Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada



Population in 2011: 101,619
Population in 2006: 105,928
Population in 2001: 109,330
2006 to 2011 population change
This division:  -4.1%
Province:  0.9%
2001 to 2006 population change
This division:  -3.1%
Nova Scotia:  0.6%

Total private dwellings: 46,632
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 42,325
Land area (km2): 2470.60

Population density per square kilometre
This division:

41.1
Nearby towns and cities:

17.4
Cape Breton population and dwellings statistics

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
This division:

18,936 CAD
Nova Scotia:

22,608 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

20,068 CAD
Nova Scotia:

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

18.4%
Province:

13.8%

Composition of total income in this division

Earnings and income details for this division

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
This division:

53.0%
Nova Scotia:

62.9%
Employment rate
Here:

44.5%
Province:

57.2%
Unemployment rate
This division:

16.2%
Nova Scotia:

9.1%

Labour force activity in this division

Place of work status

Mode of transportation to work

Occupation

Industry

Labour, occupation and industry details for Cape Breton

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Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,750
This division:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Male: 850
This division:

1.7%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Female: 900
This division:

1.6%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 4,670
This division:

4.5%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Male: 2,300
Here:

4.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Female: 2,375
This division:

4.3%
Province:

2.7%

This division Minority Population Characteristics

This division citizenship and immigration Details

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
Here:

46.6
Province:

43.7
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
Here:

85.5%
Nova Scotia:

85.0%
Age characteristics of this division

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 45,025
This division:

51.8%
Nova Scotia:

57.8%
Male: 22,485
Here:

55.4%
Province:

60.4%
Female: 22,540
This division:

48.7%
Province:

55.5%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 41,875
This division:

48.2%
Nova Scotia:

42.2%
Male: 18,130
This division:

44.6%
Province:

39.6%
Female: 23,740
This division:

51.3%
Nova Scotia:

44.5%

This division - Marital Status

This division marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this division

Households types in Cape Breton

Average family income in this division in 2005

Cape Breton families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in this division

First official language spoken in Cape Breton

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Cape Breton

Mobility status in 2006

This division - Place of residence in 2005

Cape Breton - Place of residence in 2001

This division mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this division

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Cape Breton

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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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