Canadian Census Income Statistics by Gender and Geography
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Description
Nova Scotia's archived Community Counts data reports median and average income by gender from the Census of Population long form. The dataset is sourced from Statistics Canada and covers multiple geographies including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts. It is retained for archival purposes and has not been maintained or updated.
Use Cases
Analyze gender-based income inequality based on median and average income figures.
Compare economic indicators across different geographic regions like provinces and municipalities.
Study demographic trends for archival research based on census long-form data.
Strengths
Data covers multiple geographic levels including provinces, counties, municipalities, and electoral districts.
Derived from the authoritative Statistics Canada Census of Population long form.
Available in multiple file formats including CSV, XML, and HTML.
Limitations
Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.
Data is archived and not maintained or updated; users must refer to Statistics Canada for latest information.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
Provenance
Source
Government of Nova Scotia | Gouvernment de la Nouvelle-Écosse
Collection Method
Census of Population (long form)
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-17 15:29:30.000140; freshness should be verified.
Geography
Canada, specifically Nova Scotia and other available geographies like provinces, counties, municipalities.
Data is archived and not current; license is OGL-CA-2.0.