Zone 5, 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 houses: 56,906
Private houses occupied by usual residents: 50,870
Land area (km2): 8130.27

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

15.4
Nearby towns and cities:

17.3
Zone 5 population and houses statistics

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 this region

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Zone 5

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This region:

18,098 CAD
Province:

22,608 CAD
Median income in 2005
This region:

20,266 CAD
Province:

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

16.7%
Province:

13.8%

Composition of total income in this region

Earnings and income details for this region

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Marital Status

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

94.0%
Nova Scotia:

91.1%
Male: 46,135
Here:

93.5%
Province:

90.7%
Female: 53,195
This region:

94.4%
Province:

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

6.0%
Province:

8.9%
Male: 3,195
This region:

6.5%
Nova Scotia:

9.3%
Female: 3,190
Here:

5.7%
Province:

8.5%

Zone 5 Martial Status

This region marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types

Households Type in this region

Average family income in Zone 5 in 2005

Zone 5 families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this region

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for this region

Mobility status in 2006

Zone 5 - Place of residence in 2005

Zone 5 - Place of residence in 2001

Zone 5 mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this region

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in this region

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%
Nova Scotia:

84.0%
Age characteristics of this region

Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,900
This region:

1.5%
Province:

4.2%
Male: 910
This region:

1.5%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 990
This region:

1.5%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 5,895
Here:

4.8%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Male: 2,905
This region:

4.9%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Female: 2,995
Here:

4.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%

This region Minority Population Characteristics

This region 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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