Pictou, Subd. C
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 8,386
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
- 52 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 47.1 years (estimated) · 2016: 49.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 (estimated) · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 24.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 21.5% (estimated) · 2016: 21.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%13.6%2016: 13.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.1%2016: 10.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.9%2016: 19.9%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.1%2016: 34.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%26.3%2016: 21.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%20.3%2011: 26.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%35.5%2011: 35.7%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.3%2011: 8.5%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%27.6%2016: 25.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.3%2011: 6.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%12%2016: 14.4%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%24%2016: 23.7%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.9%2016: 14.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%36.2%2016: 32.1%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%15.6%2016: 15.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.1%2016: 95.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.8%2016: 4.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.1%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%98.1%2016: 98.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.7%2016: 0.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.2%2016: 1%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%87.9%2016: 87.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%12%2016: 12%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%86.9%2016: 87.5%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.7%2016: 0.8%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.7%2016: 0.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.8%2016: 0.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.2%2016: 1.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.1%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%8.6%2016: 9%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%27.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%27.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%28.5%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.8%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%3.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%95%2016: 97.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1.9%2016: 0.3%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1.7%2016: 1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.3%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.4%2016: 1.5%
Statistics Canada, 2021