Families characteristics
Number of census families: 2,825
Family types in this centre
Children in Families
Total children in families: 2,515
Average number of children at home
Under six years of age: 625
Age of children in families in this centre
Number of children - Married couples
Number of children - Common-law couples
Number of children - Female lone parent
Number of children - Male lone parent
Households characteristics
Average number of persons per family
Persons in private households
Number of persons in private households: 9,485
Living with relativesTotal: 155This centre: | 1.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.9% |
Male: 60Here: | 1.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.7% |
Female: 95This centre: | 1.9% |
Province: | 2.2% |
Living with non-relatives onlyTotal: 265This centre: | 2.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.1% |
Male: 140This centre: | 3.2% |
Province: | 4.6% |
Female: 130This centre: | 2.6% |
Province: | 3.7% |
Living alone
Male: 570Here: | 12.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 10.8% |
Female: 985This centre: | 19.5% |
Province: | 13.2% |
Living with census familyTotal: 7,505Here: | 79.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 81.9% |
Male: 3,665Here: | 82.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 83.0% |
Female: 3,840This centre: | 76.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 80.9% |
Persons in private households
Persons over 65 years in private households
Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 1,850
Living with relatives
Male: 15Here: | 2.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.4% |
Female: 40This centre: | 3.6% |
Province: | 5.9% |
Living with non-relatives only
Male: 20Here: | 2.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.0% |
Female: 20This centre: | 1.8% |
Province: | 1.8% |
Living alone
Male: 165This centre: | 22.0% |
Province: | 17.7% |
Female: 535Here: | 48.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 36.2% |
Living with census familyTotal: 1,060This centre: | 57.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 66.0% |
Male: 560This centre: | 74.7% |
Nova Scotia: | 78.0% |
Female: 505This centre: | 45.9% |
Province: | 56.0% |
Persons over 65 years in private households
Households types
One-family households without children: 1,170
One-family households with children: 860
Lone-parent-family households: 535
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 40
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 35
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 85
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 45
One-person households: 1,555
Two-or-more-person households: 110
Households size
Average number of persons in private households
Households sizes in this centre
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Source:
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-591-XWE. Ottawa. Released March 13 2007 and
Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
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