Richmond, Subd. A
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 3,763
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
- 54.4 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 50.7 years (estimated) · 2016: 53.7 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 29.1%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 19.9% · 2016: 18.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.6%2016: 12.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.9%2016: 8.7%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.4%2016: 18.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.7%2016: 31.1%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%32.5%2016: 30%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%18.7%2011: 23.5%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%33.7%2011: 34.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%8.9%2011: 7.6%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32.3%2016: 28.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%6.3%2011: 7.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.8%2016: 11.3%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%22.4%2016: 20.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%17.6%2016: 17.9%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%36.3%2016: 35.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%16.4%2016: 14.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%79.5%2016: 78.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%20.5%2016: 21.5%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%86.6%2016: 86%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%8.5%2016: 10.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%4.9%2016: 3.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.4%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%78.4%2016: 81.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%21.3%2016: 18.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%85.3%2016: 82.6%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.2%2016: 0.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.3%2016: 0.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.6%2016: 0.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.6%2016: 7.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6.1%2016: 8.8%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%23.6%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%30.3%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%27.1%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%15.9%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%4%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%92.1%2016: 94.1%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 2.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.1%2016: 1.6%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.3%2016: 1.2%
Statistics Canada, 2021