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]
Data quality , Cape Breton, County [Census division], Nova Scotia  Map : Cape Breton, County [Census division], 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 98,722 ... ... 923,598 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 101,619 ... ... 921,727 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 -2.9 ... ... 0.2 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 47,205 ... ... 458,568 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 43,081 ... ... 401,990 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 40.0 ... ... 17.4 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 2,467.74 ... ... 52,942.27 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 98,725 46,770 51,950 923,600 446,885 476,715
0 to 14 years 13,780 7,000 6,785 133,825 68,370 65,455
0 to 4 years 4,180 2,055 2,120 42,005 21,365 20,640
5 to 9 years 4,740 2,470 2,270 45,980 23,650 22,330
10 to 14 years 4,855 2,465 2,390 45,845 23,350 22,490
15 to 64 years 62,400 29,865 32,530 605,950 295,100 310,845
15 to 19 years 5,410 2,765 2,645 51,255 26,240 25,015
20 to 24 years 5,630 2,855 2,775 56,160 28,150 28,010
25 to 29 years 4,905 2,435 2,475 53,725 26,790 26,940
30 to 34 years 4,670 2,210 2,465 51,730 25,130 26,600
35 to 39 years 4,805 2,155 2,655 52,010 24,560 27,450
40 to 44 years 5,490 2,520 2,970 57,050 27,245 29,805
45 to 49 years 6,125 2,905 3,220 61,890 29,720 32,170
50 to 54 years 7,935 3,645 4,290 75,675 36,615 39,065
55 to 59 years 8,805 4,155 4,650 76,505 36,925 39,580
60 to 64 years 8,625 4,225 4,395 69,960 33,735 36,225
65 years and over 22,540 9,910 12,635 183,820 83,415 100,405
65 to 69 years 7,610 3,670 3,940 63,710 30,810 32,905
70 to 74 years 5,385 2,470 2,915 45,005 21,520 23,485
75 to 79 years 4,025 1,795 2,225 31,545 14,520 17,030
80 to 84 years 2,800 1,120 1,675 21,915 9,425 12,495
85 years and over 2,735 850 1,880 21,645 7,140 14,505
85 to 89 years 1,650 570 1,085 13,205 4,845 8,360
90 to 94 years 805 230 580 6,320 1,830 4,485
95 to 99 years 235 50 180 1,855 415 1,430
100 years and over 40 0 40 270 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 14.0 15.0 13.1 14.5 15.3 13.7
15 to 64 years 63.2 63.9 62.6 65.6 66.0 65.2
65 years and over 22.8 21.2 24.3 19.9 18.7 21.1
85 years and over 2.8 1.8 3.6 2.3 1.6 3.0
Average age of the population 45.3 44.0 46.4 43.5 42.5 44.4
Median age of the population 48.9 47.6 50.0 45.5 44.5 46.4

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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