Pictou, Nova Scotia, Canada



Population in 2011: 45,643
Population in 2006: 46,513
Population in 2001: 46,965
2006 to 2011 population change
This division:  -1.9%
Nova Scotia:  0.9%
2001 to 2006 population change
Here:  -1.0%
Province:  0.6%

Total private houses: 22,192
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 19,468
Land area (km2): 2845.62

Population density per square kilometre
This division:

16.0
Nearby towns and cities:

17.4
Pictou population and houses statistics

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This division:

20,762 CAD
Province:

22,608 CAD
Median income in 2005
This division:

21,148 CAD
Province:

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

13.4%
Province:

13.8%

Composition of total income in this division

Earnings and income details for this division

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

60.5%
Nova Scotia:

62.9%
Employment rate
This division:

54.8%
Nova Scotia:

57.2%
Unemployment rate
This division:

9.5%
Province:

9.1%

Labour force activity in this division

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Pictou

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

46.0
Nova Scotia:

43.7
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

84.8%
Province:

85.0%
Age characteristics of this division

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 800
This division:

1.7%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 415
This division:

1.9%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 380
This division:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 795
Here:

1.7%
Province:

2.7%
Male: 375
Here:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Female: 420
Here:

1.8%
Province:

2.7%

This division Minority Population Characteristics

This division citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 22,865
Here:

59.1%
Nova Scotia:

57.8%
Male: 11,415
This division:

61.8%
Nova Scotia:

60.4%
Female: 11,450
Here:

56.7%
Province:

55.5%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 15,825
Here:

40.9%
Nova Scotia:

42.2%
Male: 7,065
This division:

38.2%
Province:

39.6%
Female: 8,765
This division:

43.4%
Nova Scotia:

44.5%

Pictou - Marital Status

This division marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Pictou

Households types in Pictou

Average family income in this division in 2005

Pictou families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this division

First official language spoken in this division

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Pictou

Mobility status in 2006

This division - Place of residence in 2005

This division - Place of residence in 2001

This division mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this division

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Pictou

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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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