Wolfville
Small town · Nova Scotia · Population 5,057
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
- 41.6 years
- Canada: 41.6 years, 2011: 41.6 years (estimated) · 2016: 47.4 years
- Average household size
- 2
- Canada: 2.4, 2006: 2.1 · 2011: 2 · 2016: 2
- Moved home in the last 5 years
- 60.2%
- Canada: 39%, 2006: 54.1% · 2016: 50.9%
Age
- Ages 0 to 14Canada: 16.3%8.2%2016: 9.4%
- Ages 15 to 24Canada: 11.4%24.6%2016: 20.1%
- Ages 25 to 44Canada: 26.6%20.1%2016: 18.4%
- Ages 45 to 64Canada: 26.7%20.9%2016: 24.7%
- Ages 65 and overCanada: 19%26.3%2016: 27.4%
Households
- Couples with childrenCanada: 25.3%13.1%2011: 16.2%
- Couples without childrenCanada: 25.6%25.6%2011: 25%
- One-parent familiesCanada: 8.7%5.7%2011: 7.8%
- People living aloneCanada: 29.3%39.8%2016: 38.6%
- Other householdsCanada: 11%15.8%2011: 11.6%
Education and languages
Highest education, ages 25 to 64
- No certificate, diploma or degreeCanada: 9.9%6.6%2016: 5.9%
- High school diplomaCanada: 23%21.3%2016: 14%
- Apprenticeship or trades certificateCanada: 9.6%3%2016: 5.3%
- College, CEGEP or other certificateCanada: 24.6%14.9%2016: 18.2%
- University degree (bachelor's or higher)Canada: 32.9%54.4%2016: 56.9%
Knowledge of English and French
- Speak English onlyCanada: 69%85%2016: 85.5%
- Speak French onlyCanada: 11.2%0%2016: 0%
- Speak English and FrenchCanada: 18%14.7%2016: 14%
- Speak neither English nor FrenchCanada: 1.9%0.3%2016: 0.5%
Mother tongue
- Mother tongue EnglishCanada: 54.9%86.2%2016: 87.1%
- Mother tongue FrenchCanada: 19.6%1.6%2016: 1.5%
- Mother tongue another language, or more than oneCanada: 25.5%12.2%2016: 11.3%
Homes
- Condominiums
- 5.1%
- Canada: 15%, 2016: 7.1%
Owners and renters
- OwnersCanada: 66.5%38.5%2016: 46.8%
- RentersCanada: 33.1%61.5%2016: 52.9%
Types of homes
- Single-detached housesCanada: 52.6%35%2016: 41.1%
- Semi-detached housesCanada: 5%4.3%2016: 4.6%
- Row housesCanada: 6.5%4.5%2016: 4.8%
- Duplex apartmentsCanada: 5.5%4.3%2016: 4.6%
- Apartments under 5 storeysCanada: 18.3%51.6%2016: 44.4%
- Apartments of 5 storeys or moreCanada: 10.7%0.2%2016: 0%
When homes were built
- Built 1960 or beforeCanada: 20.2%22.7%
- Built 1961 to 1980Canada: 27.9%23.2%
- Built 1981 to 2000Canada: 25.3%24.6%
- Built 2001 to 2015Canada: 19.8%21.3%
- Built 2016 to 2021Canada: 6.9%8%
Getting to work
Main way to work
- Car, truck or vanCanada: 83.9%78.3%2016: 72.9%
- Public transitCanada: 7.7%2.8%2016: 1.6%
- WalkCanada: 5.2%13.7%2016: 21.9%
- BicycleCanada: 1.1%1.9%2016: 1.6%
- Other wayCanada: 2.2%3.7%2016: 1.6%
Statistics Canada, 2021