Core Housing Need
Households with Children Under 18

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  1. % of Households in Core Housing Need
  2. Households in Core Housing Need
  3. Households Tested For Core Housing Need

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Nova Scotia — Households with Children Under 18 (Households in Core Housing Need)

  Household Has at Least One Child Less Than 18 Years Old Other Household Type Total
Nova Scotia 7,640 33,830 41,465
Cape Breton 500 3,010 3,515
Chester MD 60 390 450
Halifax 4,930 18,155 23,090
Kentville 145 825 970
Kings, Subd. A SC 95 330 425
Lunenburg MD 120 870 995
New Glasgow 150 670 820
Queens RGM 25 265 290
Truro 305 1,365 1,670
West Hants RM 145 495 640
Notes:
  • Data include all non-farm, non-band, non-reserve private households reporting positive incomes and shelter cost-to-income ratios less than 100 per cent.
  • A household is in core housing need if its housing does not meet one or more standards for housing adequacy (repair), suitability (crowding), or affordability and if it would have to spend 30 per cent or more of its before-tax income to pay the median rent (including utilities) of appropriately sized alternative local market housing. Adequate housing does not require any major repairs, according to residents. Suitable housing has enough bedrooms for the size and make-up of resident households. Affordable housing costs less than 30 per cent of before-tax household income.
Source: CMHC (census-based and NHS-based housing indicators and data) (opens in new window)