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

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Characteristic West Hants, MD
Nova Scotia
[Census subdivision] 		Nova Scotia

[Province]
Data quality , West Hants, Municipal district [Census subdivision], Nova Scotia  Map : West Hants, 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 15,368 ... ... 923,598 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 15,324 r ... ... 921,727 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 0.3 ... ... 0.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 7,175 ... ... 458,568 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 6,426 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 12.4 ... ... 17.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 1,244.09 ... ... 52,942.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 15,370 7,580 7,790 923,600 446,885 476,715
0 to 14 years 2,435 1,240 1,190 133,825 68,370 65,455
0 to 4 years 760 385 375 42,005 21,365 20,640
5 to 9 years 810 445 370 45,980 23,650 22,330
10 to 14 years 855 405 445 45,845 23,350 22,490
15 to 64 years 9,965 4,910 5,055 605,950 295,100 310,845
15 to 19 years 860 450 405 51,255 26,240 25,015
20 to 24 years 650 325 315 56,160 28,150 28,010
25 to 29 years 725 355 365 53,725 26,790 26,940
30 to 34 years 790 385 400 51,730 25,130 26,600
35 to 39 years 855 410 445 52,010 24,560 27,450
40 to 44 years 1,050 490 565 57,050 27,245 29,805
45 to 49 years 1,060 515 540 61,890 29,720 32,170
50 to 54 years 1,375 680 690 75,675 36,615 39,065
55 to 59 years 1,355 660 690 76,505 36,925 39,580
60 to 64 years 1,255 620 630 69,960 33,735 36,225
65 years and over 2,970 1,430 1,545 183,820 83,415 100,405
65 to 69 years 1,065 530 540 63,710 30,810 32,905
70 to 74 years 810 390 415 45,005 21,520 23,485
75 to 79 years 545 265 285 31,545 14,520 17,030
80 to 84 years 320 155 170 21,915 9,425 12,495
85 years and over 235 100 135 21,645 7,140 14,505
85 to 89 years 160 75 90 13,205 4,845 8,360
90 to 94 years 65 20 45 6,320 1,830 4,485
95 to 99 years 5 0 10 1,855 415 1,430
100 years and over 0 0 0 270 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 15.8 16.4 15.3 14.5 15.3 13.7
15 to 64 years 64.8 64.8 64.9 65.6 66.0 65.2
65 years and over 19.3 18.9 19.8 19.9 18.7 21.1
85 years and over 1.5 1.3 1.7 2.3 1.6 3.0
Average age of the population 43.5 43.0 44.1 43.5 42.5 44.4
Median age of the population 46.6 46.2 46.9 45.5 44.5 46.4

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

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 3.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • This geographic area underwent a boundary change since the 2011 Census that resulted in an adjustment to the 2011 population and/or dwelling counts for the area.

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. West Hants, 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 10, 2024).

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