Photo: Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit , Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center · Public domainRenter households: 8.9%, a lower share than 92% of Canadian towns
The median age in Harrietsfield is 46.2, higher than in 73% of Canadian towns. At the 2021 Census, 6,786 people lived in the neighbourhood, in 2,770 households. On the census count, 21% of households are one person living alone. Recent arrivals are 12% of immigrants (2011 to 2021), beside 27% across Canada’s towns.
A smaller share of residents aged 15 to 24 than 79% of Canadian towns: 9.1%
Every figure here comes from the 2021 Census unless it carries another date. Age bands of five years, the town’s bars against the typical town’s ticks.
55–59 is the most common age band: nearly one in ten residents, 1.3 times the share across Canada’s towns. For comparison, 11% of residents are aged 15 to 24 across Canada’s towns. Residents aged 65 and over: 19% of the total.
Median age of Canadian towns of 2,500+
■ Harrietsfield, 46.2. The typical town is 42.
Broad ages · share of residents
Women and men · all residents
50% women, 50% men
About an even split.
2.5 people per household, more than in 52% of Canadian towns
Household types, then household sizes.
Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns
People per household
Canada’s towns.
Compared with other places, one-parent families are scarce here: 7.4%, fewer than in 64% of Canadian towns.
Common-law partners make up 14% in Harrietsfield, more than in 73% of Canadian towns
Residents 15 and over by marital status; the census counts common-law couples separately.
Marital status · residents 15 and over
Never married and not common-law: just over a fifth of adults (typical: 27%). By way of comparison, just over one in ten residents 15 and over live common-law across Canada’s towns.
Households in single-detached houses make up 87% in Harrietsfield, more than in 83% of Canadian towns
Occupied homes by type, by owners and renters, and by when they were built. Prices, rents and shelter costs are on Cost of living.
Type of home
Owners and renters · share of households
When homes were built · share of homes
Households in buildings of five or more storeys are rarer here than in nearly three quarters of Canadian towns. Newer homes outnumber old: 21% date from 2001 or later, 16% from before 1961. On average, 64% of households live in a single-detached house across Canada’s towns. 9.1% of homes need major repairs, against a typical 5.8%.
Before tax, the median household income is $96,200 a year
Incomes here are for 2020, the year before the census, CERB and other pandemic benefits included. Household income before tax: the median, and households by income group.
Households by income · share of households
Household incomes run high in Harrietsfield: half had more than $96,200, 12% above the median across Canada’s towns ($86,000). Within Nova Scotia’s towns, the household in the middle had $69,100. COVID-19 benefits were paid to 24% of residents with an income, where the typical town had 28%.
A smaller share of residents who moved in within the year than 65% of Canadian towns: 9.5%
Immigrants, newcomers and movers.
Immigrants, by continent of birth · share of all residents; the bar runs to 20%
When immigrants arrived · share of immigrants
Citizenship and moving · share of residents
Against a figure of 17% across Canada’s towns, the share of immigrants in Harrietsfield comes in at 6.2%. By way of comparison, just over one in ten residents lived at another address a year earlier across Canada’s towns. On the census count, 2.1% of residents are not Canadian citizens.
Harrietsfield sits above 70% of Canadian towns for Indigenous residents (5%)
Visible minority and Indigenous identity, then religion.
Visible minority and Indigenous identity · all residents
Religion · all residents
15% of residents belong to a visible minority across Canada’s towns, against 3.8% in Harrietsfield. At the same time, at 39%, the share of residents with no religion is higher than in 63% of Canadian towns. By way of comparison, 2.8% of residents have an Indigenous identity across Canada’s towns.
A higher share of bilingual residents than 58% of Canadian towns, at 9.1%
Knowledge of the two official languages, first languages, and the language of home.
Can hold a conversation in · share of all residents
Mother tongue · share of all residents
Harrietsfield sits close to the norm on residents whose mother tongue is French: 2.1%, about the same as across Canada’s towns. By way of comparison, 7.5% of residents speak English and French across Canada’s towns.
Degree holders aged 25 to 64 make up 29% in Harrietsfield, more than in 55% of Canadian towns
Highest certificate, diploma or degree of residents aged 25 to 64.
Highest qualification · residents 25 to 64
Some 11% have no certificate, diploma or degree, against a typical 9.5%. The wider picture: 27% of residents 25 to 64 hold a bachelor’s degree or higher across Canada’s towns.
In work on census day: 56% of adults
These rates date from May 2021, during the pandemic, and run lower than a normal year’s. The census’s labour rates, in brief. Jobs, industries and the commute are on Work & commute.
Across Canada’s towns the typical rate is 58%, much like this 56%.
12th highest median age among 41 towns of 6,613 to 6,914
Median age of the Canadian towns nearest in population; hover a dot.
Between Rhineland (27.2) and Southern Gulf Islands (61.6) lies the rest of the group. Closest in median age to Harrietsfield are Parkhill (44), Beaverbrook (44.9), Willow Park (46.7) and The Estates of Rainbow Creek (47.3).
Median age: 1 of the 6 towns around Harrietsfield are older
The closest towns, coloured by how old their residents are.
| Town | People | Away | Median age | 65+ | Immigrants |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harrietsfield | 6,786 | — | 46.2 | 19% | 6.2% |
| Hatchet Lake | 9,930 | 9.5 km | 47.8 | 20% | 6.1% |
| South End | 22,012 | 9.6 km | 34.3 | 14% | 16% |
| Westmount | 23,207 | 11.1 km | 40.4 | 20% | 14% |
| Schmidtville | 18,105 | 12.2 km | 29 | 13% | 15% |
| Mount Royale | 9,340 | 12.8 km | 39 | 21% | 20% |
| North End | 19,733 | 13.3 km | 33.3 | 14% | 14% |
Health, work, housing and schools
What this data can and can’t tell you
- The census’s own words. These are self-reported answers: Indigenous identity, immigrant status, religion. The census’s “visible minority” comes from the Employment Equity Act (non-white in colour or race, Indigenous peoples aside), and the page sets each beside other towns without labelling any.
- Against Nova Scotia’s towns and Canada’s towns. For each measure we take the median of Nova Scotia’s towns and neighbourhoods of 2,500 or more, then the median of all Canadian towns. Neither counts whole cities or reserves, and every percentile is a Canadian one.
- Neighbourhoods are sums of small areas. Built up from dissemination areas: Statistics Canada stops at the municipality. Rounded counts are added together and medians estimated from the published groups. The 2016 areas don’t line up with these, so the change since 2016 isn’t shown.
- What these tables don’t give. Missing from the census as published: unpaid care, cars and internet access, and the shift in each age band since 2016. Ethnic origins past visible minority and Indigenous identity aren’t charted here.
Questions about Harrietsfield’s residents
What is the median income in Harrietsfield?
The median household in Harrietsfield took in $96,200 in 2020, against $86,000 across Canada’s towns.
What is the population of Harrietsfield?
The 2021 Census counted 6,786 people in Harrietsfield.
What is the average age in Harrietsfield?
A median age of 46.2, older than 73% of Canadian towns. Children under 15 make up 14%, and people 65 and over 19%.
Is Harrietsfield bilingual?
9.1% of residents can speak both English and French (typical across Canada’s towns: 7.5%); 0% speak French only and 91% English only. French is the mother tongue of 2.1%.
How diverse is Harrietsfield?
6.2% of residents are immigrants (Canada’s towns: 17%); 3.8% belong to a visible minority and 5% have an Indigenous identity.
What religion are people in Harrietsfield?
59% are Christian and 39% have no religion; 2.3% follow another religion.
Is Harrietsfield good for families?
Under 15: 14% (Canada’s towns: 16%). Couple families: 61% of households. One-parent families: 7.4%. Schools near Harrietsfield are on its Schools page.
Sources: Statistics Canada, Census Profile, 2021 Census of Population. Under the Statistics Canada Open Licence.
Adapted from Statistics Canada (Census of Population 2021, population estimates 2025, 2021 census boundaries) under the Statistics Canada Open Licence; this does not constitute an endorsement by Statistics Canada. Neighbourhood names in some cities © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).