Digby County Profile

From N.S. government


Digby County Profile



Located within the following geographies:

District Health Authority: South West Health
Province: Nova Scotia
Country: Canada

Year: 2006 2001



Demographics Income Education Households Labour

Social Health Resources Environment Production



Figure 1: Population by Age Groups



Population

Based on the 2006 Census of Population, Digby County has a population of 18,995 which is 7.3% lower than in 1996. In 2006, 20.7% of the population was under the age of 20 and 19.2% was 65 years or older.
In comparison, Nova Scotia has a population of 913,465 which is 0.5% higher than in 1996. 22.8% of the population was under the age of 20 and 15.1% was 65 years or older.

Family Structure

In Nova Scotia, family structure has shifted from the traditional larger married families to smaller married families and an increase in both common-law and lone-parent families.

Figure 2: Family Types for 2006


In 2006, for Digby County, total census families decreased 7.3% to 5,960. Married families decreased by 9.8% while common law families increased 14.6% and lone-parent families increased 21.4%. Lone female parent families were 12.3% of all families while lone male parents were 2.8% of all families.

In Nova Scotia, total census families increased 5.3% to 725. Married families increased by -1.4% while common law families increased 43.2% and lone-parent families increased 14.1%. Lone female parent families were 12.3% of all families while lone male parents were 2.8% of all families.

Citizenship & Mobility


Compared to Nova Scotia, Digby County has a relatively low immigrant population. In 2006, there were 590 immigrants which is 3.2% of the population compared to 5% immigrants for Nova Scotia. In Digby County, 98.5% of people were Canadian citizens compared to 98.3% for Nova Scotia.

86% of Digby County's population was born in the province of their residence.

Figure 3: Digby County

Figure 4: Nova Scotia



In Digby County, 24.3% of the population moved within the last five years. 13.9% moved within the municipality, 6% moved within the Province, 3.4% moved within Canada, and 1% moved outside of Canada. A lower percentage of residents moved in the last five years than in Nova Scotia (33.2%).

Figure 5: Digby County

Figure 6: Nova Scotia



Language

English is the predominant language in Digby County, with 74.7% speaking only English in the home and 69.4% speaking only English at work. This compares to 97.8% and 96% respectively for Nova Scotia. 22.1% of people in Digby County speak only French at home and 3% speak French and English at home. For Nova Scotia, 1.4% speak only French at home awhile 0.4% speak English and French at home.
Figure 7: Languages Spoken in Home for 2006
Figure 8: Languages Spoken at Work for 2006