The Economics and Statistics Division maintains archives of previous publications for accountability purposes, but makes no updates to keep these documents current with the latest data revisions from Statistics Canada. As a result, information in older documents may not be accurate. Please exercise caution when referring to older documents. For the latest information and historical data, please contact the individual listed to the right.

<--- Return to Archive

For additional information relating to this article, please contact:

Thomas Storring	Director – Economics and Statistics
Tel: 902-424-2410	Email: thomas.storring@novascotia.ca

June 11, 2013
COMMUNITY PROFILE FOR JUNE: ITALY CROSS


Nova Scotia Community Counts provides users with the ability to view data relating to their Community. Not only can data be viewed in a tabular format, but also within a profile format which displays data using a combination of text and graphs. Below is a sample of the Italy Cross Community Profile provided on the Community Counts website. To view the complete profile, click here.

Population

Based on the 2011 Census of Population, Italy Cross has a population of 2,078 which is 7.4% higher than in 2001. In 2011, 21.2% of the population was under the age of 20 and 15.4% was 65 years or older.

In comparison, Nova Scotia has a population of 921,725 which is 1.5% higher than in 2001. 21.2% of the population was under the age of 20 and 16.6% was 65 years or older.



Median and Average Income

In 2006, the median income for individuals in Italy Cross was $23,041 a year, compared with the median of $24,030 for Nova Scotia. Families in Italy Cross had a median income of $57,756, compared with the median of $55,412 for Nova Scotia.


In 2006, the average income for individuals in Italy Cross was $28,828 a year, compared with the average of $31,795 for Nova Scotia. Families in Italy Cross had a average income of $61,174, compared with the average of $66,032 for Nova Scotia.



Employment Rate

The employment rate for Italy Cross residents aged 25 and over increased by 6.4 percentage points to 57.9% between 1996 and 2006 and there were 182 more employed workers. Nova Scotia's employment rate experienced an increase by 3.6 percentage points to 58% between 1996 and 2006 and there were 46,050 more employed workers, during this same period.

The employment rate in Italy Cross for residents aged 15-24 years increased by 11.4 percentage points, to 54.4% between 1996 and 2006 and there were 19 fewer employed workers. Nova Scotia's employment rate experienced an increase by 7.1 percentage points to 52.9% between 1996 and 2006 and there were 62,287 more employed workers.



Source: Nova Scotia Community Counts.

Follow Community Counts on
Like Community Counts on

<--- Return to Archive