Victoria, Subd. A
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 2,673
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
- 52.8 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 46.4 years (estimated) · 2016: 50.8 years
- Average household size
- 2.2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.4 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 19.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 17.3% · 2016: 14.5%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%12.9%2016: 13.6%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%9.2%2016: 10.5%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%18.4%2016: 18.3%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%31.8%2016: 33.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%27.5%2016: 24%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%19.7%2011: 24.7%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%30.7%2011: 29.9%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%10.2%2011: 11.7%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%32%2016: 29.5%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%7.4%2011: 7.8%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%22.1%2016: 24.1%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.7%2016: 31.6%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%8.7%2016: 13.8%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%19.9%2016: 19.4%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%15.2%2016: 11.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%96.2%2016: 96.7%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0.2%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%3.2%2016: 3.1%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.4%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%96.8%2016: 97.8%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.1%2016: 1%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%2.1%2016: 1.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 0.8%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%91.4%2016: 88.5%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%9.1%2016: 11.5%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%87.7%2016: 91.2%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%0.8%2016: 0.4%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%0%2016: 0.9%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%0.8%2016: 0.4%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%0.8%2016: 0.9%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%9.9%2016: 6.2%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%31.3%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%28%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%26.7%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%12.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%2.1%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%93.9%2016: 91.7%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 1.3%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%4.2%2016: 5.7%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.2%2016: 1.3%
Statistics Canada, 2021