Population, Households and Housing Stock
Aboriginal Households

Households

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  2. Percentage

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Nova Scotia — Historical Aboriginal Households

  Aboriginal Households Non-Aboriginal Households Total
2006 11,530 365,315 376,840
2011 17,300 372,985 390,280
2016 27,150 374,845 401,990
Notes:
  • Where band housing is present, total dwelling counts are larger than the sum of owned and rented dwellings.
  • An Aboriginal household is one of the following: i) a non-family household in which at least 50 per cent of household members self-identified as Aboriginal people; or ii) a family household that meets at least one of two criteria: a) at least one spouse, common-law partner, or lone parent self-identified as an Aboriginal person; or b) at least 50 per cent of household members self-identified as Aboriginal people.