Census Profile, 2016 Census
Cape Breton, County [Census division], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [Province]

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Characteristic Cape Breton, CTY
Nova Scotia
[Census division] 		Nova Scotia

[Province]
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Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Ethnic origin populationThe letter C inside a yellow triangle - correctionUpdate of the 2016 Census data on ethnic origin
Total - Ethnic origin for the population in private households - 25% sample dataCensus data footnote 103 96,990 46,160 50,830 908,340 440,730 467,610
North American Aboriginal origins 8,955 4,195 4,760 74,040 34,920 39,115
First Nations (North American Indian) 7,215 3,430 3,785 48,640 22,805 25,835
Inuit 255 110 145 1,840 830 1,010
Métis 1,670 750 920 26,025 12,435 13,585
Other North American origins 41,425 19,625 21,795 410,825 197,970 212,855
Acadian 990 470 530 23,700 11,050 12,650
American 230 125 110 7,515 3,730 3,785
Canadian 40,150 19,045 21,105 387,360 186,955 200,405
New Brunswicker 0 0 0 35 15 20
Newfoundlander 390 165 225 1,750 835 910
Nova Scotian 60 30 30 1,295 625 665
Ontarian 10 10 0 95 65 35
Québécois 10 0 0 380 190 185
Other North American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 104 0 0 0 20 0 15
European origins 66,635 31,535 35,095 621,525 299,755 321,760
British Isles origins 58,675 27,620 31,060 513,725 246,085 267,645
Channel Islander 0 0 0 90 25 60
Cornish 0 0 0 105 45 65
English 23,145 10,530 12,615 262,375 124,610 137,765
Irish 22,090 10,520 11,570 195,865 91,260 104,605
Manx 0 0 0 145 70 70
Scottish 38,055 17,860 20,195 272,880 129,640 143,240
Welsh 1,535 700 835 17,135 8,105 9,030
British Isles origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 105 955 410 545 18,975 8,955 10,020
French origins 16,090 7,460 8,630 149,665 70,095 79,570
Alsatian 0 0 0 25 20 10
Breton 0 0 0 15 10 10
Corsican 0 0 0 20 20 0
French 16,090 7,460 8,630 149,625 70,065 79,565
Western European origins (except French origins) 4,865 2,245 2,620 125,110 59,420 65,690
Austrian 60 25 40 1,775 880 895
Bavarian 0 0 0 10 10 10
Belgian 505 260 250 2,615 1,320 1,305
Dutch 1,390 670 725 32,045 14,640 17,410
Flemish 10 10 0 160 80 80
Frisian 0 0 0 50 20 30
German 3,155 1,430 1,725 97,555 46,450 51,100
Luxembourger 0 0 0 30 20 10
Swiss 45 25 15 2,705 1,335 1,375
Western European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 106 0 0 0 140 75 60
Northern European origins (except British Isles origins) 1,015 430 585 14,985 7,075 7,910
Danish 235 95 135 3,700 1,695 2,005
Finnish 85 25 60 1,140 505 630
Icelandic 0 0 0 660 295 370
Norwegian 395 185 215 5,170 2,535 2,635
Swedish 250 100 150 3,565 1,575 1,990
Northern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 107 85 40 50 1,365 750 620
Eastern European origins 4,630 2,095 2,535 29,685 14,315 15,370
Bulgarian 25 15 10 280 130 145
Byelorussian 10 0 10 195 85 105
Czech 120 60 55 1,165 620 545
Czechoslovakian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 108 90 30 55 420 175 245
Estonian 0 0 10 345 185 165
Hungarian 380 195 185 2,700 1,320 1,380
Latvian 35 10 20 380 160 220
Lithuanian 225 95 135 1,150 510 635
Moldovan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Polish 2,325 1,055 1,270 11,575 5,525 6,050
Romanian 140 40 100 1,190 540 650
Russian 290 100 190 4,775 2,210 2,570
Slovak 70 25 40 610 320 290
Ukrainian 1,430 650 785 9,115 4,475 4,640
Eastern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 109 35 30 10 310 150 160
Southern European origins 4,680 2,310 2,370 28,680 13,790 14,890
Albanian 0 0 0 285 140 145
Bosnian 0 0 0 155 75 75
Catalan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Croatian 50 25 30 680 325 360
Cypriot 0 0 0 40 30 15
Greek 320 150 165 3,360 1,705 1,650
Italian 3,605 1,775 1,830 15,620 7,605 8,015
Kosovar 0 0 0 255 115 145
Macedonian 10 10 0 165 90 80
Maltese 80 45 35 440 215 220
Montenegrin 0 0 0 20 10 10
Portuguese 205 100 105 3,580 1,700 1,880
Serbian 10 0 0 255 120 135
Sicilian 0 10 0 40 20 15
Slovenian 0 0 0 150 70 85
Spanish 450 215 235 4,300 1,875 2,425
Yugoslavian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 110 45 30 15 400 205 200
Southern European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 111 0 0 0 85 50 40
Other European origins 210 135 80 5,465 2,845 2,625
Basque 15 15 10 160 75 85
Jewish 45 35 15 2,040 1,040 1,000
Roma (Gypsy) 10 0 0 135 110 25
Slavic, n.o.s.Census data footnote 112 0 0 0 25 25 0
Other European origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 113 140 80 60 3,145 1,610 1,535
Caribbean origins 300 145 155 5,220 2,580 2,640
Antiguan 10 0 0 100 50 55
Bahamian 0 0 0 230 105 115
Barbadian 65 40 25 575 300 275
Bermudan 0 0 0 185 90 100
Carib 0 0 0 45 30 10
Cuban 0 0 10 340 145 195
Dominican 0 0 0 150 85 65
Grenadian 10 0 10 35 20 20
Guadeloupean 0 0 0 0 0 0
Haitian 0 0 0 115 50 65
Jamaican 90 45 50 2,075 1,050 1,025
Kittitian/Nevisian 0 0 0 45 15 30
Martinican 0 0 0 10 10 0
Montserratan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Puerto Rican 10 0 10 115 40 75
St. Lucian 0 0 0 65 20 50
Trinidadian/Tobagonian 0 0 0 325 170 155
Vincentian/Grenadinian 0 0 0 35 20 15
West Indian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 114 115 55 60 785 420 365
Caribbean origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 115 10 0 10 330 155 180
Latin, Central and South American origins 65 35 25 3,055 1,525 1,525
Aboriginal from Central/South America (except Arawak and Maya) 0 0 0 185 90 100
Arawak 0 0 0 0 0 0
Argentinian 0 0 0 65 40 25
Belizean 0 0 0 25 20 10
Bolivian 0 0 0 40 20 15
Brazilian 0 0 0 280 140 135
Chilean 0 0 0 130 80 45
Colombian 10 10 0 430 210 225
Costa Rican 0 0 0 35 10 25
Ecuadorian 0 0 0 50 20 30
Guatemalan 0 0 0 90 65 35
Guyanese 0 0 0 350 160 195
Hispanic 10 10 0 60 35 25
Honduran 0 0 0 50 35 20
Maya 0 0 0 70 35 30
Mexican 30 10 20 810 415 395
Nicaraguan 0 0 0 45 20 25
Panamanian 0 0 0 25 10 15
Paraguayan 0 0 0 0 0 0
Peruvian 0 0 0 180 85 95
Salvadorean 0 0 0 110 75 35
Uruguayan 0 0 0 15 0 20
Venezuelan 10 10 0 80 50 30
Latin, Central and South American origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 116 0 0 0 185 80 105
African origins 825 400 425 17,655 8,560 9,095
Central and West African origins 105 60 50 1,335 700 635
Akan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Angolan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ashanti 0 0 0 0 10 0
Beninese 15 10 10 20 10 10
Burkinabe 0 0 0 0 0 10
Cameroonian 40 15 20 70 35 35
Chadian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Congolese 10 0 0 180 95 85
Edo 0 0 0 0 0 0
Ewe 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gabonese 0 0 0 10 0 0
Gambian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Ghanaian 10 0 0 185 105 85
Guinean 0 0 0 30 20 10
Ibo 0 0 0 90 50 40
Ivorian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Liberian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Malian 0 0 0 10 0 10
Malinké 0 0 0 15 10 10
Nigerian 45 25 20 445 240 210
Peulh 0 0 0 0 10 0
Senegalese 0 0 0 10 10 0
Sierra Leonean 0 0 0 80 45 35
Togolese 0 0 0 70 30 35
Wolof 0 0 0 0 0 0
Yoruba 0 0 0 65 25 45
Central and West African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 117 0 0 0 120 65 50
North African origins 45 25 25 2,030 1,045 980
Algerian 25 10 15 85 45 40
Berber 0 0 0 70 50 20
Coptic 0 0 0 30 10 20
Dinka 0 0 0 0 0 0
Egyptian 10 0 10 1,295 695 600
Libyan 0 0 0 215 105 110
Maure 0 0 0 10 0 10
Moroccan 0 0 0 130 60 70
Sudanese 0 0 0 130 50 80
Tunisian 0 0 0 65 25 35
North African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 118 0 0 0 90 40 50
Southern and East African origins 35 15 20 1,865 920 945
Afrikaner 0 0 0 25 10 20
Amhara 0 0 0 10 10 0
Bantu, n.o.s.Census data footnote 119 0 0 0 10 10 0
Burundian 0 0 0 10 0 0
Djiboutian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Eritrean 10 0 0 160 85 75
Ethiopian 10 0 0 280 120 155
Harari 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenyan 0 0 0 160 85 75
Malagasy 0 0 0 20 0 15
Mauritian 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oromo 0 0 0 25 15 15
Rwandan 0 0 0 105 55 50
Seychellois 0 0 0 0 0 0
Somali 0 0 0 180 75 100
South African 0 0 0 520 255 265
Tanzanian 0 0 0 60 45 20
Tigrian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Ugandan 0 0 0 60 25 40
Zambian 0 0 0 80 35 50
Zimbabwean 0 0 0 100 55 45
Zulu 0 0 0 0 0 0
Southern and East African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 120 15 10 0 170 100 75
Other African origins 640 300 340 12,620 5,990 6,635
Black, n.o.s.Census data footnote 121 150 75 80 2,255 1,060 1,195
Other African origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 122 490 225 265 10,460 4,965 5,495
Asian origins 2,320 1,205 1,120 42,500 21,445 21,050
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins 1,195 615 580 17,205 8,915 8,295
Afghan 0 0 0 230 80 150
Arab, n.o.s.Census data footnote 123 120 60 65 1,600 835 770
Armenian 0 0 0 265 160 110
Assyrian 0 10 0 10 10 0
Azerbaijani 0 0 0 20 20 0
Georgian 0 0 0 20 15 10
Hazara 0 0 0 0 0 0
Iranian 20 15 0 1,405 785 620
Iraqi 0 0 0 595 270 325
Israeli 0 0 0 245 120 120
Jordanian 0 0 0 260 150 115
Kazakh 10 0 10 45 30 20
Kurd 0 10 0 230 120 115
Kuwaiti 35 0 30 245 115 130
Kyrgyz 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lebanese 925 475 455 7,445 3,815 3,630
Palestinian 0 0 0 990 535 455
Pashtun 0 0 0 30 15 10
Saudi Arabian 25 15 10 725 470 255
Syrian 130 80 50 2,190 1,090 1,100
Tajik 0 0 0 20 10 10
Tatar 0 0 0 40 15 25
Turk 20 0 15 690 320 370
Turkmen 0 0 0 10 10 10
Uighur 0 0 0 10 10 0
Uzbek 0 0 0 90 60 30
Yemeni 0 0 0 205 105 95
West Central Asian and Middle Eastern origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 124 0 0 0 780 410 370
South Asian origins 250 125 125 8,495 4,690 3,805
Bangladeshi 15 0 0 240 135 110
Bengali 0 0 0 65 40 20
Bhutanese 0 0 0 225 100 125
East Indian 165 85 70 6,255 3,460 2,795
Goan 0 0 0 10 10 0
Gujarati 0 0 0 10 0 0
Kashmiri 0 0 0 0 10 0
Nepali 0 0 0 430 220 210
Pakistani 60 40 20 665 405 260
Punjabi 0 0 0 230 110 115
Sinhalese 0 0 0 40 10 30
Sri Lankan 20 0 20 340 150 190
Tamil 0 0 0 60 30 35
South Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 125 0 0 0 470 290 175
East and Southeast Asian origins 855 445 415 16,715 7,850 8,870
Burmese 0 0 0 15 0 10
Cambodian (Khmer) 0 0 0 55 15 40
Chinese 605 330 280 9,695 4,720 4,980
Filipino 130 60 70 3,580 1,585 1,995
Hmong 0 0 0 0 0 0
Indonesian 0 0 0 140 65 75
Japanese 35 15 20 905 385 515
Karen 0 0 0 0 0 0
Korean 50 25 20 1,590 700 895
Laotian 0 0 0 15 0 10
Malaysian 0 0 0 80 30 45
Mongolian 0 0 0 55 30 30
Singaporean 0 0 0 10 10 0
Taiwanese 10 0 0 240 100 140
Thai 0 0 0 245 85 155
Tibetan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Vietnamese 15 10 10 760 355 410
East and Southeast Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 126 25 10 10 75 45 25
Other Asian origins 30 25 10 410 190 215
Other Asian origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 127 30 25 10 410 190 215
Oceania origins 20 10 10 895 450 445
Australian 20 10 10 490 255 235
New Zealander 0 0 0 290 155 130
Pacific Islands origins 0 0 0 125 55 70
Fijian 0 0 0 15 10 10
Hawaiian 0 0 10 25 10 15
Maori 0 0 0 40 20 25
Polynesian, n.o.s.Census data footnote 128 0 0 0 20 15 10
Samoan 0 0 0 10 0 10
Pacific Islands origins, n.i.e.Census data footnote 129 0 0 0 30 0 20

Data quality: Cape Breton, County [Census division], Nova Scotia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.8%

Data quality: Nova Scotia [Province]

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.5%

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Cape Breton, CTY [Census division], 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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