Community Profiles

Nova Scotia

Profiles of 61 communities across Canada

HOMELESSNESS

Total number of people experiencing homelessness: 586 (2022)
Individuals experiencing sheltered homelessness: Sheltered in/with non-profit locations: 410 (2022)
Individuals staying in a facility setting: 85 (2022)
Individuals experiencing unsheltered homelessness:  91 (2022)
Individuals identifying as Indigenous:  22% (2022)
Percentage of respondents self-identifying as LGBTQ2S+:  15% (2022)
Individuals identifying as female:  33% (2022)
Individuals identifying as male:  65% (2022)

 

HOUSING

Apartment vacancy rate:  1.0% (2023)
1-bedroom vacancy rate: 1.3% (2023)
2-bedroom vacancy rate: 0.9% (2023)
Average cost of rent (bachelor):  $1,113/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (1 bdrm): $1,324/month (2023)
Average cost of rent (2 bdrm): $1,632/month (2023)

SOCIAL ASSISTANCE

Number of family and individual visits to Nova Scotia Food Bank: Province wide: 32,498 (March 2023)
Total welfare income (single individual): $9,204 (2023)

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