Canadian Census Income Statistics by Gender and Geography

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.