Total Population
29,713
Total Visible Minorities
1,965Population
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DownloadPopulation is the sum of births plus in-migration, and it signifies the total market size possible in the area. This is an important metric for economic developers to measure their economic health and investment attraction. Businesses also use this as a metric for market size when evaluating startup, expansion or relocation decisions.
Ages
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The largest population of Eastern Strait Regional Enterprise Network, NS is the age group between 60 and 64 years old, and the least populated age group is between 70 and 74 years old. 65.13% of the population are in the working age group between 15 to 64 years old, while 23.39% make up the younger population which will be a part of labour force in less than 2 decades.
Ages chart illustrates the age and gender trends across all age and gender groupings. A chart where the the covered area is primarily on the right describes a very young population while a chart where the the covered area is primarily on the left illustrates an aging population.
Gender
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Overall, women outnumber men by 1160 people. The 10 to 14 years old age cohort exhibits the largest discrepancy with a difference of 95 people between the sexes. Furthermore, majority of the population is between the ages 60 to 64 years old, comprising 8.42 per cent of the population.
Age-sex charts emphasize the gap between the numbers of males and females at a specific age group. It also illustrates the age and gender trends across all age and gender groupings. A chart skewed heavily to the left describes a very young population while a chart skewed heavily to the right illustrates an aging population.
Marital Status
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Majority of the population are married, making up 49.42 per cent of the population. Having a predominantly married population is highy beneficial to Eastern Strait Regional Enterprise Network, NS as married couples usually bring in larger incomes, higher net worth and gains on average. They also help boost the community's liveliness and labour force, as they are most likely to bear children and create the best economic conditions for them. Furthermore, this group also spends more compared to most of their counterparts.
The marital status is another term for civil status, or person's current relationship with a partner.
Household Income
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With a population at 29,787 people, most inhabitants at Eastern Strait Regional Enterprise Network, NS are above the low income cut-off, or the income a person must earn to be considered to be part of the low income group. Majority are also above the 2,016 national median income of $70,336 per year.
The household incomes chart shows how many household fall in each of the income brackets specified by Statistics Canada.
Indigenous Identification
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The largest aboriginal population are that of the Metis, making up 69.98 per cent of the total aboriginal population. At 665 people, the second largest Aboriginal population is the First Nations.
The aboriginal populations chart shows the composition of the aboriginal population in a municipality.
Visible Minorities
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The largest visible minority population are that of the Black, making up 56.09 per cent of the total visible minority population. The second largest group are the South Asian, making up 210 people.Following South Asian is Chinese that is 11.74 per cent of the visible minority population.
Number of people belonging to a visible minority group as defined by the Employment Equity Act and, if so, the visible minority group to which the person belongs. The Employment Equity Act defines visible minorities as 'persons, other than Aboriginal peoples, who are non-Caucasian in race or non-white in colour.' The visible minority population consists mainly of the following groups: South Asian, Chinese, Black, Filipino, Latin American, Arab, Southeast Asian, West Asian, Korean and Japanese.
Knowledge of Official Languages
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Majority of the population speaks English only, making up 90.77 per cent of the population.
This chart shows how many individuals can carry a conversation in English only, in French only, in both English and French, or in neither English nor French.