Families characteristics
Number of census families: 3,220
Family types in this town
Children in Families
Total children in families: 2,760
Average number of children at home
Under six years of age: 705
Age of children in families in this town
Number of children - Married couples
Number of children - Common-law couples
Number of children - Female lone parent
Number of children - Male lone parent
Households characteristics
Average number of persons per family
Persons in private households
Number of persons in private households: 11,575
Living with relativesTotal: 220This town: | 1.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.9% |
Male: 75This town: | 1.4% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.7% |
Female: 145Here: | 2.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.2% |
Living with non-relatives onlyTotal: 570This town: | 4.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.1% |
Male: 295This town: | 5.5% |
Nova Scotia: | 4.6% |
Living aloneTotal: 2,295This town: | 19.8% |
Province: | 12.0% |
Female: 1,375Here: | 22.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 13.2% |
Living with census familyTotal: 8,490This town: | 73.3% |
Province: | 81.9% |
Male: 4,105Here: | 76.2% |
Nova Scotia: | 83.0% |
Female: 4,385This town: | 70.9% |
Province: | 80.9% |
Persons in private households
Persons over 65 years in private households
Number of persons over 65 years in private households: 2,355
Living with relativesTotal: 70This town: | 3.0% |
Province: | 4.3% |
Male: 15This town: | 1.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.4% |
Female: 60This town: | 4.3% |
Nova Scotia: | 5.9% |
Living with non-relatives onlyTotal: 50This town: | 2.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.9% |
Male: 25Here: | 2.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 2.0% |
Female: 25This town: | 1.8% |
Nova Scotia: | 1.8% |
Living aloneTotal: 860This town: | 36.5% |
Province: | 27.8% |
Male: 210Here: | 22.1% |
Nova Scotia: | 17.7% |
Female: 645Here: | 45.9% |
Nova Scotia: | 36.2% |
Living with census familyTotal: 1,380Here: | 58.6% |
Nova Scotia: | 66.0% |
Female: 675Here: | 48.0% |
Nova Scotia: | 56.0% |
Persons over 65 years in private households
Households types
One-family households without children: 1,410
One-family households with children: 960
Lone-parent-family households: 595
One-family households without children with persons not in a family: 55
One-family households with children with persons not in a family: 50
Lone-parent-family households with persons not in a family: 85
Two-or-more-family household with persons not in a family: 30
One-person households: 2,295
Two-or-more-person households: 270
Households size
Average number of persons in private households
Households sizes in Truro
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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.
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