Census Profile, 2016 Census
Nelson, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [Province]

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Characteristic Nelson, CY
British Columbia
[Census subdivision] 		British Columbia

[Province]
Data quality , Nelson, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia  Map : Nelson, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia
Change geography 1 		Data quality : British Columbia [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 10,572 ... ... 4,648,055 ... ...
Population, 2011Census data footnote 1 10,230 ... ... 4,400,057 ... ...
Population percentage change, 2011 to 2016 3.3 ... ... 5.6 ... ...
Total private dwellingsCensus data footnote 2 5,061 ... ... 2,063,417 ... ...
Private dwellings occupied by usual residentsCensus data footnote 3 4,822 ... ... 1,881,969 ... ...
Population density per square kilometre 884.3 ... ... 5.0 ... ...
Land area in square kilometres 11.95 ... ... 922,503.01 ... ...
Age characteristics
Total - Age groups and average age of the population - 100% dataCensus data footnote 4 10,570 5,040 5,535 4,648,055 2,278,245 2,369,815
0 to 14 years 1,595 835 765 691,390 355,400 335,985
0 to 4 years 455 230 225 220,625 113,355 107,275
5 to 9 years 575 300 275 236,900 122,070 114,830
10 to 14 years 565 305 260 233,860 119,975 113,885
15 to 64 years 7,000 3,355 3,650 3,107,680 1,527,280 1,580,400
15 to 19 years 605 295 315 258,980 133,000 125,985
20 to 24 years 565 280 290 287,560 147,615 139,945
25 to 29 years 630 310 320 303,000 151,585 151,415
30 to 34 years 725 350 375 313,750 155,035 158,715
35 to 39 years 775 380 390 293,590 143,070 150,520
40 to 44 years 800 390 405 295,045 141,930 153,115
45 to 49 years 715 335 380 322,365 155,325 167,040
50 to 54 years 705 325 380 354,375 172,065 182,310
55 to 59 years 755 360 390 354,925 171,210 183,715
60 to 64 years 725 330 390 324,095 156,450 167,645
65 years and over 1,975 850 1,125 848,985 395,560 453,425
65 to 69 years 670 330 335 287,520 139,490 148,035
70 to 74 years 410 185 225 201,785 97,675 104,110
75 to 79 years 290 110 175 145,225 68,715 76,510
80 to 84 years 235 100 135 105,255 48,645 56,610
85 years and over 375 120 250 109,190 41,035 68,155
85 to 89 years 220 85 140 67,510 27,930 39,575
90 to 94 years 110 35 80 31,815 10,615 21,205
95 to 99 years 30 10 20 8,545 2,215 6,330
100 years and over 5 0 0 1,325 275 1,050
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 15.1 16.6 13.8 14.9 15.6 14.2
15 to 64 years 66.2 66.6 65.9 66.9 67.0 66.7
65 years and over 18.7 16.9 20.3 18.3 17.4 19.1
85 years and over 3.5 2.4 4.5 2.3 1.8 2.9
Average age of the population 42.5 41.1 43.8 42.3 41.5 43.1
Median age of the population 42.3 40.9 43.7 43.0 41.9 44.0

Data quality: Nelson, City [Census subdivision], British Columbia

  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 7.1%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 5.1%

Data quality: British Columbia [Province]

  • Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements.
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), short-form census questionnaire: 4.9%
  • Global non-response rate (GNR), long-form census questionnaire: 6.1%
  • Data quality index showing a long-form income non-response rate higher than or equal to 10%, but lower than 20%.

Source

Source: Statistics Canada, 2016 Census of Population.

How to cite

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2017. Nelson, CY [Census subdivision], British Columbia and British Columbia [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 17, 2024).

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