Stewiacke
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 1,557
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
- 47.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 45.9 years (estimated) · 2016: 47.6 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.3 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 46.9%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 33.1% · 2016: 37.8%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.7%2016: 15%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%8.7%2016: 10.6%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%21.5%2016: 20.8%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%28.5%2016: 32.5%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%24%2016: 22.3%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%19%2011: 22%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%30.3%2011: 28.3%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.6%2011: 11.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%33.1%2016: 32.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7%2011: 8.7%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%7%2016: 13.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%37.3%2016: 25.3%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.8%2016: 13%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%32.3%2016: 33.6%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%13.3%2016: 15.1%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%94.6%2016: 94.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%5.1%2016: 5.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0.4%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%96.5%2016: 97.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.3%2016: 0.7%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.2%2016: 1.5%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 3.5%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 2.4%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%61.1%2016: 64.3%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%38.2%2016: 34.9%
- Band or local government housing0.7%2016: 0.8%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%63.6%2016: 65.9%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%8.4%2016: 7.9%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%6.3%2016: 6.3%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.9%2016: 4.8%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%6.3%2016: 6.3%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%10.5%2016: 8.7%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%21.5%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%26.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%22.2%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%17.4%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%11.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%85.9%2016: 95%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.7%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%9.4%2016: 4.2%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.9%2016: 0%
Statistics Canada, 2021