Demographics of Nova Scotia
Nova Scotia (Latin for New Scotland; Template:Lang-gd; Template:Lang-fr) is a Canadian province located on Canada's southeastern coast. It is the most populous province in the Atlantic Canada, and its capital, Halifax, is a major economic centre of the region. Nova Scotia is the second smallest province in Canada, with an area of 55,284 km². Its population of 934,405[1] makes it the fourth least populous province of the country.
Population
Nova Scotia is the seventh most populous province in Canada with an estimated 936,988 residents as of January 1, 2006. It accounts for 3% of the population of Canada. The population density is approximately 17.2 persons/km². Roughly 60% of the population live in rural parts of the province.
Most populous urban areas
The largest urban area in Nova Scotia is that surrounding Halifax.
2006 census population figures for the next biggest urban areas are shown in the table below:
| Rank | Urban area | 2006 population |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Halifax | 282,924 |
| 2. | Cape Breton - Sydney | 33,012 |
| 3. | Truro | 22,376 |
| 4. | New Glasgow | 20,876 |
| 5. | Glace Bay | 19,968 |
| 6. | Sydney Mines | 15,500 |
| 7. | Kentville | 14,613 |
| 8. | New Waterford | 9,661 |
| 9. | Amherst | 9,547 |
| 10. | Bridgewater | 8,021 |
| 11. | Yarmouth | 7,162 |
| 12. | Kingston - Greenwood | 6,528 |
| 13. | Antigonish | 4,665 |
| 14. | Windsor | 3,986 |
| 15. | Springhill | 3,941 |
| 16. | Pictou | 3,813 |
| 17. | Wolfville | 3,772 |
| 18. | Lake Echo | 3,527 |
| 19. | Port Hawkesbury | 3,517 |
| 20. | Enfield | 3,415 |
| 21. | Liverpool | 2,759 |
| 22. | Berwick | 2,524 |
| 23. | Lunenburg | 2,317 |
| 24. | Digby | 2,097 |
| 25. | Shelburne | 1,879 |
Source: Statistics Canada [2]
Population of Nova Scotia since 1851
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Source: Statistics Canada [3][1]
* among provinces.
** Preliminary 2006 census estimate.
Languages
The 2006 Canadian census showed a population of 913,462.
Of the 899,270 singular responses to the census question concerning mother tongue the most commonly reported languages were:
| 1. | English | 832,105 | 92.53% |
| 2. | French | 32,540 | 3.62% |
| 3. | Arabic | 4,425 | 0.49% |
| 4. | Algonquian languages | 4,120 | 0.46% |
| Mi'kmaq | 4,060 | 0.45% | |
| 5. | German | 4,045 | 0.45% |
| 6. | Chinese languages | 3,370 | 0.37% |
| Mandarin | 595 | 0.07% | |
| Cantonese | 505 | 0.06% | |
| 7. | Dutch | 2,440 | 0.27% |
| 8. | Polish | 1,570 | 0.17% |
| 9. | Spanish | 1,305 | 0.15% |
| 10. | Greek | 1,035 | 0.12% |
| 11. | Italian | 905 | 0.10% |
| 12. | Korean | 860 | 0.10% |
| 13. | Persian | 715 | 0.08% |
| 14. | Serbo-Croatian languages | 670 | 0.07% |
| Croatian | 250 | 0.03% | |
| Serbo-Croatian | 235 | 0.03% | |
| Bosnian | 95 | 0.01% | |
| Serbian | 85 | 0.01% | |
| 15. | Scandinavian languages | 615 | 0.07% |
| Danish | 235 | 0.03% | |
| Norwegian | 175 | 0.02% | |
| Icelandic | 120 | 0.01% | |
| Swedish | 80 | 0.01% | |
| 16. | Russian | 585 | 0.06% |
| 17. | Portuguese | 560 | 0.06% |
| 18. | Urdu | 550 | 0.06% |
| 19. | Vietnamese | 500 | 0.06% |
| 20. | Ukrainian | 440 | 0.05% |
| 21. | Panjabi | 420 | 0.05% |
| 22. | Tagalog | 415 | 0.05% |
| 23. | Hindi | 410 | 0.05% |
| 24. | Bengali | 395 | 0.04% |
| 25. | Hungarian | 340 | 0.04% |
| 26. | Celtic languages | 330 | 0.04% |
| Gaelic languages | 305 | 0.03% | |
| 27. | Japanese | 290 | 0.03% |
| 28. | Gujarati | 220 | 0.02% |
| 29. | Czech | 180 | 0.02% |
| 30. | Romanian | 170 | 0.02% |
There were also 145 single-language responses for Turkish; 140 for Non-verbal languages (Sign languages); 125 for Malay; 120 for Bantu languages; 100 for Kurdish; 100 for Slovak; and 95 for Estonian. In addition, there were also 105 responses of English and a non-official language; 25 of French and a non-official language; 495 of English and French; and 10 of English, French, and a non-official language. Figures shown are for the number of single language responses and the percentage of total single-language responses.[4]
Migration
Immigration
The 2006 Canadian census counted a total of 45,195 immigrants living in Nova Scotia.
The most commonly reported origins for these immigrants were:
[5]
| 1. | United Kingdom | 11,665 |
| 2. | United States | 7,960 |
| 3. | Germany | 2,850 |
| 4. | Netherlands | 1,830 |
| 5. | China | 1,740 |
| 6. | India | 1,440 |
| 7. | Lebanon | 1,265 |
| 8. | Poland | 970 |
| 9. | Kuwait | 780 |
| 10. | Egypt | 675 |
| 11. | former Yugoslavia | 670 |
| 12. | Greece | 545 |
| 13. | Italy | 540 |
| 14. | France | 530 |
| 15. | Iran | 520 |
| 16. | Pakistan | 450 |
| 17. | South Korea | 430 |
| 18. | Ireland (Eire) | 425 |
| 19. | Philippines | 420 |
| 20. | Vietnam | 375 |
There were also 365 immigrants from Australia; 320 from South Africa; 280 from Hong Kong; 255 from Saudi Arabia; 245 from Iraq and from Trinidad and Tobago; 225 from Hungary and from Russia; 220 from Portugal; 215 from Switzerland; 210 from Denmark; and 205 from Belize.
Internal migration
A total of 101,035 people moved to Nova Scotia from other parts of Canada between 1996 and 2006 while 110,335 people moved in the opposite direction. These movements resulted in a net outmigration of 11,925 people to Alberta and 4,120 to Ontario; as well as a net influx of 4,690 people from Newfoundland and Labrador and 2,930 from New Brunswick. During this period there was a net outmigration of 835 francophones to Quebec and 340 to Alberta; and a net influx of 575 anglophones from Quebec and 145 francophones from New Brunswick. (All net inter-provincial movements of more than 500 persons and official minority movements of more than 100 persons are given.)[6][7]
Religion
According to the 2001 census 36.5% of Nova Scotians were Roman Catholic (37.2% in 1991), while 15.9% belonged to the United Church of Canada (17.2% in 1991) and 13.4% were Anglican (14.4% in 1991). About 10.6% of the population identified as Baptist (11.1% in 1991), 2.5% as Presbyterian (3.5%), 1.7% as just "Protestant" (2.0%), 1.2% as Lutheran (1.3%), 1.1% as simply "Christian" (0.6%), and 1.0% as Pentecostal (1.2%). 0.5% of the population reported belonging to the Jehovah's Witnesses (0.6%), and 0.4% to the Salvation Army (0.6%); while 0.4% identified as Muslim (0.2%), 0.3% as Mormon (0.3%), 0.2% as Wesleyan (0.2%), 0.2% as Jewish (0.2%), 0.2% as Greek Orthodox (0.2%), 0.2% as Buddhist (0.2%), and 0.2% as Seventh-day Adventist (0.2%). 11.6% said they had "no religion" (7.5% in 1991). [8]
Employment
As of November 2009, the unemployment rate is 9.2 percent. [9]
Income
Median Household Income by County
| Rank | County | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halifax County | $54,108 | |
| 2 | Hants County | $49,630 | |
| 3 | Antigonish County | $49,581 | |
| Nova Scotia | $46,605 | ||
| 4 | Inverness County | $45,687 | |
| 5 | Kings County | $44,744 | |
| 6 | Victoria County | $44,134 | |
| 7 | Pictou County | $43,475 | |
| 8 | Lunenburg County | $43,257 | |
| 9 | Colchester County | $42,782 | |
| 10 | Yarmouth County | $41,744 | |
| 11 | Shelburne County | $40,514 | |
| 12 | Cape Breton County | $40,451 | |
| 13 | Richmond County | $40,188 | |
| 14 | Queens County | $39,972 | |
| 15 | Cumberland County | $38,433 | |
| 16 | Digby County | $38,284 | |
| 17 | Annapolis County | $37,024 | |
| 18 | Guysborough County | $34,894 |
Median Household Income by Community
| Rank | Community | 2006 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Halifax Regional Municipality | $54,129 | |
| 2 | Hantsport | $49,283 | |
| 3 | Port Hawkesbury | $48,141 | |
| Nova Scotia | $46,605 | ||
| 4 | Kentville | $44,164 | |
| 5 | Berwick | $43,730 | |
| 6 | Trenton | $43,687 | |
| 7 | Pictou | $41,905 | |
| 8 | Stewiacke | $41,787 | |
| 9 | Cape Breton Regional Municipality | $41,257 | |
| 10 | Middleton | $40,351 | |
| 11 | Mulgrave | $40,339 | |
| 12 | Stellarton | $40,252 | |
| 13 | Bridgewater | $40,123 | |
| 14 | New Glasgow | $39,979 | |
| 15 | Westville | $38,262 | |
| 16 | Bridgetown | $38,248 | |
| 17 | Antigonish | $38,100 | |
| 18 | Lunenburg | $37,822 | |
| 19 | Oxford | $37,734 | |
| 20 | Truro | $37,056 | |
| 21 | Springhill | $36,995 | |
| 22 | Wolfville | $36,979 | |
| 23 | Amherst | $36,539 | |
| 24 | Annapolis Royal | $36,480 | |
| 25 | Mahone Bay | $36,374 | |
| 26 | Clark's Harbour | $35,830 | |
| 27 | Shelburne | $35,341 | |
| 28 | Windsor | $34,414 | |
| 29 | Lockeport | $33,854 | |
| 30 | Yarmouth | $31,584 | |
| 31 | Canso | $30,502 | |
| 32 | Digby | $28,551 | |
| 33 | Parrsboro | $27,472 |
Gross Domestic Product
Nova Scotia GDP is presently approximately $33 billion (Can) annually.
See also
References
- ^ a b Canada's population. Statistics Canada. Last accessed September 28, 2006.
- ^ Population and dwelling counts, for Canada, provinces and territories, and urban areas (2006 Census)
- ^ Population urban and rural, by province and territory (Nova Scotia). Statistics Canada, 2005.
- ^ Detailed Mother Tongue (186), Knowledge of Official Languages (5), Age Groups (17A) and Sex (3) (2006 Census)
- ^ Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration (8) and Place of Birth (261) (2006 Census)
- ^ Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years Ago (14), Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (16) and Sex (3) (2006 Census)
- ^ Province or Territory of Residence 5 Years Ago (14), Mother Tongue (8), Age Groups (16) and Sex (3) (2001 census)
- ^ Religion (95A), Age Groups (7A)
- ^ http://www.gov.ns.ca/finance/publish/lmm/LMM0911.pdf Unemployment rate
