Portland Hills, Nova Scotia Population & Demographics

Statistic	Portland Hills	Halifax	Nova Scotia
Population	3,403	451,852	978,623
Population density (sq km)	3,202	80	18
Median age	43.0	39.9	44.8
Male/Female ratio	1.1:1	1.0:1	1.0:1
Married couples	78%	66%	67%
Families w/ kids at home	46%	39%	36%
Speak English only	86.2%	86.8%	89.1%
Speak French only	0.0%	0.1%	0.1%

Key Findings

The population density in Portland Hills is 3912% higher than Halifax
The median age in Portland Hills is 8% higher than Halifax
In Portland Hills 5.81% of the population is West Asian
In Portland Hills 2.67% of the population is Chinese
In Portland Hills 1.71% of the population is Black

Compare Halifax, NS Demographics

Visible Minority Population

Data	Percent
West Asian	5.8%
Chinese	2.7%
Black	1.7%
South Asian	1.7%
Latin American	1.0%

Immigrants By Place Of Birth

Data	Percent
Iran	3.5%
United Kingdom	2.0%
United Arab Emirates	1.9%
India	1.0%
Germany	0.5%

Household income distribution

Family breakdown

Portland Hills age breakdown

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