Falmouth Demographics

Population and dwelling counts	Nova Scotia
Population in 2006	913,462
Population in 2001	908,007
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	0.6%
Total private dwellings	425,681
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents	376,829
Population density per square kilometre	17
Land area (square km)	52917.5 km²

Age characteristics	Nova Scotia
Total population	913,460
0 to 4 years	42,040
5 to 9 years	48,145
10 to 14 years	56,245
15 to 19 years	61,440
20 to 24 years	56,775
25 to 29 years	50,595
30 to 34 years	54,635
35 to 39 years	60,935
40 to 44 years	75,720
45 to 49 years	77,205
50 to 54 years	71,705
55 to 59 years	67,880
60 to 64 years	51,920
65 to 69 years	40,155
70 to 74 years	33,140
75 to 79 years	26,435
80 to 84 years	19,870
85 years and over	18,610
Median age of the population	42
% of the population aged 15 and over	84.0%

Occupied private dwelling characteristics	Nova Scotia
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents	376,845
Single-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	67.3%
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	5.0%
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	2.1%
Apartments; duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	3.1%
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	14.5%
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	4.0%
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	3.9%
Number of owned dwellings	271,155
Number of rented dwellings	103,870
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	270,960
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006	105,885
Average number of rooms per dwelling	7
Average value of owned dwelling ($)	$158,000

Selected family characteristics	Nova Scotia
Total number of census families	267,415
Average number of persons in all census families	3
Median income in 2005 - All census families ($)	$55,412
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All census families ($)	47,850

Selected household characteristics	Nova Scotia
Total private households	376,845
Average household size	2
Median income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$46,605
Median after-tax income in 2005 - All private households ($)	$40,591
Median monthly payments for rented dwellings ($)	$641
Median monthly payments for owner-occupied dwellings ($)	$625

Occupation	Nova Scotia
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	468,590

Industry	Nova Scotia
Total experienced labour force 15 years and over	468,590
Agriculture and other resource-based industries	27,400
Construction	29,965
Manufacturing	41,710
Wholesale trade	16,440
Retail trade	58,565
Finance and real estate	21,355
Health care and social services	54,695
Educational services	34,690
Business services	80,930
Other services	102,840

Mode of transportation to work	Nova Scotia
Total employed labour force 15 years and over with a usual place of work or no fixed workplace address	402,960
Car; truck; van; as driver	293,225
Car; truck; van; as passenger	43,705
Public transit	23,965
Walked or bicycled	35,645
All other modes	6,415

Earnings in 2005	Nova Scotia
Persons 15 years and over with earnings (counts)	508,305
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$22,608
Persons 15 years and over with earnings who worked full year; full time (counts)	255,050
Median earnings - Persons 15 years and over who worked full year; full time ($)	$36,917

Income in 2005	Nova Scotia
Persons 15 years and over with income (counts)	718,340
Median income - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$22,815
Median income after tax - Persons 15 years and over ($)	$20,778
Composition of total income (100%)	100
Earnings - As a % of total income	70.2%
Government transfers - As a % of total income	15.1%
Other money - As a % of total income	14.6%