Yarmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada



Population in 2011: 25,275
Population in 2006: 26,277
Population in 2001: 26,843
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:  -3.8%
Province:  0.9%
2001 to 2006 population change
This division:  -2.1%
Nova Scotia:  0.6%

Total private dwellings: 12,317
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 10,788
Land area (km2): 2124.64

Population density per square kilometre
This division:

11.9
Nearby towns and cities:

17.4
This division population and dwellings statistics

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This division:

20,147 CAD
Nova Scotia:

22,608 CAD
Median income in 2005
This division:

19,856 CAD
Nova Scotia:

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

13.2%
Province:

13.8%

Composition of total income in this division

Earnings and income details for this division

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

61.3%
Province:

62.9%
Employment rate
This division:

54.4%
Nova Scotia:

57.2%
Unemployment rate
Here:

11.2%
Province:

9.1%

Labour force activity in Yarmouth

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for this division

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Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

45.9
Province:

43.7
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

85.0%
Province:

85.0%
Age characteristics of Yarmouth

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 650
Here:

2.5%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 335
This division:

2.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 315
This division:

2.4%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 2,965
This division:

11.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Male: 1,580
This division:

12.7%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Female: 1,390
This division:

10.4%
Province:

2.7%

Yarmouth Minority Population Characteristics

This division citizenship and immigration Details

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 12,885
This division:

60.0%
Province:

57.8%
Male: 6,435
This division:

63.4%
Province:

60.4%
Female: 6,450
This division:

56.9%
Nova Scotia:

55.5%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 8,600
Here:

40.0%
Province:

42.2%
Male: 3,720
Here:

36.6%
Nova Scotia:

39.6%
Female: 4,885
Here:

43.1%
Province:

44.5%

Yarmouth - Marital Status

This division marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in Yarmouth

Households types in this division

Average family income in this division in 2005

This division families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Yarmouth

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 this division

Mobility status in 2006

This division - Place of residence in 2005

Yarmouth - Place of residence in 2001

Yarmouth mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this division

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Yarmouth

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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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