Census Profile, 2016 Census
Chester, Municipal district [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia and Nova Scotia [Province]

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Characteristic Chester, MD
Nova Scotia
[Census subdivision] 		Nova Scotia

[Province]
Data quality , Chester, Municipal district [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia  Map : Chester, Municipal district [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia
Change geography 1 		Data quality : Nova Scotia [Province]  Map : geography 2
Change geography 2
Total Male Female Total Male Female
Counts (unless otherwise specified)
Population and dwellings
Population, 2016Census data footnote 1 10,310 ... ... 923,598 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 10,599 ... ... 921,727 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -2.7 ... ... 0.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 6,492 ... ... 458,568 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 4,769 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 9.2 ... ... 17.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 1,122.11 ... ... 52,942.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 10,310 5,085 5,225 923,600 446,885 476,715
0 to 14 years 1,265 655 605 133,825 68,370 65,455
0 to 4 years 415 215 200 42,005 21,365 20,640
5 to 9 years 415 215 205 45,980 23,650 22,330
10 to 14 years 430 230 205 45,845 23,350 22,490
15 to 64 years 6,265 3,080 3,190 605,950 295,100 310,845
15 to 19 years 440 225 215 51,255 26,240 25,015
20 to 24 years 365 180 185 56,160 28,150 28,010
25 to 29 years 395 200 195 53,725 26,790 26,940
30 to 34 years 425 215 210 51,730 25,130 26,600
35 to 39 years 490 230 260 52,010 24,560 27,450
40 to 44 years 580 285 300 57,050 27,245 29,805
45 to 49 years 650 350 305 61,890 29,720 32,170
50 to 54 years 920 425 495 75,675 36,615 39,065
55 to 59 years 1,045 500 545 76,505 36,925 39,580
60 to 64 years 955 470 485 69,960 33,735 36,225
65 years and over 2,780 1,345 1,430 183,820 83,415 100,405
65 to 69 years 960 475 485 63,710 30,810 32,905
70 to 74 years 725 385 345 45,005 21,520 23,485
75 to 79 years 465 205 260 31,545 14,520 17,030
80 to 84 years 325 165 160 21,915 9,425 12,495
85 years and over 295 110 185 21,645 7,140 14,505
85 to 89 years 200 90 105 13,205 4,845 8,360
90 to 94 years 75 15 55 6,320 1,830 4,485
95 to 99 years 20 5 20 1,855 415 1,430
100 years and over 5 0 5 270 45 225
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 12.3 12.9 11.6 14.5 15.3 13.7
15 to 64 years 60.8 60.6 61.1 65.6 66.0 65.2
65 years and over 27.0 26.5 27.4 19.9 18.7 21.1
85 years and over 2.9 2.2 3.5 2.3 1.6 3.0
Average age of the population 48.5 47.8 49.1 43.5 42.5 44.4
Median age of the population 53.1 52.5 53.6 45.5 44.5 46.4

Data quality: Chester, Municipal district [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.2%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.6%

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. Chester, MD [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 June 6, 2024).

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