Census Profile, 2016 Census
Cape Breton - Sydney [Population centre], Nova Scotia and Cape Breton [Census agglomeration], Nova Scotia

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Characteristic Cape Breton - Sydney
Nova Scotia
[Population centre] 		Cape Breton
Nova Scotia
[Census agglomeration]
Data quality , Cape Breton - Sydney [Population centre], Nova Scotia  Map : Cape Breton - Sydney [Population centre], Nova Scotia
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Cape Breton [Census agglomeration], Nova Scotia  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 29,904 ... ... 98,722 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 30,175 r ... ... 101,619 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -0.9 ... ... -2.9 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 14,460 ... ... 47,205 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 13,415 ... ... 43,081 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 1,016.0 ... ... 40.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 29.43 ... ... 2,467.74 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 29,910 13,825 16,085 98,720 46,770 51,950
0 to 14 years 4,170 2,140 2,030 13,780 6,995 6,785
0 to 4 years 1,300 670 630 4,175 2,055 2,120
5 to 9 years 1,415 730 685 4,740 2,475 2,270
10 to 14 years 1,455 735 715 4,860 2,465 2,390
15 to 64 years 18,785 8,810 9,975 62,395 29,865 32,535
15 to 19 years 1,570 780 790 5,410 2,770 2,645
20 to 24 years 1,795 885 910 5,625 2,855 2,775
25 to 29 years 1,700 815 880 4,905 2,435 2,475
30 to 34 years 1,565 735 830 4,670 2,210 2,460
35 to 39 years 1,555 690 865 4,805 2,155 2,655
40 to 44 years 1,655 760 890 5,490 2,520 2,970
45 to 49 years 1,835 860 975 6,125 2,905 3,225
50 to 54 years 2,210 990 1,220 7,930 3,645 4,290
55 to 59 years 2,555 1,150 1,405 8,800 4,155 4,650
60 to 64 years 2,350 1,140 1,205 8,625 4,225 4,400
65 years and over 6,950 2,870 4,080 22,545 9,910 12,635
65 to 69 years 2,145 975 1,165 7,610 3,670 3,940
70 to 74 years 1,575 715 860 5,385 2,470 2,915
75 to 79 years 1,225 530 695 4,020 1,795 2,225
80 to 84 years 915 340 575 2,800 1,125 1,675
85 years and over 1,085 305 780 2,730 850 1,880
85 to 89 years 645 200 445 1,650 570 1,080
90 to 94 years 330 85 240 810 230 575
95 to 99 years 85 15 65 235 50 185
100 years and over 25 0 25 40 0 40
Total - Distribution (%) of the population by broad age groups - 100% data 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
0 to 14 years 13.9 15.5 12.6 14.0 15.0 13.1
15 to 64 years 62.8 63.7 62.0 63.2 63.9 62.6
65 years and over 23.2 20.8 25.4 22.8 21.2 24.3
85 years and over 3.6 2.2 4.8 2.8 1.8 3.6
Average age of the population 45.1 43.3 46.7 45.3 44.0 46.4
Median age of the population 47.6 45.6 49.4 48.9 47.6 50.0

Data quality: Cape Breton - Sydney [Population centre], Nova Scotia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.8%

Data quality: Cape Breton [Census agglomeration], Nova Scotia

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

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Cape Breton - Sydney [Population centre], Nova Scotia and Cape Breton [Census agglomeration], Nova Scotia (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 July 8, 2024).

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