Stellarton
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 4,007
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
- 47.2 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 42.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 43.1 years
- Average household size
- 2.1
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.3 · 2011: 2.2 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 34.8%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 35.8% · 2016: 32.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%14.2%2016: 17.9%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%12.2%2016: 11.3%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.3%2016: 23%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%30.3%2016: 28.4%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%22.6%2016: 19.5%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%19.4%2011: 24%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%24.2%2011: 23.8%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%12.2%2011: 11.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%36.7%2016: 34.3%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.4%2011: 6.5%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%10.9%2016: 15%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%27.4%2016: 24.1%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%7.3%2016: 9.6%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%31.3%2016: 32.7%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%23.3%2016: 18.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%95.5%2016: 94.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%4.5%2016: 5.4%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.1%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%96.4%2016: 96.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.8%2016: 0.8%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.9%2016: 2.4%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.2%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%62%2016: 61.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%38.3%2016: 38.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%59.8%2016: 59.3%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%12.2%2016: 13%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%5.6%2016: 5.6%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%5.3%2016: 4.5%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%14.6%2016: 15.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%2.4%2016: 2.1%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%42.8%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%32.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%17.8%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%5.6%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%0.8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.5%2016: 92.8%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.4%2016: 4.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.7%2016: 1.8%
Statistics Canada, 2021