Population, Age characteristics, Dwellings, Houses, Language, Education, Work, Industry, Earnings, Income, Immigration, Citizenship, Labor

Population in 2011: 68,435
Population in 2006: 71,968

2006 to 2011 population change

Here:	-4.9%
Nova Scotia:	0.9%

Total private dwellings: 34,542
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 28,669
Land area (km²): 8225.84

Population density per square kilometre

This district:	8.3
Nearby towns and cities:	17.4

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Married or living with a common-law partner

Total: 33,530

This district:	57.0%
Nova Scotia:	57.8%

Male: 16,750

This district:	59.6%
Nova Scotia:	60.4%

Female: 16,780

This district:	54.5%
Nova Scotia:	55.5%

Not married and not living with a common-law partner

Total: 25,340

Here:	43.0%
Province:	42.2%

Male: 11,350

This district:	40.4%
Province:	39.6%

Female: 13,990

Here:	45.5%
Nova Scotia:	44.5%

Cape Breton - Marital Status

Families Types in this district

Households types in Cape Breton

Knowledge of official languages in Cape Breton

First official language spoken in this district

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Median age of the population

Here:	48.3
Province:	43.7

Percent of the population aged 15 and over

Here:	86.0%
Nova Scotia:	85.0%

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. This data is an unofficial version of the materials, made without affiliation or endorsement of Statistics Canada.
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