Argyle
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 7,870
People and homes
Who lives here and what homes are like, from the 2021 Census. Shown for context: these figures are never part of a score.
Who lives here
- Median age
- 51.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.3 years (estimated) · 2016: 49.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 18.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 15.1% · 2016: 17.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.6%2016: 13.7%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.8%2016: 10.2%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%19.3%2016: 20.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.6%2016: 32.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%26.7%2016: 23.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%23.6%2011: 29.9%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.9%2011: 35%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%6.8%2011: 6.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%24.7%2016: 22.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.9%2011: 7.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%20.4%2016: 23.5%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%23.8%2016: 17.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%13.1%2016: 12.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%29.4%2016: 34.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%13.5%2016: 12.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%42.4%2016: 38.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.4%2016: 0.4%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%56.7%2016: 60.7%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%56.6%2016: 53.9%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%37.7%2016: 43.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%5.7%2016: 2.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%91.3%2016: 90.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%8.7%2016: 9.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%95.7%2016: 95.8%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.7%2016: 0.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.3%2016: 0.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.7%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%1.9%2016: 1.6%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%0.7%2016: 0.9%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%36.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.1%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%25%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%7.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%97.7%2016: 96.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.1%2016: 1.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.1%2016: 1.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021