Census Profile, 2016 Census
Amherst, Town [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [Province]

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Characteristic	Amherst, T Nova Scotia [Census subdivision]			Nova Scotia [Province]
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	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
	Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Highest certificate, diploma or degree
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 146}	7,730	3,525	4,205	774,745	372,455	402,295
No certificate, diploma or degree	1,945	970	975	153,705	79,885	73,825
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Census data footnote 147}	2,310	1,140	1,175	195,900	95,205	100,695
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	3,470	1,420	2,055	425,140	197,365	227,775
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	625	415	205	76,810	54,075	22,735
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 148}	385	215	165	42,625	25,015	17,610
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 149}	240	200	45	34,185	29,060	5,125
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	1,795	565	1,225	168,805	67,030	101,775
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	85	40	50	18,380	6,975	11,405
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	975	395	575	161,150	69,290	91,855
Bachelor's degree	710	295	410	108,385	45,185	63,205
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	25	10	20	9,495	4,020	5,475
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	50	25	20	4,700	2,595	2,110
Master's degree	180	65	115	32,645	13,840	18,805
Earned doctorate^{Census data footnote 150}	10	0	0	5,925	3,655	2,270
Total - Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 146}	4,735	2,200	2,535	494,505	237,795	256,710
No certificate, diploma or degree	750	435	320	60,280	34,820	25,460
Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate^{Census data footnote 147}	1,540	780	765	116,280	57,600	58,675
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	2,440	985	1,450	317,950	145,375	172,570
Apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma	385	245	135	52,370	37,255	15,115
Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 148}	240	140	100	29,105	17,300	11,810
Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification^{Census data footnote 149}	145	110	30	23,265	19,955	3,310
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma	1,270	420	850	128,010	51,890	76,120
University certificate or diploma below bachelor level	55	30	25	11,595	4,325	7,275
University certificate, diploma or degree at bachelor level or above	730	285	440	125,970	51,905	74,065
Bachelor's degree	540	225	315	85,240	34,830	50,410
University certificate or diploma above bachelor level	25	10	15	6,895	2,610	4,285
Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry	25	10	15	3,775	1,850	1,925
Master's degree	135	40	90	26,025	10,380	15,640
Earned doctorate^{Census data footnote 150}	0	0	10	4,045	2,240	1,805
Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 151}	7,730	3,525	4,200	774,750	372,455	402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 152}	4,255	2,110	2,150	349,605	175,090	174,520
Education	280	70	210	31,395	8,460	22,930
13. Education	280	75	210	31,390	8,465	22,930
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	60	25	35	10,700	5,095	5,605
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	10	10	0	2,070	1,565	505
50. Visual and performing arts	55	20	30	8,635	3,530	5,100
Humanities	95	45	55	18,830	7,520	11,310
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	0	0	0	1,175	355	820
23. English language and literature/letters	30	10	20	5,110	1,530	3,580
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	25	10	10	4,545	1,540	3,000
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Census data footnote 153}	0	0	0	65	25	35
38. Philosophy and religious studies	0	0	0	1,240	675	565
39. Theology and religious vocations	15	10	10	2,200	1,340	860
54. History	15	10	10	3,615	1,865	1,755
55. French language and literature/letters	15	10	10	880	190	695
Social and behavioural sciences and law	385	105	280	40,155	11,980	28,175
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	0	0	10	635	145	490
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	15	0	0	3,285	1,260	2,025
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	105	10	95	9,115	750	8,365
22. Legal professions and studies	90	30	60	6,110	1,920	4,185
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Census data footnote 154}	0	0	10	610	135	475
42. Psychology	75	0	70	8,170	2,060	6,110
45. Social sciences	85	45	35	12,240	5,710	6,520
Business, management and public administration	855	185	670	93,075	27,030	66,045
30.16 Accounting and computer science	0	0	0	205	55	150
44. Public administration and social service professions	75	20	55	6,285	1,345	4,940
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	780	165	610	86,590	25,630	60,960
Physical and life sciences and technologies	55	20	35	15,340	7,650	7,685
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	25	10	15	6,910	2,990	3,925
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	20	0	10	3,340	1,455	1,880
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Census data footnote 155}	0	0	0	165	35	120
40. Physical sciences	10	0	0	4,260	3,005	1,255
41. Science technologies/technicians	10	0	0	665	165	500
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	100	60	35	15,745	9,355	6,390
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	90	55	30	12,750	8,055	4,695
25. Library science	10	0	10	1,210	175	1,040
27. Mathematics and statistics	0	0	0	1,590	995	600
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences^{Census data footnote 156}	0	0	0	200	135	65
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	635	615	20	92,920	87,340	5,580
04. Architecture and related services	0	10	0	1,370	860	510
14. Engineering	60	45	10	11,925	10,290	1,640
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	100	95	10	17,805	16,110	1,695
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	0	0	0	10	0	10
46. Construction trades	190	185	0	24,800	24,235	570
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	160	160	0	25,465	24,680	780
48. Precision production	120	120	0	11,545	11,165	380
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	75	55	20	7,630	4,615	3,015
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	30	15	15	4,215	2,160	2,055
03. Natural resources and conservation	45	45	0	3,410	2,450	960
Health and related fields	645	85	565	66,770	10,595	56,175
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	25	15	10	3,560	1,730	1,825
51. Health professions and related programs	610	65	545	61,755	7,955	53,800
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	15	10	10	1,460	910	550
Personal, protective and transportation services	285	150	135	32,535	17,700	14,830
12. Personal and culinary services	145	25	125	17,625	4,455	13,170
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	0	0	0	250	240	10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	0	0	0	905	850	50
43. Security and protective services	95	80	15	4,540	3,535	1,005
49. Transportation and materials moving	35	40	0	9,220	8,625	600
Other	0	0	0	45	10	40
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	0	0	0	50	10	40
Total - Major field of study - Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) 2016 for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 151}	4,735	2,200	2,535	494,505	237,795	256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 152}	2,300	1,215	1,080	176,560	92,420	84,135
Education	185	50	140	20,590	4,940	15,650
13. Education	185	50	140	20,585	4,940	15,650
Visual and performing arts, and communications technologies	50	30	25	8,145	3,855	4,285
10. Communications technologies/technicians and support services	0	10	0	1,515	1,140	375
50. Visual and performing arts	40	20	20	6,630	2,715	3,915
Humanities	90	45	50	13,745	5,275	8,465
16. Aboriginal and foreign languages, literatures and linguistics	0	0	0	895	280	615
23. English language and literature/letters	25	10	15	3,800	1,095	2,705
24. Liberal arts and sciences, general studies and humanities	15	10	10	3,425	1,125	2,305
30A Interdisciplinary humanities^{Census data footnote 153}	0	0	0	60	25	35
38. Philosophy and religious studies	0	0	0	910	490	420
39. Theology and religious vocations	15	10	10	1,330	795	535
54. History	10	0	10	2,710	1,340	1,370
55. French language and literature/letters	15	0	10	620	130	490
Social and behavioural sciences and law	340	85	255	32,650	9,150	23,500
05. Area, ethnic, cultural, gender, and group studies	0	0	0	520	110	410
09. Communication, journalism and related programs	10	10	10	2,750	1,030	1,720
19. Family and consumer sciences/human sciences	105	10	90	7,395	580	6,810
22. Legal professions and studies	75	20	60	5,225	1,380	3,845
30B Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences^{Census data footnote 154}	0	0	10	460	100	355
42. Psychology	60	0	55	6,545	1,580	4,970
45. Social sciences	80	50	35	9,755	4,360	5,390
Business, management and public administration	510	135	375	69,255	20,285	48,970
30.16 Accounting and computer science	0	0	0	175	40	135
44. Public administration and social service professions	55	15	45	5,140	1,025	4,120
52. Business, management, marketing and related support services	455	120	335	63,935	19,220	44,715
Physical and life sciences and technologies	30	20	15	11,075	5,385	5,690
26. Biological and biomedical sciences	10	0	0	5,285	2,240	3,045
30.01 Biological and physical sciences	10	10	0	2,390	1,030	1,360
30C Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences^{Census data footnote 155}	0	0	0	130	30	100
40. Physical sciences	0	0	0	2,910	2,005	905
41. Science technologies/technicians	0	0	0	365	85	275
Mathematics, computer and information sciences	75	55	20	13,625	8,240	5,385
11. Computer and information sciences and support services	65	50	20	11,505	7,330	4,170
25. Library science	10	10	0	815	115	700
27. Mathematics and statistics	0	0	0	1,130	660	470
30D Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences^{Census data footnote 156}	0	0	0	175	125	50
Architecture, engineering, and related technologies	410	395	15	67,930	63,180	4,750
04. Architecture and related services	0	0	0	1,020	585	430
14. Engineering	35	35	10	8,585	7,230	1,355
15. Engineering technologies and engineering-related fields	50	40	10	13,410	11,920	1,495
30.12 Historic preservation and conservation	0	0	0	0	0	10
46. Construction trades	140	135	0	18,355	17,835	515
47. Mechanic and repair technologies/technicians	115	115	0	18,540	17,910	625
48. Precision production	60	60	0	8,020	7,700	325
Agriculture, natural resources and conservation	60	40	20	5,995	3,475	2,520
01. Agriculture, agriculture operations and related sciences	25	10	15	3,270	1,570	1,695
03. Natural resources and conservation	30	30	0	2,725	1,905	825
Health and related fields	485	55	430	50,220	8,215	42,010
31. Parks, recreation, leisure and fitness studies	20	10	10	2,730	1,350	1,380
51. Health professions and related programs	460	45	420	46,385	6,215	40,165
60. Dental, medical and veterinary residency programs	10	0	10	1,110	650	460
Personal, protective and transportation services	200	90	115	24,685	13,375	11,310
12. Personal and culinary services	120	20	105	13,490	3,480	10,000
28. Military science, leadership and operational art	0	0	0	205	200	10
29. Military technologies and applied sciences	0	0	0	475	435	40
43. Security and protective services	55	40	10	3,465	2,655	815
49. Transportation and materials moving	20	25	0	7,045	6,595	450
Other	0	0	0	45	10	40
30.99 Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies, other	0	0	0	50	10	35
Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 15 years and over in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 157}	7,730	3,530	4,205	774,745	372,455	402,295
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	4,260	2,110	2,145	349,605	175,090	174,515
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 158}	3,475	1,420	2,055	425,145	197,365	227,775
Location of study inside Canada	3,330	1,360	1,975	396,690	182,875	213,810
Same as province or territory of residence	2,235	880	1,350	315,140	141,965	173,175
Different than province or territory of residence	1,105	475	625	81,550	40,915	40,640
Location of study outside Canada^{Census data footnote 159}	145	65	80	28,450	14,485	13,965
United States^{Census data footnote 160}	55	20	30	7,950	4,110	3,840
Philippines	0	0	0	1,530	540	995
India	10	0	0	1,755	935	825
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 161}	20	20	10	5,530	3,225	2,305
China^{Census data footnote 162}	0	0	0	1,080	445	635
France	0	0	0	350	210	145
Other	60	20	40	10,255	5,030	5,225
Total - Location of study compared with province or territory of residence with countries outside Canada for the population aged 25 to 64 years in private households - 25% sample data^{Census data footnote 157}	4,735	2,200	2,535	494,510	237,800	256,710
No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree	2,295	1,215	1,080	176,560	92,420	84,140
Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree^{Census data footnote 158}	2,440	985	1,455	317,950	145,380	172,575
Location of study inside Canada	2,360	960	1,405	297,430	135,465	161,965
Same as province or territory of residence	1,585	600	980	236,720	105,480	131,235
Different than province or territory of residence	775	355	425	60,710	29,980	30,730
Location of study outside Canada^{Census data footnote 159}	80	25	50	20,525	9,915	10,605
United States^{Census data footnote 160}	25	10	20	4,905	2,370	2,540
Philippines	0	0	0	1,415	520	900
India	10	0	10	1,385	725	660
United Kingdom^{Census data footnote 161}	10	10	10	3,455	1,930	1,525
China^{Census data footnote 162}	0	0	0	810	335	475
France	0	0	0	245	140	100
Other	35	10	25	8,305	3,900	4,405

Note(s):

Footnote 146

Highest certificate, diploma or degree is the classification used in the census to measure the broader concept of 'Educational attainment.'

This variable refers to the highest level of education that a person has successfully completed and is derived from the educational qualifications questions, which asked for all certificates, diplomas and degrees to be reported.

The general hierarchy used in deriving this variable (high school, trades, college, university) is loosely tied to the 'in-class' duration of the various types of education. At the detailed level, someone who has completed one type of certificate, diploma or degree will not necessarily have completed the credentials listed below it in the hierarchy. For example, a person with an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma may not have completed a high school certificate or diploma, nor does an individual with a 'master's degree' necessarily have a 'certificate or diploma above bachelor level.' Although the hierarchy may not fit all programs perfectly, it gives a general measure of educational attainment.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

Users are advised to consult data quality comments for 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree', available in the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 147

'Secondary (high) school diploma or equivalency certificate' includes only people who have this as their highest educational qualification. It excludes persons with a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

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Footnote 148

'Trades certificate or diploma other than Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' includes trades certificates or diplomas such as pre-employment or vocational certificates and diplomas from brief trade programs completed at community colleges, institutes of technology, vocational centres and similar institutions.

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Footnote 149

'Certificate of Apprenticeship or Certificate of Qualification' also includes Journeyperson's designations.

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Footnote 150

'Earned doctorate' refers to persons who have completed a doctorate degree awarded by a university. This includes, for example, Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and Doctor of Juridical Science (S.J.D.). It does not include honorary doctorates.

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Footnote 151

'Field of study' refers to the discipline or area of learning/training associated with a particular course or programme of study.

This variable refers to the predominant discipline or area of learning or training of a person's highest completed postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree, classified according to the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) Canada 2016.

This 'Major field of study' variable can be used either independently or in conjunction with the 'Highest certificate, diploma or degree' variable. When the latter is used with 'Major field of study,' it should be noted that different fields of study will be more common for different types of postsecondary qualifications. At the detailed program level, some programs are only offered by certain types of institutions.

There was an explicit instruction in the questionnaire which instructed respondents to be as specific as possible in indicating a subfield or subcategory of specialization within a broad discipline or area of training.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

This variable shows the 'Variant of CIP 2016 - Alternative primary groupings' CIP variant, with the hierarchy of the primary groupings and two-digit series. When a primary grouping contains more than one subseries from series '30. Multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies,' these subseries are grouped together. An exception is made for '30.01 Biological and physical sciences' due to its large size. For more information on the CIP classification, see the Classification of Instructional Programs, Canada 2016.

For information on collection, classification and data quality for this variable, refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

Certain series and their subcomponents are not used when coding major field of study for the census. These are series 21, 32 to 37 and 53, which represent non-credit and personal improvement fields of study.

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Footnote 152

'No postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes persons who have not completed an apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma; a college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma; or a university certificate, diploma or degree.

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Footnote 153

'Interdisciplinary humanities' includes '30.13 Medieval and renaissance studies,' '30.21 Holocaust and related studies,' '30.22 Classical and ancient studies' and '30.29 Maritime studies.'

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Footnote 154

'Interdisciplinary social and behavioural sciences' includes '30.05 Peace studies and conflict resolution,' '30.10 Biopsychology,' '30.11 Gerontology,' '30.14 Museology/museum studies,' '30.15 Science, technology and society,' '30.17 Behavioural sciences,' '30.20 International/global studies,' '30.23 Intercultural/multicultural and diversity studies,' '30.25 Cognitive science,' '30.26 Cultural studies/critical theory and analysis,' '30.28 Dispute resolution,' '30.31 Human computer interaction' and '30.33 Sustainability studies.'

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Footnote 155

'Other interdisciplinary physical and life sciences' includes '30.18 Natural sciences,' '30.19 Nutrition sciences,' '30.27 Human biology' and '30.32 Marine sciences.'

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Footnote 156

'Interdisciplinary mathematics, computer and information sciences' includes '30.06 Systems science and theory,' '30.08 Mathematics and computer science' and '30.30 Computational science.'

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Footnote 157

'Location of study' refers to either:

the province, territory or country of the institution from which a person obtained a certificate, diploma or degree, or;
the province, territory or country of the institution that a person attended during a specified reference period, or for a specific level of education.

In both cases, location of study refers to the location of the institution granting the certificate, diploma or degree, not the location of the person at the time he or she obtained the qualification or was attending the institution. The geographic location is specified according to boundaries current at the time the data are collected, not the boundaries at the time of study.

This is a summary variable that indicates whether the 'Location of study' of the person's highest certificate, diploma or degree was the same province or territory where the person lived at the time of the 2016 Census of Population, a different Canadian province or territory, or outside Canada. This variable is derived from 'Location of study' and 'Province or territory of current residence.' It only applies to individuals who had completed a postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree.

'Location of study outside Canada' may be further sub-classified using the Standard Classification of Countries and Areas of Interest (SCCAI). When using the SCCAI for this sub-classification, the class 'Canada' is not used.

This variable is reported for persons aged 15 years and over in private households.

For information on collection, classification and data quality for 'Location of study compared with province or territory of residence,' refer to the Education Reference Guide, Census of Population, 2016, Catalogue no. 98-500-X2016013.

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Footnote 158

'Postsecondary certificate, diploma or degree' includes 'apprenticeship or trades certificate or diploma,' 'college, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma' and university certificates, diplomas and degrees.

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Footnote 159

Refers to all locations of study outside Canada, including the six locations outside Canada most often reported at the national level. These will not necessarily be the top six countries for other geographies.

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Footnote 160

The official name of United States is United States of America.

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Footnote 161

The official name of United Kingdom is United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. United Kingdom includes Scotland, Wales, England and Northern Ireland (excludes Isle of Man, the Channel Islands and British Overseas Territories).

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Footnote 162

China excludes Hong Kong and Macao.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Amherst, T [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [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 May 27, 2024).

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