Population, Households and Housing Stock
Mobility of Primary Household Maintainer

Households

  1. Number
  2. Percentage

Time Period

  1. Previous 5 Years
  2. Previous Year

Age Range

  1. All Households
  2. 65 and over

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  2. Historical Time Periods

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Nova Scotia — Historical Primary Household Maintainers Who Moved in the Previous 5 Years (65 and Over)

  65 - 74 75 - 84 85+ Total 65+ Total
2006 7,400 3,675 1,200 12,270 127,115
2011 8,005 4,570 1,180 13,760 129,865
2016 10,110 4,605 1,340 16,060 129,775
2021 14,900 6,545 1,695 23,145 151,635
Notes:
  • Where band housing is present, total dwelling counts are larger than the sum of owned and rented dwellings.
  • The primary household maintainer is the person or one of the people in the household responsible for major household payments such as the rent or mortgage. In households with more than one maintainer, the primary maintainer is the first person listed as a maintainer.
Source: CMHC, adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Canada and National Household Survey) (opens in new window)