Downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia Population & Demographics

Statistic	Downtown Halifax	Halifax	Nova Scotia
Population	5,894	451,852	978,623
Population density (sq km)	4,029	80	18
Median age	29.1	39.9	44.8
Male/Female ratio	0.9:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married couples	54%	66%	67%
Families w/ kids at home	20%	39%	36%
Speak English only	82.9%	86.8%	89.1%
Speak French only	0.1%	0.1%	0.1%

Key Findings

The population density in Downtown Halifax is 4949% higher than Halifax
The median age in Downtown Halifax is 27% lower than Halifax
In Downtown Halifax 13.08% of the population is Chinese
In Downtown Halifax 11.05% of the population is South Asian
In Downtown Halifax 8.02% of the population is Arab

Compare Halifax, NS Demographics

Visible Minority Population

Data	Percent
Chinese	13.1%
South Asian	11.1%
Arab	8.0%
Black	2.8%
Filipino	2.0%

Immigrants By Place Of Birth

Data	Percent
United Kingdom	2.1%
India	2.0%
China	1.7%
United States	1.7%
Syria	1.4%

Household income distribution

Family breakdown

Downtown Halifax age breakdown

Source: The Downtown Halifax, Halifax, NS data and statistics displayed above are derived from Statistics Canada.