Shelburne
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 4,336
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: 48.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 52.5 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 27.6%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 20% · 2016: 26.7%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%11.8%2016: 11.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.2%2016: 9.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%17.5%2016: 17.2%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%33.7%2016: 36.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%29%2016: 25.8%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%17.2%2011: 23.6%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%38.3%2011: 36.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%7.8%2011: 7.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.3%2016: 27.7%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.3%2011: 6.2%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%21.9%2016: 26%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%28.2%2016: 23.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%11.2%2016: 15.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%28.2%2016: 27.3%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%10.3%2016: 7.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.7%2016: 96.3%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.2%2016: 3.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%97.2%2016: 97.7%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.9%2016: 0.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.9%2016: 1.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%83.7%2016: 86%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%16.5%2016: 14%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%85.9%2016: 88.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%1.5%2016: 1%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.2%2016: 0.3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%2.9%2016: 1.8%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%9.5%2016: 8.6%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%33.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28.9%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%26.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%9.2%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.7%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%96.2%2016: 96.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.2%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%1%2016: 1.8%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.9%2016: 0.9%
Statistics Canada, 2021