Colchester, Nova Scotia, Canada



Population in 2011: 50,968
Population in 2006: 50,023
Population in 2001: 49,307
2006 to 2011 population change
Here:

1.9%
Nova Scotia:

0.9%
2001 to 2006 population change
This division:

1.5%
Province:

0.6%

Total private dwellings: 24,478
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents: 21,657
Land area (km2): 3627.94

Population density per square kilometre
Here:

14.0
Nearby towns and cities:

17.4
This division population and dwellings statistics

Earning and income in 2005

Median earnings in 2005
Here:

21,018 CAD
Nova Scotia:

22,608 CAD
Median income in 2005
Here:

21,225 CAD
Province:

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

12.6%
Province:

13.8%

Composition of total income in this division

Earnings and income details for this division

Occupation and industry

Participation rate
Here:

62.1%
Province:

62.9%
Employment rate
Here:

57.2%
Province:

57.2%
Unemployment rate
This division:

7.9%
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 Colchester


Citizenship and immigration

Total visible minority population
Total: 1,155
This division:

2.3%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Male: 610
Here:

2.5%
Province:

4.2%
Female: 545
This division:

2.1%
Nova Scotia:

4.2%
Aboriginal identity population
Total: 1,280
Here:

2.6%
Nova Scotia:

2.7%
Male: 640
This division:

2.7%
Province:

2.7%
Female: 635
This division:

2.5%
Province:

2.7%

Colchester Minority Population Characteristics

Colchester citizenship and immigration Details

Age characteristics

Median age of the population
This division:

44.5
Province:

43.7
Percent of the population aged 15 and over
This division:

84.3%
Nova Scotia:

85.0%
Age characteristics of this division

Marital Status

Married or living with a common-law partner
Total: 25,695
This division:

59.8%
Nova Scotia:

57.8%
Male: 12,775
Here:

62.5%
Province:

60.4%
Female: 12,915
This division:

57.4%
Province:

55.5%
Not married and not living with a common-law partner
Total: 17,250
Here:

40.2%
Province:

42.2%
Male: 7,665
This division:

37.5%
Province:

39.6%
Female: 9,585
This division:

42.6%
Province:

44.5%

This division - Marital Status

Colchester marital status details

Families and households characteristics

Families Types in this division

Households types in Colchester

Average family income in Colchester in 2005

This division families and households characteristics

Language

Knowledge of official languages in Colchester

First official language spoken in this division

Mother tongue

Language most often used at home

Other languages used at home

Language most often used at work

Language details for Colchester

Mobility status in 2006

This division - Place of residence in 2005

Colchester - Place of residence in 2001

Colchester mobility details

Education

Education attainment in this division

Location of study

Major field of study

Education in Colchester


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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