Halifax
City · Nova Scotia · Population 439,819
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
- 40.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 40.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 41 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 42.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 40.9% · 2016: 39.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.8%2016: 15%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.3%2016: 13%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%28.9%2016: 27.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%26.7%2016: 29%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%17.3%2016: 15.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%22.6%2011: 25.1%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%27%2011: 26.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.2%2011: 8.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%29.9%2016: 29.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%12.2%2011: 11.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.7%2016: 8.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.4%2016: 22%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6.8%2016: 8.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%24.6%2016: 26.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%40.6%2016: 35.2%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%87.1%2016: 86.9%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.1%2016: 0.1%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%12.2%2016: 12.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.6%2016: 0.6%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%84.6%2016: 88.4%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%2.3%2016: 2.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%13.1%2016: 9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 6.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 6%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%57.5%2016: 60.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%42.5%2016: 39.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%47.7%2016: 50%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%6.6%2016: 6.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.9%2016: 3.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%3.4%2016: 3.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%21.2%2016: 21.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%14.9%2016: 12.1%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.4%2016: 2.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%18.2%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.8%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%19.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%7.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%81.5%2016: 77.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%8.1%2016: 11.8%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%7.3%2016: 8.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0.7%2016: 1%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.4%2016: 1.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021