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Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census

Census subdivision of Lunenburg, MD - Nova Scotia

Map of Lunenburg, MD

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Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

Chart A description: Lunenburg, MD - Population, 2011 and 2006 censuses

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In 2011, Lunenburg (Municipal district) had a population of 25,118, representing a percentage change of -0.2% from 2006. This compares to the national average growth of 5.9%.

Land area is 1,759.64 square kilometres with a population density of 14.3 persons per square kilometre. This compares to the provincial land area of 52,939.44 square kilometres with a population density of 17.4 persons per square kilometre.

In 2011, Lunenburg (Municipal district) had 10,725 private dwellings occupied by usual residents. The change in private dwellings occupied by usual residents from 2006 was 3.1%. For Canada as a whole, the number of private dwellings occupied by usual residents increased 7.1%.

Population and dwelling counts

Lunenburg (Municipal district) – Neighbouring census subdivisions

Table 1 Lunenburg (Municipal district) – Neighbouring census subdivisions, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Queens, N.S.	RGM	10,917	11,177	-2.3
Annapolis, Subd. D, N.S.	SC	2,903	3,007	-3.5
Bridgewater, N.S.	T	8,241	7,944	3.7
Lunenburg, N.S.	T	2,313	2,317	-0.2
Mahone Bay, N.S.	T	943	904	4.3
Chester, N.S.	MD	10,599	10,741	-1.3
Kings, Subd. A, N.S.	SC	22,103	22,161	-0.3

Nova Scotia – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth

Table 2 Nova Scotia – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the highest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Antigonish, Subd. A	SC	8,253	7,730	6.8
Kentville	T	6,094	5,815	4.8
Halifax	RGM	390,096	372,679	4.7
Bridgewater	T	8,241	7,944	3.7
East Hants	MD	22,111	21,397 A	3.3

Nova Scotia – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth

Table 3 Nova Scotia – Census subdivisions with 5,000-plus population with the lowest population growth, population change, 2006 to 2011
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	Population
Census subdivision (CSD) name	CSD type	2011	2006	% change
Inverness, Subd. A	SC	5,280	5,859	-9.9
Digby	MD	7,463	7,986	-6.5
Yarmouth	T	6,761	7,162	-5.6
Clare	MD	8,319	8,813	-5.6
Kings, Subd. D	SC	5,201	5,499	-5.4

Age and sex

Lunenburg, MD – Age distribution

Chart C: Lunenburg, MD - Population by broad age groups

Chart C description: Lunenburg, MD - Population by broad age groups

Table 4 Lunenburg, MD – Age distributions by broad age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
0 to 14	13.0%	13.5%	12.5%
15 to 64	67.6%	67.4%	67.7%
65 and over	19.4%	19.1%	19.8%

In 2011, the percentage of the population aged 65 and over in Lunenburg, MD was 19.4%, compared with a national percentage of 14.8%. The percentage of the working age population (15 to 64) was 67.6% and the percentage of children aged 0 to 14 was 13.0%. In comparison, the national percentages were 68.5% for the population aged 15 to 64 and 16.7% for the population aged 0 to 14.

Lunenburg, MD – Population by broad age groups and sex

Table 5 Lunenburg, MD – Population by broad age groups, sex and population change between 2006 and 2011, 2006 to 2011 censuses
Broad age groups by sex	Population
Broad age groups by sex	2011	2006	change	% change
Both sexes
Total	25,115	25,165	-50	-0.2
0 to 14	3,270	3,545	-275	-7.8
15 to 64	16,970	17,290	-320	-1.9
65 and over	4,880	4,330	550	12.7
Males
Total	12,565	12,585	-20	-0.2
0 to 14	1,700	1,860	-160	-8.6
15 to 64	8,475	8,655	-180	-2.1
65 and over	2,395	2,065	330	16.0
Females
Total	12,550	12,575	-25	-0.2
0 to 14	1,575	1,680	-105	-6.3
15 to 64	8,495	8,635	-140	-1.6
65 and over	2,485	2,265	220	9.7

Lunenburg, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex

Chart D description: Lunenburg, MD - Population by five-year age groups and sex

Table 6 Lunenburg, MD – Population by five-year age groups and sex, 2011 Census
Age groups	Both sexes	Males	Females
Total - Age groups	25,115	12,565	12,550
0 to 4 years	925	495	430
5 to 9 years	1,065	530	535
10 to 14 years	1,275	670	605
15 to 19 years	1,435	775	660
20 to 24 years	1,115	575	540
25 to 29 years	915	480	435
30 to 34 years	1,100	525	575
35 to 39 years	1,450	710	740
40 to 44 years	1,665	805	860
45 to 49 years	2,260	1,105	1,155
50 to 54 years	2,390	1,210	1,180
55 to 59 years	2,335	1,140	1,195
60 to 64 years	2,305	1,150	1,160
65 to 69 years	1,695	890	810
70 to 74 years	1,230	635	595
75 to 79 years	860	410	450
80 to 84 years	575	265	310
85 years and over	515	190	325
Median age	48.7	48.4	49.0

Lunenburg, MD – Median age¹ of the population

Chart E: Canada, Nova Scotia and Lunenburg, MD - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

Chart E description: Canada, Nova Scotia and Lunenburg, MD - Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses

In 2011, the median age in Lunenburg, MD was 48.7 years. In comparison, the median age of Nova Scotia was 43.7 years.

Table 7 Canada, Nova Scotia and Lunenburg, MD – Median age, 2006 and 2011 censuses
	Median age
	2006	2011
Canada	39.5	40.6
Nova Scotia	41.8	43.7
Lunenburg, MD	45.7	48.7

Families and households

In 2011, the number of census families² in Lunenburg was 8,255, which represents a change of 1.0% from 2006. This compares to a growth rate for Canada of 5.5% over the same period.

In Lunenburg, 73.8% of census families were married couples in 2011, while 14.7% were common-law-couples and 11.5% were lone-parent families.

Chart F: Lunenburg - Census families by family structure

Chart F description: Lunenburg - Census families by family structure

Lunenburg – Family structure

Table 8 Canada, Nova Scotia, CSD of Lunenburg, MD and neighbouring census subdivisions – Distribution of census families by family structure, 2011 Census
Geographic name	Total families	Married-couple families		Common-law-couple families		Lone-parent families		% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Geographic name	Total families	number	%	number	%	number	%	% change, census families, 2006 to 2011
Canada †	9,389,695	6,293,950	67.0	1,567,905	16.7	1,527,840	16.3	5.5
Nova Scotia	270,065	184,870	68.5	38,460	14.2	46,735	17.3	1.0
Lunenburg, MD	8,255	6,090	73.8	1,215	14.7	950	11.5	1.0
Queens, RGM	3,480	2,500	71.8	515	14.8	465	13.4	-1.6
Annapolis, Subd. D, SC	955	685	71.7	150	15.7	130	13.6	-2.1
Bridgewater, T	2,350	1,535	65.3	375	16.0	445	18.9	0.0
Lunenburg, T	645	445	69.0	95	14.7	100	15.5	0.8
Mahone Bay, T	265	200	75.5	30	11.3	30	11.3	10.4
Chester, MD	3,425	2,400	70.1	560	16.4	465	13.6	3.0
Kings, Subd. A, SC	6,810	4,790	70.3	1,090	16.0	930	13.7	0.2

Lunenburg – Presence of children within couple families

Among couples (married and common-law) in the census subdivision of Lunenburg, 34.6% were couples with children aged 24 and under at home. In comparison, as a whole, 46.9% of couples in Canada had children aged 24 and under at home.

Presence of children within couple families
* Children aged 24 and under at home
Married couples with children *	2,070
Married couples without children *	4,015
Common-law-couples with children *	450
Common-law-couples without children *	765

Lunenburg – Marital status

Chart H description: Lunenburg - Marital status

In Lunenburg, 67.4% of the total population aged 15 and over were either married (56.2%) or living with a common-law partner (11.2%).

The remaining 32.6% were not married and not living with a common-law partner, including those who were single (never-married), separated, divorced or widowed.

Note: Percentages may not total 100 percent due to random rounding.

Table 9 Canada, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg, MD – Population 15 years and older by marital status, 2011 Census
Marital status	Lunenburg, MD		Nova Scotia		Canada
Marital status	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Population 15 years and over	21,850	100.0	783,510	100.0	27,869,345	100.0
Married or living with a common-law partner	14,730	67.4	453,095	57.8	16,084,490	57.7
Married (and not separated)	12,290	56.2	376,020	48.0	12,941,965	46.4
Living common-law	2,440	11.2	77,075	9.8	3,142,525	11.3
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	7,115	32.6	330,420	42.2	11,784,855	42.3
Single (never legally married)	4,145	19.0	209,180	26.7	7,816,045	28.0
Separated	535	2.4	23,545	3.0	698,245	2.5
Divorced	1,055	4.8	46,060	5.9	1,686,035	6.0
Widowed	1,380	6.3	51,625	6.6	1,584,525	5.7

Lunenburg – Types of private households

There were 10,725 private households³ in Lunenburg in 2011, a change of 3.1% from 2006. Of these, 23.1% of households were comprised of couples with children aged 24 and under at home, a change of -12.7% compared with five years earlier.

Table 10 Canada, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg, MD – Distribution of households by household type, 2011 Census
Household type⁴	Lunenburg, MD		Nova Scotia		Canada
Household type⁴	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total private households	10,725	100.0	390,280	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Couple-family households with children aged 24 and under at home⁵	2,480	23.1	88,450	22.7	3,524,915	26.5
Couple-family households without children aged 24 and under at home⁶	4,635	43.2	128,065	32.8	3,935,540	29.5
Lone-parent family households⁷	865	8.1	42,445	10.9	1,375,450	10.3
One-person households	2,355	22.0	108,795	27.9	3,673,310	27.6
Multiple family households⁸	140	1.3	5,495	1.4	268,060	2.0
Other households⁹	260	2.4	17,030	4.4	543,340	4.1

Lunenburg – Structural type of dwelling

In Lunenburg, 92.3% of private households lived in single-detached houses and 0.0% lived in apartments in buildings that have five or more storeys. The rest lived in other types of dwelling structures.

Table 11 Canada, Nova Scotia, Lunenburg, MD – Distribution of private households by structural type of dwelling, 2011 Census
Structural type of dwelling	Lunenburg, MD		Nova Scotia		Canada
Structural type of dwelling	number	%	number	%	number	%
Total - Structural type of dwelling	10,725	100.0	390,280	100.0	13,320,615	100.0
Single-detached house	9,900	92.3	260,435	66.7	7,329,150	55.0
Semi-detached house	70	0.7	19,450	5.0	646,240	4.9
Row house	10	0.1	9,175	2.4	791,600	5.9
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	0	0.0	17,880	4.6	1,234,770	9.3
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	130	1.2	56,485	14.5	2,397,555	18.0
Apartment, duplex	60	0.6	11,970	3.1	704,485	5.3
Other single-attached house¹⁰	20	0.2	705	0.2	33,310	0.3
Movable dwelling¹¹	540	5.0	14,175	3.6	183,510	1.4

Language

Lunenburg, MD – Mother tongue

Chart J description: Lunenburg, MD - Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home

Note: Counts for mother tongue as well as those for language spoken most often at home include single responses only.

In Lunenburg, 97.3% of the population reported English only as mother tongue, 1.0% reported French only, and 1.5% reported a non-official language only, in 2011. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 91.8% for English only, 3.4% for French only and 4.1% for only non-official languages.

In 2011, 99.0% of the population spoke only English most often at home, 0.3% spoke only French and 0.5% spoke only a non-official language. In comparison, the provincial / territorial percentages were 95.4% for only English, 1.8% for only French and 2.0% for only a non-official language.

Table 12 Lunenburg, MD – Mother tongue and language spoken most often at home, 2011 Census
Selected languages	Mother tongue		Language spoken most often at home
Selected languages	number	%	number	%
Total	25,005	100.0	25,005	100.0
English	24,340	97.3	24,755	99.0
French	250	1.0	70	0.3
Non-official language	370	1.5	115	0.5
Multiple responses	45	0.2	65	0.3

Table 13 Lunenburg, MD – Mother-tongue retention, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Mother-tongue retention¹² (in percentage)
Mother tongue	Total retention; language spoken at home at least on a regular basis	Complete retention; language spoken most often at home	Partial retention; language spoken at home on a regular basis
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
English	99.9	99.8	0.0
French	45.5	21.8	23.6
Non-official language	63.3	36.7	26.6

Lunenburg, MD – Non-official languages

In Lunenburg, the three most common mother tongues were German (0.7%), Dutch (0.2%) and Arabic (0.1%), in 2011. In comparison, the most common mother tongues at the provincial / territorial level were Arabic (0.7%), Mi'kmaq (0.5%) and German (0.4%).

Table 14 Lunenburg, MD – The most common non-official-language mother tongues, 2011 Census
Mother tongue	Number	Percentage of non-official language mother-tongue population	Percentage of total population
Note: Counts for mother tongue and home language include single response of a language as well as multiple responses of a language with English and/or French.
German	170	43.0	0.7
Dutch	50	12.7	0.2
Arabic	30	7.6	0.1
Spanish	20	5.1	0.1
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	20	5.1	0.1

Lunenburg, MD – Bilingualism

Table 15 Lunenburg, MD – Rate of English-French bilingualism by mother tongue and age groups, 2011 Census
Age groups	Mother tongue
Age groups	Total	English	French	Non-official language
Note: Counts for mother tongue include single responses only. Consequently, the total excludes multiple responses.
Total	5.2	4.2	83.7	17.6
0 to 19	7.2	6.9	66.7	14.3
20 to 44	6.0	5.4	87.5	20.0
45 to 64	4.3	2.7	85.7	21.2
65 and over	3.8	2.7	80.0	15.0

Table 16 Lunenburg, MD – Knowledge of official languages, 2011 Census
Knowledge of official languages	Number	Percentage
Total	25,005	100.0
English only	23,670	94.7
French only	15	0.1
English and French	1,320	5.3
Neither English nor French	5	0.0

Symbols:

···: not applicable
†: excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements. For further information, refer to Notes.
¶: incompletely enumerated Indian reserve or Indian settlement. For further information, refer to Notes.
A: adjusted figure due to boundary change. For further information, refer to Content considerations.
E: use with caution. For further information, refer to Cautionary note.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

Median age: Age 'x' that divides a population in two groups of the same population size, one group being older than age 'x' and the other group being younger than age 'x'.

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Footnote 2

Census family: Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family.

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Footnote 3

Household, private: Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

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Footnote 4

Household type: Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living in common-law with or without children or a lone parent living with one or more children.

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Footnote 5

Couple-family households with children: Refers to couple households with at least one child aged 24 and under.

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Footnote 6

Couple-family households without children: Refers to couple households without children aged 24 and under. Includes couple households with all children aged 25 and over.

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Footnote 7

Lone-parent-family households: Refers to all lone-parent family households regardless of age of children.

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Footnote 8

Multiple-family households: Refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling.

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Footnote 9

Other households: Refers to two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 10

Other single-attached house: A single dwelling that is attached to another building and that does not fall into any of the other categories, such as a single dwelling attached to a non-residential structure (e.g., a store or a church) or occasionally to another residential structure (e.g., an apartment building).

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Footnote 11

Movable dwelling includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 12

Mother-tongue retention: Retention refers to the situation where people speak their mother tongue at home. Retention is defined as 'complete' when the mother tongue is the language spoken most often and 'partial' when it is spoken on a regular basis but not most often. The (complete or partial) retention rate refers to the proportion of the population with a given mother tongue that speaks that language at home most often or on a regular basis. The retention rate provides an indication of a group's linguistic vitality, particularly the importance of transmitting languages between generations.

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Source:

Statistics Canada. 2012. Focus on Geography Series, 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-310-XWE2011004. Ottawa, Ontario. Analytical products, 2011 Census. Last updated October 24, 2012.

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2011 Census Topic-based tabulations – Census subdivision of Lunenburg, Municipal district - Nova Scotia
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2011 Census Data Navigator – Census subdivision of Lunenburg, Municipal district - Nova Scotia
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