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Figure 1: Population by Age Groups
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Population
Based on the 2011 Census of Population, Nova Scotia has a population of 921,725 which is 1.5% higher than in 2001. In 2011, 21.2% of the population was under the age of 20 and 16.6% was 65 years or older.
In comparison, Canada has a population of 33,476,690 which is 11.6% higher than in 2001. 23.3% of the population was under the age of 20 and 14.8% was 65 years or older.
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Figure 2: Family Types for 2011
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Family StructureIn Nova Scotia, family structure has shifted from the traditional larger married families to smaller married families and an increase in both common-law and lone-parent families. In 2011, for Nova Scotia, total census families increased 1.5% to 270,065. Married families decreased by 2.1% while common law families increased 28.3% and lone-parent families increased 5.9%. Lone female parent families were 13.9% of all families while lone male parents were 3.4% of all families. In Canada, total census families increased 12.2% to 9,389,700. Married families increased by 6.7% while common law families increased 35.4% and lone-parent families increased 16.5%. Lone female parent families were 12.8% of all families while lone male parents were 3.5% of all families. Language
In Nova Scotia, 95.4% speak only English in the home. This compares to 64.8% respectively for Canada. 1.7% of people in Nova Scotia speak only French at home and 0.2% speak French and English at home. For Canada, 20.6% speak only French at home, while 0.4% speak English and French at home.
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Figure 7: Languages Spoken in Home for 2011
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3.4% of people in Nova Scotia report that French is their mother tongue. This compares to 21.3% for Canada. 10.3% of people in Nova Scotia report that they have knowledge of both French and English, compared to 17.5% for Canada. |
Figure 9: Mother Tongue for 2011
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Figure 10: Knowledge of for 2011
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There were 742,285 persons living in families in 2011, which is a decrease of 2.5% from 2001. 1.9% of persons were living with relatives, 4.1% were living with non-relatives, and 12% were living alone. In Canada there were 27,222,875 persons living in families in 2011, which is an increase of 8.8% from 2001. 2.2% of persons were living with relatives, 3.7% were living with non-relatives, and 11.2% were living alone.
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