Demographics of Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia (Latin for New Scotland; French: Nouvelle-Écosse; Scottish Gaelic: Alba Nuadh) is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in the Atlantic Canada, and its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of 55,284 km². Its population of 921,727[1] makes it the fourth least populous province of the country.

Population

Nova Scotia is the seventh most populous province in Canada with an estimated 957,600 residents as of 2017. It accounts for 3 percent of the population of Canada. The population density is approximately 17.2 persons/km². Roughly 60% of the population live in rural parts of the province.

Regional municipalities

Nova Scotia has three regional municipalities.

Towns

Nova Scotia has 26 towns, not including the former Town of Canso that dissolved to become part of Guysborough County on July 1, 2012 and the former Towns of Bridgetown and Springhill which dissolved on April 1, 2015.[2]

Population centres

The Halifax population centre is the largest urban area in Nova Scotia. Statistics Canada recognizes a total of 37 population centres in the province.[3]

Population centres of Nova Scotia
Rank Population centre Size group Population in 2011  Population in 2006 
1HalifaxLarge urban297,943285,480
2SydneyMedium31,59733,496
3TruroSmall23,26122,376
4New GlasgowSmall20,60920,876
5Glace BaySmall19,07619,968
6KentvilleSmall14,23413,552
7Sydney MinesSmall14,13515,315
8AmherstSmall9,8119,598
9New WaterfordSmall8,9429,661
10BridgewaterSmall8,3108,021
11YarmouthSmall6,7617,162
12Kingston - GreenwoodSmall6,5956,528
13AntigonishSmall5,0844,712
14WolfvilleSmall4,2693,772
15WindsorSmall4,0953,986
16EnfieldSmall3,8923,415
17SpringhillSmall3,8683,941
18Lake EchoSmall3,5623,467
19PictouSmall3,4373,813
20Port HawkesburySmall3,3663,517
21LiverpoolSmall2,6532,759
22BerwickSmall2,5042,524
23LunenburgSmall2,3132,317
24DigbySmall2,1522,097
25Hammonds Plains RoadSmall1,8403,124
26MiddletonSmall1,7491,829
27ShelburneSmall1,6861,879
28Still Water LakeSmall1,677855
29LantzSmall1,5331,626
30BrooksideSmall1,5311,824
31ChesterSmall1,5291,496
32InvernessSmall1,3871,464
33HantsportSmall1,3771,432
34ParrsboroSmall1,3051,401
35OxfordSmall1,1511,178
36Hayes SubdivisionSmall1,0901,053
37BridgetownSmall1,0141,082

Population of Nova Scotia since 1851

YearPopulation% changeRank*
5-year10-year
1851276,854––
3
1861330,857–19.5
1871387,800–17.2
1881440,572–13.6
1891450,396–2.2
1901459,574–2.0
1911492,338–7.1
4
1921523,837–6.4
7
1931512,846–- 2.1
1941577,962–12.7
1951642,584–11.2
1956694,7178.1–
YearPopulation% changeRank*
5-year10-year
1961737,0076.114.7
7
1966756,0392.68.8
1971788,9654.47.0
1976828,5705.09.6
1981847,4422.37.4
1986873,1753.05.4
1991899,9423.16.2
1996909,2821.04.1
2001908,007- 0.10.9
2006913,4620.62.8
2011921,7270.91.5
2016923,5980.21.1

Source: Statistics Canada [1][4]
* among provinces.
** Preliminary 2006 census estimate.

Visible minorities and Aboriginals

Visible minority and Aboriginal population (Canada 2011 Census)
Population groupPopulation% of total population
White825,05091%
Visible minority group
Source:[5]		South Asian4,9650.5%
Chinese6,0500.7%
Black20,7902.3%
Latin American1,3600.2%
Filipino1,8900.2%
Arab6,2900.7%
Southeast Asian1,1550.1%
West Asian1,3650.2%
Korean9600.1%
Japanese4450%
Visible minority, n.i.e.7200.1%
Multiple visible minority1,2900.1%
Total visible minority population47,2705.2%
Aboriginal group
Source:[6]		First Nations21,8952.4%
Métis10,0501.1%
Inuit6950.1%
Multiple Aboriginal identity2250%
Aboriginal, n.i.e.9800.1%
Total Aboriginal population33,8503.7%
Total population906,175100%

Languages

Mother tongue in Nova Scotia: Red – majority anglophone, Orange – mixed, Blue – majority francophone.

The 2011 Canadian census showed a population of 921,727.
Of the 904,285 singular responses to the census question concerning mother tongue the most commonly reported languages were:

Ranking Language Population Percentage
1. English 836,085 92.46%
2. French 31,105 3.44%
3. Arabic 5,965 0.66%
4. Algonquian languages 4,685 0.52%
Mi'kmaq 4,620 0.51%
5. German 3,275 0.36%
6. Chinese 2,750 0.30%
Mandarin 905 0.10%
Cantonese 590 0.06%
7. Dutch 1,725 0.19%
8. Spanish 1,545 0.17%
=9. Tagalog 1,185 0.13%
=9. Persian 1,185 0.13%
11. Polish 825 0.09%
=12. Korean 815 0.09%
=12. Russian 815 0.09%
14. Italian 790 0.09%
15. Greek 775 0.08%
16. Scandinavian languages 595 0.06%
Danish 175 0.02%
Norwegian 125 0.02%
Icelandic 120 0.01%
Swedish 85 0.01%
17. Urdu 540 0.06%
18. Serbo-Croatian languages 520 0.06%
Croatian 210 0.02%
Serbo-Croatian 105 0.01%
Bosnian 90 0.01%
Serbian 115 0.01%
19. Hindi 515 0.06%
20. Vietnamese 450 0.05%
21. Portuguese 380 0.04%
22. Bengali 375 0.04%
23. Panjabi 370 0.04%
24. Celtic languages 330 0.04%
25. Japanese 305 0.03%
26. Ukrainian 300 0.03%
27. Hungarian 280 0.03%
28. Czech 180 0.02%
29. Romanian 170 0.02%
30. Gujarati 105 0.01%

There were also 275 single-language responses for Turkish; 195 for Non-verbal languages (Sign languages); 30 for Malay; 100 for Bantu languages; 70 for Kurdish; 120 for Slovak; and 5 for Estonian. Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.[7]

Migration

Immigration

The 2006 Canadian census counted a total of 45,195 immigrants living in Nova Scotia.
The most commonly reported origins for these immigrants were: [8]

Country Immigrants
1. United Kingdom 11,665
2. United States 7,960
3. Germany 2,850
4. Netherlands 1,830
5. China 1,740
6. India 1,440
7. Lebanon 1,265
8. Poland 970
9. Kuwait 780
10. Egypt 675
11. former Yugoslavia 670
12. Greece 545
13. Italy 540
14. France 530
15. Iran 520
16. Pakistan 450
17. South Korea 430
18. Ireland (Éire) 425
19. Philippines 420
20. Vietnam 375

There were also 365 immigrants from Australia; 320 from South Africa; 280 from Hong Kong; 255 from Saudi Arabia; 245 from Iraq and from Trinidad and Tobago; 225 from Hungary and from Russia; 220 from Portugal; 215 from Switzerland; 210 from Denmark; and 205 from Belize.

Internal migration

A total of 101,035 people moved to Nova Scotia from other parts of Canada between 1996 and 2006 while 110,335 people moved in the opposite direction. These movements resulted in a net outmigration of 11,925 people to Alberta and 4,120 to Ontario; as well as a net influx of 4,690 people from Newfoundland and Labrador and 2,930 from New Brunswick. During this period there was a net outmigration of 835 francophones to Quebec and 340 to Alberta; and a net influx of 575 anglophones from Quebec and 145 francophones from New Brunswick. (All net inter-provincial movements of more than 500 persons and official minority movements of more than 100 persons are given.)[9][10]

Religion

Majority religion in Nova Scotia by county
Religion (2011)[11]
Religion Population Pct (%)
Catholic 298,270 32.92%
No religious affiliation 197,665 21.81%
United Church 109,700 12.10%
Anglican 100,120 11.05%
Baptist 80,815 8.92%
Other Christian 55,555 6.13%
Presbyterian 23,555 2.60%
Pentecostal 9,595 1.06%
Lutheran 9,485 1.05%
Muslim 8,505 0.94%
Christian Orthodox 3,370 0.37%
Other religions 2,720 0.30%
Buddhist 2,205 0.24%
Hindu 1,850 0.20%
Jewish 1,805 0.20%
Traditional (Aboriginal) Spirituality 570 0.06%
Sikh 390 0.04%

Employment

As of November 2009, the unemployment rate is 9.2 percent.[12]

Income

Median Household Income
By County By Community
RankCounty2011[13]
1Halifax County$62,049
2Hants County$60,186
3Antigonish County$57,577
Nova Scotia$53,606
4Inverness County$53,194
5Kings County$51,850
6Richmond County$50,745
7Colchester County$50,568
8Pictou County$50,417
9Lunenburg County$48,154
10Yarmouth County$47,676
11Victoria County$47,413
12Cape Breton County$47,224
13Queens County$45,050
14Shelburne County$44,267
15Cumberland County$43,385
17Annapolis County$43,522
17Digby County$42,293
18Guysborough County$42,063
RankCommunity2011[13]
1Halifax Regional Municipality$62,069
2Port Hawkesbury$61,013
Nova Scotia$53,606
3Stewiacke$52,118
4Mahone Bay$49,158
5Wolfville$48,671
6Hantsport$48,584
7Clark's Harbour$48,102
8Cape Breton Regional Municipality$47,830
9Stellarton$46,307
10Antigonish$45,538
11Kentville$45,098
12New Glasgow$44,942
13Westville$44,647
14Middleton$44,048
15Annapolis Royal$43,956
16Trenton$42,535
17Pictou$41,905[A]
18Truro$41,878
19Windsor$41,859
20Amherst$41,027
21Bridgewater$40,049
22Berwick$39,674
23Lunenburg$39,529
24Bridgetown$38,248[A]
25Oxford$37,734[A]
26Springhill$36,995[A]
27Mulgrave$36,200
28Canso$35,574
29Shelburne$35,526
30Yarmouth$34,572
31Lockeport$33,854[A]
32Digby$33,437
33Parrsboro$27,472[A]

Notes

Gross domestic product

Nova Scotia GDP is presently approximately $33 billion (Can) annually.

See also

Demographics of Canada's provinces and territories

References

  1. 1 2 Canada's population Archived November 4, 2008, at the Wayback Machine.. Statistics Canada. Last accessed September 28, 2006.
  2. ↑ "Decision NSUARB-MB-10-2" (PDF). Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board. January 19, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2013.
  3. ↑ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and population centres, 2011 and 2006 censuses: Nova Scotia Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.. Statistics Canada.
  4. ↑ Population urban and rural, by province and territory (Nova Scotia) Archived 2006-11-21 at the Wayback Machine.. Statistics Canada, 2005.
  5. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-03. , Community Profiles from the 2011 Census, Statistics Canada - Province/Territory
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  8. ↑ contenu, English name of the content author / Nom en anglais de l'auteur du. "English title / Titre en anglais". www12.statcan.ca. Archived from the original on 2008-01-20.
  9. ↑ Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years Ago (14), Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (16) and Sex (3) (2006 Census) Archived February 11, 2009, at the Wayback Machine.
  10. ↑ "2001 Census". www12.statcan.ca. Archived from the original on 2009-02-11.
  11. ↑ Statistics Canada Archived 2014-10-26 at the Wayback Machine. National Household Survey, for Province of Nova Scotia, 2011 census - 100% data
  12. ↑ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2009-12-19. Unemployment rate
  13. 1 2 National Household Survey (NHS) Profile - Select from a List Archived 2014-05-12 at the Wayback Machine. Statistics Canada


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