Richmond, Subd. C
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 3,136
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
- 54.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 49.5 years (estimated) · 2016: 52.3 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 21.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 19.5% · 2016: 14.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.2%2016: 11.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.6%2016: 9.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.1%2016: 17.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%32.2%2016: 34.6%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%30.6%2016: 26.2%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%16.7%2011: 23%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%32.4%2011: 31.4%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%9.8%2011: 9.9%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.7%2016: 30.1%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%9.4%2011: 9.1%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%17.2%2016: 18.6%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%19.1%2016: 19.4%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%16.6%2016: 15.7%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.5%2016: 35.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%15.6%2016: 11.3%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%44%2016: 41.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0.2%2016: 0.5%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%55.7%2016: 58.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.2%2016: 0.3%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%59.6%2016: 54.3%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%33.2%2016: 40.9%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%7.2%2016: 4.8%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0.7%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.4%2016: 86%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.9%2016: 14%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%89.5%2016: 87.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0%2016: 1.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0.3%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.7%2016: 1.4%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.6%2016: 4.7%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.8%2016: 5.4%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%33.4%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%27.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%20.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%5.5%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.6%2016: 92.5%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%1%2016: 1.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%3%2016: 3.1%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2%2016: 3.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021