Table 1.
Community and population distribution by rurality (settlement types and rural–urban), socioeconomic deprivation, and social isolation in Nova Scotia, 2006
| Number of communities |
Population |
(%) |
Population |
(%) | Population total | (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | ||||||
|
Settlement types |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Metro |
14 |
131,065 |
29.97 |
147,024 |
31.32 |
278,089 |
30.67 |
| Suburb |
15 |
40,611 |
9.29 |
41,081 |
8.75 |
81,692 |
9.01 |
| Big satellite town |
14 |
58,194 |
13.31 |
65,786 |
14.01 |
123,980 |
13.67 |
| Mid-size town |
16 |
34,763 |
7.95 |
38,952 |
8.30 |
73,715 |
8.13 |
| Small town |
32 |
53,678 |
12.27 |
55,960 |
11.92 |
109,638 |
12.09 |
| Village & settlement cluster |
64 |
82,795 |
18.93 |
84,128 |
17.92 |
166,923 |
18.41 |
| Sparse settlement |
25 |
34,010 |
7.78 |
34,108 |
7.27 |
68,118 |
7.51 |
|
Urban–rural |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Urban |
43 |
229,870 |
52.83 |
253,891 |
54.36 |
483,761 |
53.62 |
| Rural |
137 |
205,246 |
47.17 |
213,148 |
45.64 |
418,394 |
46.38 |
|
Material deprivation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lowest |
36 |
152,233 |
34.99 |
165,173 |
35.37 |
317,406 |
35.18 |
| 2 |
36 |
92,891 |
21.35 |
100,164 |
21.45 |
193,055 |
21.4 |
| 3 |
36 |
75,597 |
17.37 |
80,960 |
17.33 |
156,557 |
17.35 |
| 4 |
36 |
66,957 |
15.39 |
71,790 |
15.37 |
138,747 |
15.38 |
| Highest |
36 |
47,438 |
10.9 |
48,952 |
10.48 |
96,390 |
10.68 |
|
Social isolation |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Lowest |
36 |
78,841 |
18.12 |
79,844 |
17.1 |
158,685 |
17.59 |
| 2 |
36 |
54,690 |
12.57 |
56,397 |
12.08 |
111,087 |
12.31 |
| 3 |
36 |
77,269 |
17.76 |
80,809 |
17.3 |
158,078 |
17.52 |
| 4 |
36 |
54,956 |
12.63 |
57,314 |
12.27 |
112,270 |
12.44 |
| Highest |
36 |
169,360 |
38.92 |
192,675 |
41.25 |
362,035 |
40.13 |
| Total | 180 | 435,116 | 100.00 | 467,039 | 100.00 | 902,155 | 100.00 |
Data: Census of Canada (2006), Nova Scotia Community Counts.