Cape Breton - Regional municipality, Nova Scotia, Canada



Population in 2011: 97,398
Population in 2006: 102,250
Population in 2001: 105,968
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:  -4.7%
Nova Scotia:  0.9%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:  -3.5%
Province:  0.6%

Total private dwellings: 45,371
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 41,122
Land area (km2): 2433.35

Population density per square kilometre
This municipality:

40.0
Nearby towns and cities:

17.4
Cape Breton population and dwellings statistics

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

53.3%
Nova Scotia:

62.9%
Employment rate
Here:

44.8%
Province:

57.2%
Unemployment rate
Here:

15.9%
Nova Scotia:

9.1%

Labour force activity in this municipality

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this municipality

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This municipality:

19,058 CAD
Province:

22,608 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

20,348 CAD
Nova Scotia:

22,815 CAD
Percent of persons in low income before tax
This municipality:

18.4%
Nova Scotia:

13.8%

Composition of total income in this municipality

Earnings and income details for Cape Breton

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Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 44,015
Here:

52.4%
Province:

57.8%
Male: 21,985
This municipality:

56.0%
Nova Scotia:

60.4%
Female: 22,025
Here:

49.2%
Nova Scotia:

55.5%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 40,065
This municipality:

47.7%
Province:

42.2%
Male: 17,285
Here:

44.0%
Nova Scotia:

39.6%
Female: 22,775
Here:

50.8%
Nova Scotia:

44.5%

Cape Breton - Marital Status

This municipality marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Cape Breton

Households types in this municipality

Average family income in this municipality in 2005

Cape Breton families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this municipality

First official language spoken in Cape Breton

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Cape Breton

Mobility status in 2006

This municipality - Place of residence in 2005

Cape Breton - Place of residence in 2001

This municipality mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this municipality

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Cape Breton

Federal Corporations In Cape Breton

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

47.5
Province:

43.7
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

86.3%
Nova Scotia:

85.0%
Age characteristics of this municipality

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,745
Here:

1.7%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 850
Here:

1.8%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 895
This municipality:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 1,060
This municipality:

1.0%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 555
Here:

1.2%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Female: 505
Here:

0.9%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%

Cape Breton Minority Population Characteristics

This municipality citizenship and immigration Details

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