Colchester, Subd. A
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 3,762
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
- 51.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 49.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 29.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 23.7% · 2016: 22.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.6%2016: 14%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.3%2016: 10.4%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.8%2016: 19.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.7%2016: 33.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%25.8%2016: 22.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20.4%2011: 22%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%34.7%2011: 36.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.6%2011: 7.2%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.5%2016: 27.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.9%2011: 9.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%14.2%2016: 17.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.2%2016: 32.9%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.7%2016: 17.1%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%25.9%2016: 20.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%15.5%2016: 12.4%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.1%2016: 96.2%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.7%2016: 3.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%97.5%2016: 97.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 1.2%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.6%2016: 1.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%89.1%2016: 91%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%10.9%2016: 9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%92.4%2016: 91.7%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.6%2016: 0.7%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.3%2016: 0.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.4%2016: 2.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%4.3%2016: 4.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%36.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%20.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%30.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%10%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93%2016: 95.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0.8%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3.9%2016: 2.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.9%2016: 1.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021