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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Pictou, Subd. A, SC - Nova Scotia

Map of Pictou, Subd. A, SC

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Pictou, Subd. A, SC - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Prov. rank

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584

In 2011, Pictou, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté) had a population of 6,397, representing a percentage change of -0.2% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 771.02 square kilometres with a population density of 8.3 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 52,939.44 square kilometres with a population density of 17.4 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Pictou, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté) had 2,729 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 1.6%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Pictou, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Pictou, Subd. A (Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Lot 64, P.E.I.	LOT	905	931	-2.8
Lot 62, P.E.I.	LOT	470	540	-13.0
Lot 60, P.E.I.	LOT	307	319	-3.8
Lot 58, P.E.I.	LOT	493	521	-5.4
Lot 65, P.E.I.	LOT	2,200	2,051	7.3
Lot 30, P.E.I.	LOT	832	759	9.6
Colchester, Subd. C, N.S.	SC	13,339	13,312	0.2
Colchester, Subd. B, N.S.	SC	19,643	19,297	1.8
Cumberland, Subd. D, N.S.	SC	4,266	4,454	-4.2
Pictou, N.S.	T	3,437	3,813	-9.9
Pictou, Subd. B, N.S.	SC	6,014	6,103	-1.5
Pictou, Subd. C, N.S.	SC	8,867	9,038	-1.9

Nova Scotia – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth

Table 2 Nova Scotia – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Antigonish, Subd. A	SC	8,253	7,730	6.8
Kentville	T	6,094	5,815	4.8
Halifax	RGM	390,096	372,679	4.7
Bridgewater	T	8,241	7,944	3.7
East Hants	MD	22,111	21,397 A	3.3

Nova Scotia – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth

Table 3 Nova Scotia – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Inverness, Subd. A	SC	5,280	5,859	-9.9
Digby	MD	7,463	7,986	-6.5
Yarmouth	T	6,761	7,162	-5.6
Clare	MD	8,319	8,813	-5.6
Kings, Subd. D	SC	5,201	5,499	-5.4

Age and sex

Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Age distribution

Chart C: Pictou, Subd. A, SC - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Pictou, Subd. A, SC - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	13.7%	13.4%	13.9%
15 to 64	66.8%	67.1%	66.7%
65 and over	19.5%	19.5%	19.4%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Pictou, Subd. A, SC was 19.5%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 66.8% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 13.7%. In comparison, the national percentages were 68.5% for the population aged 15 to 64 and 16.7% for the population aged 0 to 14.

Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex	Population
Broad age groups by sex	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	6,400	6,410	-10	-0.2
0 to 14	875	905	-30	-3.3
15 to 64	4,275	4,470	-195	-4.4
65 and over	1,250	1,030	220	21.4
Males
Total	3,160	3,215	-55	-1.7
0 to 14	425	445	-20	-4.5
15 to 64	2,120	2,260	-140	-6.2
65 and over	615	515	100	19.4
Females
Total	3,240	3,195	45	1.4
0 to 14	450	465	-15	-3.2
15 to 64	2,160	2,215	-55	-2.5
65 and over	630	515	115	22.3

Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Pictou, Subd. A, SC - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	6,400	3,160	3,240
0 to 4 years	260	120	135
5 to 9 years	310	160	150
10 to 14 years	305	145	165
15 to 19 years	335	175	160
20 to 24 years	285	150	140
25 to 29 years	205	105	100
30 to 34 years	300	145	160
35 to 39 years	350	175	170
40 to 44 years	410	210	205
45 to 49 years	520	250	270
50 to 54 years	610	290	315
55 to 59 years	630	295	335
60 to 64 years	625	320	300
65 to 69 years	485	250	225
70 to 74 years	325	160	165
75 to 79 years	200	110	90
80 to 84 years	130	55	80
85 years and over	110	40	70
Median age	49.2	48.9	49.4

Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Median age¹ of the population

Chart E: Canada, Nova Scotia and Pictou, Subd. A, SC - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Nova Scotia and Pictou, Subd. A, SC - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Pictou, Subd. A, SC was 49.2 years. In comparison, the median age of Nova Scotia was 43.7 years.

Table 7 Canada, Nova Scotia and Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Nova Scotia	41.8	43.7
Pictou, Subd. A, SC	45.9	49.2

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in Pictou, Subd. A was 2,070, which represents a change of 1.7% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Pictou, Subd. A, 76.6% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 12.8% were common-law-couples and 10.9% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Pictou, Subd. A - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Pictou, Subd. A - Census families by family structure

Pictou, Subd. A – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Nova Scotia, CSD of Pictou, Subd. A, SC and neighbouring census subdivisions – Distribution of census families by family structure, 2011 Census
Geographic name	Total families	Married-couple families		Common-law-couple families		Lone-parent families		% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Geographic name	Total families	number	%	number	%	number	%	% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Canada †	9,389,695	6,293,950	67.0	1,567,905	16.7	1,527,840	16.3	5.5
Nova Scotia	270,065	184,870	68.5	38,460	14.2	46,735	17.3	1.0
Pictou, Subd. A, SC	2,070	1,585	76.6	265	12.8	225	10.9	1.7
Lot 64, LOT (P.E.I.)	280	240	85.7	10	3.6	35	12.5	1.8
Lot 62, LOT (P.E.I.)	155	115	74.2	15	9.7	20	12.9	-6.1
Lot 60, LOT (P.E.I.)	95	70	73.7	10	10.5	15	15.8	5.6
Lot 58, LOT (P.E.I.)	150	105	70.0	15	10.0	25	16.7	-3.2
Lot 65, LOT (P.E.I.)	680	535	78.7	70	10.3	75	11.0	14.3
Lot 30, LOT (P.E.I.)	265	215	81.1	25	9.4	30	11.3	17.8
Colchester, Subd. C, SC	4,210	2,945	70.0	645	15.3	620	14.7	2.8
Colchester, Subd. B, SC	6,005	4,285	71.4	800	13.3	920	15.3	2.8
Cumberland, Subd. D, SC	1,295	975	75.3	180	13.9	145	11.2	-1.9
Pictou, T	990	635	64.1	140	14.1	215	21.7	-5.3
Pictou, Subd. B, SC	1,895	1,410	74.4	255	13.5	235	12.4	3.8
Pictou, Subd. C, SC	2,860	2,095	73.3	365	12.8	395	13.8	0.9

Pictou, Subd. A – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Pictou, Subd. A, 34.7% were couples with children aged 24 and under at home. In comparison, as a whole, 46.9% of couples in Canada had children aged 24 and under at home.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children *	530
Married couples without children *	1,055
Common-law-couples with children *	110
Common-law-couples without children *	155

Pictou, Subd. A – Marital status

Chart H description: Pictou, Subd. A - Marital status

In Pictou, Subd. A, 67.6% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (57.9%) or living with a common-law partner (9.6%).

The remaining 32.4% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.

Table 9 Canada, Nova Scotia, Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Pictou, Subd. A, SC		Nova Scotia		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	5,525	100.0	783,510	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	3,735	67.6	453,095	57.8	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	3,200	57.9	376,020	48.0	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	530	9.6	77,075	9.8	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,790	32.4	330,420	42.2	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	1,055	19.1	209,180	26.7	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	130	2.4	23,545	3.0	698,245	2.5
Divorced	280	5.1	46,060	5.9	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	320	5.8	51,625	6.6	1,584,525	5.7

Pictou, Subd. A – Types of private households

There were 2,730 private households³ in Pictou, Subd. A in 2011, a change of 1.5% from 2006. Of these, 22.9% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -12.0% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Nova Scotia, Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	Pictou, Subd. A, SC		Nova Scotia		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	2,730	100.0	390,280	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	625	22.9	88,450	22.7	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	1,180	43.2	128,065	32.8	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	205	7.5	42,445	10.9	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	640	23.4	108,795	27.9	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁸	25	0.9	5,495	1.4	268,060	2.0
Other households⁹	45	1.6	17,030	4.4	543,340	4.1

Pictou, Subd. A – Structural type of dwelling

In Pictou, Subd. A, 89.0% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.0% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Nova Scotia, Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Pictou, Subd. A, SC		Nova Scotia		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	2,725	100.0	390,280	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	2,425	89.0	260,435	66.7	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	30	1.1	19,450	5.0	646,240	4.9
Row house	25	0.9	9,175	2.4	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	0	0.0	17,880	4.6	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	25	0.9	56,485	14.5	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	5	0.2	11,970	3.1	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹⁰	5	0.2	705	0.2	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹¹	210	7.7	14,175	3.6	183,510	1.4

Language

Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Pictou, Subd. A, SC - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Note: Counts for mother tongue as well as those for language spoken most often at home include single responses only.

In Pictou, Subd. A, 96.4% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.2% reported French only, and 2.1% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 91.8% for English only, 3.4% for French only and 4.1% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 0.0% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.0% spoke only French and 0.0% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 95.4% for only English, 1.8% for only French and 2.0% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
Selected languages	number	%	number	%
Total	6,385	100.0	0	100.0
English	6,155	96.4	0	0.0
French	75	1.2	0	0.0
Non-official language	135	2.1	0	0.0
Multiple responses	20	0.3	0	0.0

Table 13 Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹² (in percentage)
Mother tongue	Total retention; language spoken at home at least on a regular basis	Complete retention; language spoken most often at home	Partial retention; language spoken at home on a regular basis
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
English	99.9	99.9	0.0
French	37.5	12.5	25.0
Non-official language	63.3	50.0	13.3

Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Non-official languages

In Pictou, Subd. A, the three most common mother tongues were German (0.6%), Dutch (0.5%) and Thai (0.5%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Arabic (0.7%), Mi'kmaq (0.5%) and German (0.4%).

Table 14 Pictou, Subd. A, SC – The most common non-official-language mother tongues, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Number	Percentage of non-official language mother-tongue population	Percentage of total population
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
German	40	26.7	0.6
Dutch	35	23.3	0.5
Thai	30	20.0	0.5

Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Bilingualism

Table 15 Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups	Mother tongue
Age groups	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	5.7	4.5	86.7	10.7
0 to 19	7.1	6.8	100.0	0.0
20 to 44	7.1	6.7	66.7	0.0
45 to 64	4.7	3.1	87.5	11.1
65 and over	3.6	2.1	75.0	12.5

Table 16 Pictou, Subd. A, SC – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	6,385	100.0
English only	5,990	93.8
French only	0	0.0
English and French	365	5.7
Neither English nor French	35	0.5

Symbols:

···: not applicable
†: excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
¶: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A: adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E: use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.

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Footnote 2

Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.

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Footnote 3

Household, private: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

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Footnote 4

Household type: Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.

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Footnote 5

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 6

Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.

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Footnote 7

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 8

Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

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Footnote 9

Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 10

Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).

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Footnote 11

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 12

Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2012. Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-310-XWE2011004. Ottawa, Ontario. Analytical products, 2011 Census. Last updated October 24, 2012.

Related data:

2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census subdivision of Pictou, Subd. A, Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté - Nova Scotia
2011 Census Highlight tables – Census subdivision of Pictou, Subd. A, Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté - Nova Scotia
2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of Pictou, Subd. A, Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté - Nova Scotia
2011 NHS Focus on Geography Series – Census subdivision of Pictou, Subd. A, Subdivision of county municipality / Subdivision municipalité de comté - Nova Scotia

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