0
Italian	790	445	345	55	35	25
Japanese	305	95	210	75	20	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	0	0	0
Korean	815	360	455	135	60	70
Kurdish	70	45	30	0	5	0
Lao	10	10	0	0	0	0
Latvian	65	35	30	0	5	5
Lingala	10	0	10	0	0	0
Lithuanian	35	15	20	10	5	5
Macedonian	15	5	5	5	0	0
Malay	65	20	45	5	5	5
Malayalam	115	55	55	10	5	0
Maltese	20	10	5	5	0	5
Mandarin	905	435	470	290	140	155
Marathi	30	15	15	0	0	0
Nepali	225	120	105	95	45	50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	110	60	45	5	0	5
Norwegian	125	70	55	0	0	5
Oromo	35	30	10	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	375	205	170	40	20	15
Pashto	70	35	35	5	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	1,185	635	550	205	110	90
Polish	825	385	440	60	30	35
Portuguese	380	195	185	50	25	20
Romanian	170	80	85	15	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	5	5	0	0	0
Russian	815	395	430	110	50	55
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	0	0	0
Serbian	115	55	55	25	5	15
Serbo-Croatian	105	55	55	20	10	10
Shanghainese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	10	5	5
Sindhi	15	10	0	0	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	110	65	45	50	20	25
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	5	0	0
Slovak	120	50	70	10	10	5
Slovenian	30	15	15	5	5	0
Somali	40	20	20	30	15	10
Spanish	1,545	750	800	230	105	125
Swahili	75	45	35	5	0	0
Swedish	85	40	50	15	5	10
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,185	500	685	105	30	80
Taiwanese	40	15	25	20	5	15
Tamil	270	155	110	15	10	5
Telugu	125	75	50	30	15	15
Thai	110	20	90	15	5	5
Tibetan languages	5	0	0	5	0	0
Tigrigna	55	30	30	0	0	0
Turkish	275	160	110	20	10	10
Ukrainian	300	130	165	30	10	20
Urdu	540	290	250	35	20	20
Vietnamese	450	220	230	40	20	20
Yiddish	25	10	10	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	725	380	345	75	35	30
Multiple responses	6,335	3,025	3,305	750	360	390
English and French	3,035	1,400	1,635	440	200	245
English and non-official language	2,855	1,385	1,470	255	135	120
French and non-official language	315	170	150	35	20	15
English, French and non-official language	130	75	55	15	5	5
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	138,435	66,970	71,465
English only	814,670	398,830	415,845	120,585	59,330	61,255
French only	875	385	490	130	60	70
English and French	93,435	41,245	52,185	17,005	7,235	9,765
Neither English nor French	1,635	735	900	710	345	370
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,615	441,190	469,430	138,435	66,970	71,465
English	877,990	425,370	452,620	132,855	64,395	68,460
French	29,550	14,410	15,135	4,715	2,175	2,545
English and French	1,565	740	820	185	85	105
Neither English nor French	1,515	670	845	675	320	360
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	30,330	14,780	15,550	4,810	2,215	2,595
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.3	3.4	3.3	3.5	3.3	3.6
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,620	441,195	469,425	138,435	66,970	71,465
Single responses	903,215	437,540	465,675	137,590	66,545	71,045
English	868,765	420,340	448,425	132,200	63,965	68,235
French	15,935	7,625	8,315	2,465	1,150	1,310
Non-official languages	18,510	9,570	8,940	2,925	1,430	1,495
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	2,770	1,395	1,380	15	5	10
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	2,770	1,390	1,375	15	10	5
Ojibway	5	0	5	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	15,500	8,060	7,440	2,885	1,405	1,480
African languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	0	0	0
Afrikaans	20	10	10	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	10	10	5	0	0	0
Albanian	125	60	60	80	45	35
Amharic	70	35	35	0	0	0
Arabic	3,495	2,030	1,465	120	70	50
Armenian	15	10	10	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	10	0	0	0
Bengali	230	115	110	20	15	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	30	15	15	0	0	0
Bosnian	50	25	25	15	5	0
Bulgarian	10	5	10	0	0	0
Burmese	5	5	5	0	0	0
Cantonese	320	165	155	70	35	35
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,985	1,040	950	1,080	510	570
Creoles	30	10	15	10	5	5
Croatian	75	40	35	5	0	5
Czech	45	20	25	15	10	10
Danish	15	5	10	5	0	5
Dutch	190	85	105	90	40	50
Estonian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Finnish	10	5	0	0	0	0
Flemish	0	0	5	5	5	0
Fukien	5	0	0	0	5	5
German	1,170	565	605	80	35	45
Greek	270	115	150	0	0	0
Gujarati	50	25	25	0	0	0
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	25	15	10	5	5	5
Hindi	215	110	105	15	10	5
Hungarian	65	30	30	30	15	15
Ilocano	0	5	0	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	20	5	10	0	0	0
Italian	170	75	95	5	5	5
Japanese	130	60	70	30	15	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	560	265	295	115	60	60
Kurdish	55	35	20	5	0	5
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	15	10	10	5	0	0
Lingala	5	5	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	5	5	5	5	0	5
Macedonian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Malay	20	10	10	0	0	0
Malayalam	35	20	20	5	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	660	340	320	245	125	125
Marathi	25	15	10	0	0	0
Nepali	210	110	100	90	40	50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	0	0	0
Norwegian	20	10	10	0	0	0
Oromo	20	15	5	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	180	95	80	20	10	5
Pashto	35	20	15	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	935	480	455	165	85	80
Polish	255	125	130	15	5	10
Portuguese	120	55	60	15	5	5
Romanian	85	35	40	15	5	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	10	5	0	0	0	0
Russian	510	260	245	70	35	40
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	10	5	0	0	0
Serbian	60	25	35	15	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	50	20	25	5	5	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	195	110	85	20	10	10
Sindhi	5	0	5	5	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	25	25	30	15	15
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	30	20	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	0	0	0
Slovak	30	10	20	5	5	0
Slovenian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Somali	20	5	10	25	15	10
Spanish	775	390	385	125	60	65
Swahili	20	10	15	0	0	0
Swedish	10	5	5	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	550	275	275	65	25	35
Taiwanese	15	10	5	5	0	5
Tamil	130	80	50	5	0	0
Telugu	55	30	25	25	10	10
Thai	60	5	55	5	0	5
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	25	15	10	0	0	0
Turkish	140	70	70	10	5	0
Ukrainian	25	5	20	0	0	0
Urdu	320	155	165	15	5	5
Vietnamese	280	145	135	30	20	10
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	235	120	115	25	15	10
Multiple responses	7,405	3,655	3,755	850	425	420
English and French	1,815	860	950	270	110	155
English and non-official language	5,295	2,640	2,655	545	295	245
French and non-official language	115	60	60	15	5	10
English, French and non-official language	180	85	90	20	10	10
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	910,620	441,190	469,425	138,435	66,970	71,465
None	863,715	418,680	445,030	132,170	64,170	68,000
Single responses	46,065	22,110	23,960	6,150	2,745	3,405
English	16,325	8,230	8,095	2,135	1,000	1,130
French	15,705	6,975	8,730	2,690	1,090	1,600
Non-official languages	14,035	6,900	7,130	1,325	655	670
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,945	900	1,045	85	35	45
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	10	5	5	5	0	0
Dene	5	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	0	0
Inuktitut	30	10	20	0	0	0
Mi'kmaq	1,890	880	1,015	75	35	40
Ojibway	10	5	5	5	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	11,385	5,685	5,705	1,190	590	600
African languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	5	0	0
Afrikaans	55	25	30	10	5	5
Akan (Twi)	35	20	20	0	0	0
Albanian	95	45	45	15	10	5
Amharic	40	25	20	5	0	0
Arabic	1,995	1,175	825	110	75	40
Armenian	20	10	5	0	0	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	45	25	25	10	5	0
Bengali	95	60	35	10	5	5
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	0	5	0
Bosnian	35	20	15	0	0	0
Bulgarian	25	15	10	0	0	0
Burmese	5	0	0	10	10	0
Cantonese	195	100	90	15	5	5
Chinese, n.o.s.	490	225	265	80	40	45
Creoles	80	25	55	5	0	0
Croatian	70	25	40	5	5	5
Czech	55	20	35	15	10	5
Danish	60	30	30	15	5	5
Dutch	550	260	285	135	70	60
Estonian	20	5	15	5	0	5
Finnish	25	10	10	5	0	5
Flemish	5	0	5	15	5	10
Fukien	10	0	5	0	0	0
German	1,255	605	645	80	40	40
Greek	435	225	205	5	5	0
Gujarati	40	15	20	0	0	0
Hakka	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hebrew	85	45	35	30	15	15
Hindi	310	165	145	15	10	10
Hungarian	90	35	50	20	5	15
Ilocano	5	0	5	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	5	0	0
Italian	365	190	170	30	15	10
Japanese	205	85	115	50	15	35
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	205	95	110	20	10	10
Kurdish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	25	10	10	5	0	0
Lingala	5	0	5	0	0	0
Lithuanian	5	0	5	5	0	5
Macedonian	5	5	5	0	0	0
Malay	30	10	15	5	0	0
Malayalam	55	20	35	0	0	0
Maltese	15	5	10	0	0	0
Mandarin	225	110	120	40	15	20
Marathi	5	5	5	0	0	0
Nepali	5	5	5	0	0	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	15	10	10
Norwegian	55	25	30	5	0	5
Oromo	5	5	0	0	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	125	60	60	15	10	5
Pashto	10	5	5	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	210	125	85	15	10	10
Polish	280	135	140	25	10	15
Portuguese	175	85	85	15	10	10
Romanian	60	25	35	0	0	0
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	5	0	5
Russian	230	105	120	30	15	15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	5	5	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	0	0
Serbian	40	25	20	5	0	5
Serbo-Croatian	45	20	25	0	5	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	220	90	135	10	5	5
Sindhi	0	5	0	5	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	30	20	10	5	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	5	5
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	5	0
Slovak	55	25	30	5	0	0
Slovenian	15	5	5	5	0	0
Somali	15	10	5	0	0	0
Spanish	1,050	485	560	130	60	70
Swahili	75	40	35	5	5	0
Swedish	60	20	35	10	5	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	435	165	275	35	5	25
Taiwanese	15	10	5	10	5	5
Tamil	105	60	45	15	10	5
Telugu	40	20	15	15	5	5
Thai	30	5	20	5	0	0
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	20	10	10	0	0	0
Turkish	120	65	50	5	0	0
Ukrainian	75	30	45	10	5	5
Urdu	170	90	80	15	5	10
Vietnamese	105	45	55	10	5	5
Yiddish	10	5	5	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	705	325	380	55	25	25
Multiple responses	840	400	435	115	60	60
English and French	95	45	45	25	10	15
English and non-official language	175	80	90	30	10	20
French and non-official language	560	265	300	55	30	25
English, French and non-official language	5	5	5	0	0	0

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^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by 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 common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. 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.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Nova Scotia (Code 12) and Prince Edward Island (Code 11) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed April 26, 2024).

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