Shelburne
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 1,644
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
- 50.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 49.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 50 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.2 (estimated) · 2011: 2.1 (estimated) · 2016: 2.1
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 35.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 25.5% (estimated) · 2016: 34.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%15.5%2016: 14.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.2%2016: 9.8%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.1%2016: 18.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.5%2016: 31.3%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.1%2016: 25.9%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%15.1%2011: 17% (estimated)
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%31.4%2011: 30.9% (estimated)
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%11.3%2011: 11.3% (estimated)
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%36.5%2016: 35.2%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%5.7%2011: 6.3% (estimated)
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%21%2016: 21.2%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%26.3%2016: 21.8%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%6%2016: 7.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%27.5%2016: 29.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%18.6%2016: 20.7%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.7%2016: 93.4%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.3%2016: 6.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.6%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%96.9%2016: 96.5%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%2016: 0.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.4%2016: 2.9%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.3%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 1.2%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%66%2016: 67.1%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%33.3%2016: 32.9%
- Band or local government housing0.6%2006: 0.6% (estimated)
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%72.3%2016: 72%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%3.8%2016: 4.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%2.5%2016: 2.4%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%2.5%2016: 3%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%10.7%2016: 9.1%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%8.2%2016: 8.5%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%50.9%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%27.7%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%13.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%6.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.3%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%87.1%2016: 84.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.4%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%9.5%2016: 11%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%2.6%2016: 2.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021