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2006 Aboriginal Population Profile

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Table: Population and dwelling counts

Population and dwelling counts	Digby, Municipal district				Nova Scotia
	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Population in 2006 1	7,986	Data not available	Data not available		913,462	Data not available	Data not available
Population in 2001 1	8,281	Data not available	Data not available		908,007	Data not available	Data not available
2001 to 2006 population change (%)	-3.6	Data not available	Data not available		0.6	Data not available	Data not available
Total private dwellings 2	4,231	Data not available	Data not available		425,681	Data not available	Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents 3	3,359	Data not available	Data not available		376,829	Data not available	Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	4.8	Data not available	Data not available		17.3	Data not available	Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,655.92	Data not available	Data not available		52,917.45	Data not available	Data not available

Table: Aboriginal identity population in 2006

Figure Aboriginal identity population in 2006	Digby, Municipal district				Nova Scotia
	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Total population 4	7,975	3,930	4,050		903,090	435,570	467,520
Total Aboriginal identity population 5	360	140	225		24,175	11,770	12,405
North American Indian - single response 6	165	70	95		15,240	7,320	7,915
Métis - single response	185	70	120		7,680	3,940	3,740
Inuit - single response	0	0	10		320	140	180
Multiple Aboriginal identity responses	0	0	0		100	35	60
Aboriginal responses not included elsewhere 7	10	0	10		830	325	505
Non-Aboriginal identity population	7,615	3,790	3,820		878,915	423,800	455,120

Table: Registered Indian status

Figure Registered Indian status	Digby, Municipal district				Nova Scotia
	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Total population 8	7,975	3,930	4,045		903,090	435,570	467,525
Registered Indian 9	110	30	80		12,425	5,860	6,565
Not a registered Indian	7,865	3,900	3,965		890,665	429,710	460,960

Table: Age characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population

Figure Age characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population	Digby, Municipal district				Nova Scotia
	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Total Aboriginal identity population 10	365	135	225		24,175	11,770	12,405
0 to 4 years	25	25	0		1,745	875	870
5 to 9 years	35	10	25		2,075	1,065	1,015
10 to 14 years	25	10	15		2,480	1,235	1,240
15 to 19 years	40	10	25		2,430	1,170	1,260
20 to 24 years	20	10	10		1,900	945	955
25 to 29 years	25	0	20		1,590	745	845
30 to 34 years	10	0	10		1,630	705	920
35 to 39 years	25	0	25		1,705	775	930
40 to 44 years	50	15	30		1,925	915	1,005
45 to 49 years	20	0	15		1,930	910	1,020
50 to 54 years	35	25	0		1,590	800	785
55 to 59 years	20	10	15		1,225	635	590
60 to 64 years	10	0	0		705	390	320
65 to 69 years	0	0	0		440	235	205
70 to 74 years	15	15	0		350	190	160
75 to 79 years	0	0	0		195	75	120
80 to 84 years	0	0	0		95	25	70
85 years and over	0	0	0		145	60	85
Median age of the Aboriginal identity population 11	33.9	40.5	33.3		29.5	28.9	30.1
% of the Aboriginal identity population aged 15 and over	75.3	70.4	80.0		73.9	73.0	74.8

Table: Common-law status of the Aboriginal identity population

Figure Common-law status of the Aboriginal identity population	Digby, Municipal district				Nova Scotia
	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Total Aboriginal identity population 15 years and over 12	275	95	180		17,870	8,590	9,280
Not in a common-law relationship	230	90	140		15,585	7,485	8,100
In a common-law relationship	45	10	35		2,285	1,105	1,180

Table: Legal marital status of the Aboriginal identity population

Figure Legal marital status of the Aboriginal identity population	Digby, Municipal district				Nova Scotia
	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Total Aboriginal identity population 15 years and over 13	275	95	175		17,870	8,590	9,280
Never legally married (single) 14	100	35	65		8,490	4,250	4,235
Legally married (and not separated) 15	130	55	75		6,655	3,330	3,330
Separated, but still legally married 16	10	0	10		785	320	465
Divorced 17	30	10	25		1,255	525	725
Widowed 18	10	0	0		690	160	520

Table: Occupied private dwelling characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population

Figure Occupied private dwelling characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population	Digby, Municipal district				Nova Scotia
	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Total private dwellings occupied by usual residents 19	195	Data not available	Data not available		11,525	Data not available	Data not available
Single detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	89.7	Data not available	Data not available		70.6	Data not available	Data not available
Semi-detached houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	0.0	Data not available	Data not available		6.1	Data not available	Data not available
Row houses - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	5.1	Data not available	Data not available		2.0	Data not available	Data not available
Apartments, duplex - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 20	0.0	Data not available	Data not available		3.0	Data not available	Data not available
Apartments in buildings with fewer than five storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 20	0.0	Data not available	Data not available		12.1	Data not available	Data not available
Apartments in buildings with five or more storeys - as a % of total occupied private dwellings	0.0	Data not available	Data not available		2.0	Data not available	Data not available
Other dwellings - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 21	5.1	Data not available	Data not available		4.3	Data not available	Data not available
Number of owned dwellings 22	145	Data not available	Data not available		6,530	Data not available	Data not available
Number of rented dwellings 23	55	Data not available	Data not available		3,200	Data not available	Data not available
Number of dwellings constructed before 1986	145	Data not available	Data not available		7,490	Data not available	Data not available
Number of dwellings constructed between 1986 and 2006 24	50	Data not available	Data not available		4,035	Data not available	Data not available
Dwelling requiring regular maintenance only	85	Data not available	Data not available		5,345	Data not available	Data not available
Dwellings requiring minor repairs only	80	Data not available	Data not available		4,080	Data not available	Data not available
Dwellings requiring major repairs only	35	Data not available	Data not available		2,100	Data not available	Data not available
Average number of rooms per dwelling 25	6.8	Data not available	Data not available		6.5	Data not available	Data not available
Dwellings with more than one person per room - as a % of total occupied private dwellings 25	0.0	Data not available	Data not available		1.8	Data not available	Data not available
Average number of persons per room	0.4	Data not available	Data not available		0.4	Data not available	Data not available

Table: Census family status of the Aboriginal identity population

Figure Census family status of the Aboriginal identity population	Digby, Municipal district				Nova Scotia
	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Total number of persons in census families 26	360	140	225		24,115	11,730	12,385
Spouses	125	50	75		6,585	3,305	3,285
Common-law partners	45	10	35		2,280	1,105	1,175
Lone parents	20	0	25		2,025	355	1,670
Children in census families	140	65	75		9,945	5,215	4,730
Persons not in census families	30	15	10		3,280	1,760	1,520

Table: Language characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population

Figure Language characteristics of the Aboriginal identity population	Digby, Municipal district				Nova Scotia
	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Total Aboriginal identity population	365	135	225		24,175	11,770	12,405
Knowledge of Aboriginal language(s) 27	10	0	10		4,980	2,385	2,590
Knowledge of English only 28	310	125	185		15,735	7,670	8,070
Knowledge of French only 29	0	0	0		45	15	30
Knowledge of English and French only 30	40	10	30		3,195	1,615	1,585
Knowledge of other languages 31	0	0	0		210	80	130
% of the Aboriginal identity population whose mother tongue is an Aboriginal language	4.1	0.0	4.4		18.1	17.6	18.6
% of the Aboriginal identity population who speak an Aboriginal language most often at home	4.1	7.4	4.4		11.3	11.4	11.1
% of the Aboriginal identity population with knowledge of Aboriginal language(s)	2.7	0.0	4.4		20.6	20.3	20.9

Table: Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago of the Aboriginal identity population

Figure Mobility status - Place of residence 1 year ago of the Aboriginal identity population	Digby, Municipal district				Nova Scotia
	Total	Male	Female		Total	Male	Female
Total population 1 year and over 32	350	125	225		23,700	11,595	12,105
Lived at the same address 1 year ago	310	115	200		20,430	10,025	10,405
Lived within the same province or territory 1 year ago, but changed address within the same census subdivision (municipality)	25	10	20		2,080	955	1,120
Lived within the same province or territory 1 year ago, but changed address from another census subdivision (municipality) within the province or territory	0	0	0		730	355	370
Lived in a different province or territory 1 year ago	10	10	0		410	215	195
Lived in a different country 1 year ago	0	0	0		50	40	10

Definitions, sources and symbols

Source: Statistics Canada, 2006 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2007. Digby, Nova Scotia (Code1203004) (table). Aboriginal Population Profile. 2006 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 92-594-XWE. Ottawa. Released January 15, 2008.
https://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2006/dp-pd/prof/92-594/index.cfm?Lang=E
(accessed April 29, 2024).