Westville
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 3,540
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: 41 years (estimated) · 2016: 44 years
- Average household size
- 2.3
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.5 · 2011: 2.4 · 2016: 2.3
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 35.7%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 31.7% · 2016: 28%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%16.1%2016: 17.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%10.6%2016: 11%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.9%2016: 23.1%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%29.1%2016: 28.8%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%23.6%2016: 19.7%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%19.1%2011: 26.4%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%26.4%2011: 24.1%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%13.7%2011: 13.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%31.8%2016: 29.9%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%8.9%2011: 8.4%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%11.1%2016: 16.7%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%33.3%2016: 25.5%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%10.8%2016: 10.2%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%30.7%2016: 35.9%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%13.7%2016: 11.5%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%97.5%2016: 97%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%2.4%2016: 2.8%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0%2016: 0%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%97.7%2016: 98.2%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%0.6%2016: 0.6%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%1.7%2016: 1.2%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 1.6%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 0.9%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%71.9%2016: 75.7%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%27.8%2016: 24.3%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%74.4%2016: 75.4%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.2%2016: 3.5%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%3.8%2016: 3.5%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%1.9%2016: 2.2%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%8.9%2016: 8.2%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0%2016: 0%
- Other dwellings (incl. mobile homes)Canada: 1.5%6.7%2016: 7.3%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%38%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%29.4%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%17.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%13.1%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%1.9%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%94.8%2016: 94.3%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%0%2016: 0%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%2.6%2016: 4.3%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%0%2016: 0%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%1.7%2016: 1.1%
Statistics Canada, 2021