Census Profile, 2016 Census
Truro [Population centre], Nova Scotia and Port Caledonia, Class IV area [Designated place], Nova Scotia

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Characteristic Truro
Nova Scotia
[Population centre] 		Port Caledonia, CFA
Nova Scotia
[Designated place]
Data quality , Truro [Population centre], Nova Scotia  Map : Truro [Population centre], Nova Scotia
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Port Caledonia, Class IV area [Designated place], 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 22,954 ... ... 214 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 22,470 r ... ... 206 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 2.2 ... ... 3.9 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 11,266 ... ... 103 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 10,486 ... ... 88 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 768.0 ... ... 21.3 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 29.89 ... ... 10.05 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 22,950 10,725 12,220 210 100 110
0 to 14 years 3,340 1,685 1,660 30 20 10
0 to 4 years 1,020 505 515 0 0 0
5 to 9 years 1,140 575 560 15 10 5
10 to 14 years 1,185 605 580 15 10 5
15 to 64 years 14,435 6,865 7,575 130 65 70
15 to 19 years 1,325 685 640 10 5 5
20 to 24 years 1,475 735 745 10 5 5
25 to 29 years 1,235 595 635 10 5 10
30 to 34 years 1,230 550 675 5 5 10
35 to 39 years 1,175 535 640 10 5 5
40 to 44 years 1,380 655 730 15 5 10
45 to 49 years 1,425 695 730 10 5 5
50 to 54 years 1,765 835 930 15 5 10
55 to 59 years 1,785 835 955 15 10 10
60 to 64 years 1,640 745 895 20 10 10
65 years and over 5,170 2,180 2,990 50 20 30
65 to 69 years 1,475 690 790 15 5 5
70 to 74 years 1,215 550 665 15 10 10
75 to 79 years 930 380 545 10 5 5
80 to 84 years 710 305 405 5 0 10
85 years and over 840 260 585 5 0 0
85 to 89 years 490 180 315 5 0 0
90 to 94 years 265 65 200 0 5 0
95 to 99 years 80 15 65 0 0 0
100 years and over 5 0 5 0 0 0
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 14.6 15.7 13.6 14.3 20.0 9.1
15 to 64 years 62.9 64.0 62.0 61.9 65.0 63.6
65 years and over 22.5 20.3 24.5 23.8 20.0 27.3
85 years and over 3.7 2.4 4.8 2.4 0.0 0.0
Average age of the population 44.4 42.8 45.8 45.6 42.6 48.3
Median age of the population 46.1 44.5 47.5 48.0 45.2 51.8

Data quality: Truro [Population centre], Nova Scotia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.0%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.2%

Data quality: Port Caledonia, Class IV area [Designated place], Nova Scotia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 2.7%
  • Short-form income data suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 12.1%
  • Long-form income data suppressed to meet the confidentiality requirements of the Statistics Act.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Truro [Population centre], Nova Scotia and Port Caledonia, CFA [Designated place], 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 4, 2024).

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