District Health Authority 8, Nova Scotia, Canada



Population in 2006: 125,373
Population in 2001: 129,705
2001 to 2006 population change
This region:  -3.3%
Nova Scotia:  0.6%

Total private dwellings: 56,906
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 50,870
Land area (km2): 8130.27

Population density per square kilometre
This region:

15.4
Nearby towns and cities:

17.3
District Health Authority 8 population and dwellings statistics

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This region:

18,098 CAD
Nova Scotia:

22,608 CAD
Median income in 2005
This region:

20,266 CAD
Nova Scotia:

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

16.7%
Province:

13.8%

Composition of total income in this region

Earnings and income details for this region

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

54.0%
Province:

62.9%
Employment rate
Here:

44.9%
Nova Scotia:

57.2%
Unemployment rate
Here:

16.9%
Province:

9.1%

Labour force activity in District Health Authority 8

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for District Health Authority 8

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This region:

44.5
Province:

41.8
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

84.4%
Province:

84.0%
Age characteristics of this region

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,895
Here:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Male: 905
This region:

1.5%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 985
This region:

1.5%
Province:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 5,895
This region:

4.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Male: 2,905
This region:

4.9%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 2,990
This region:

4.6%
Province:

2.7%

This region Minority Population Characteristics

This region citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Not in a common-law relationship
Total: 99,330
This region:

94.0%
Nova Scotia:

91.1%
Male: 46,135
This region:

93.5%
Province:

90.7%
Female: 53,195
Here:

94.3%
Nova Scotia:

91.5%
In a common-law relationship
Total: 6,380
Here:

6.0%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 3,195
Here:

6.5%
Nova Scotia:

9.3%
Female: 3,190
This region:

5.7%
Nova Scotia:

8.5%

District Health Authority 8 Martial Status

This region marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types

Households Type in this region

Average family income in District Health Authority 8 in 2005

This region families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in District Health Authority 8

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for this region

Mobility status in 2006

This region - Place of residence in 2005

This region - Place of residence in 2001

This region mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this region

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in District Health Authority 8

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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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