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January 02, 2015COMMUNITY PROFILE FOR JANUARY: EASTERN PASSAGE This holiday season, there were tons of live lobsters shipped away through Halifax Stanfield International Airport. The increasing demands have led to a major investment by a large Chinese seafood company to form a new lobster plant in Eastern Passage, which would bring investment and job opportunities to the community in the future (Chinese seafood giant takes over Eastern Passage lobster plant). The following Community Profile provides a glimpse at how the Eastern Passage - home to one of the province's significant lobster fisheriess - looked in 2011.
Nova Scotia’s lobster exports suffered during the Great Recession – falling at an average annual pace of 2.9 per cent per year from 2004 through 2010. Since then, lobster exports grew at an annual average pace of 9.9 per cent through 2013. Although increases in US lobster sales account for the bulk of the recovery since 2010, tepid growth in European markets has been overshadowed by dramatic increases in lobster exports to China and Hong Kong.
Nova Scotia Community Counts provides users with the ability to view data relating to their Community. Not only can data be viewed in a tabular format, but also within a profile format which displays data using a combination of text and graphs. To view the complete profile, click here.
Population
Based on the 2011 Census of Population, Eastern Passage has a population of 11,738 which is 16.3% higher than in 2001. In 2011, 26.4% of the population was under the age of 20 and 9.3% was 65 years or older.
In comparison, Nova Scotia has a population of 921,725 which is 1.5% higher than in 2001. 21.2% of the population was under the age of 20 and 16.6% was 65 years or older.
Median and Average Income
In 2011, the median income for individuals in Eastern Passage was $34,126 a year, compared with the median of $27,570 for Nova Scotia. Families in Eastern Passage had a median income of $81,064, compared with the median of $68,102 for Nova Scotia.
In 2011, the average income for individuals in Eastern Passage was $37,897 a year, compared with the average of $35,478 for Nova Scotia. Families in Eastern Passage had a average income of $83,515, compared with the average of $79,838 for Nova Scotia.
Employment
In 2011, the employment rate for Eastern Passage residents aged 15 and over was 70%, and the unemployment rate for Eastern Passage was 4.2%.
In Nova Scotia, the employment rate for residents aged 15 and over was 56.8%, and the unemployment rate was 10%.
