Population and dwelling counts, for Canada and economic regions, 2011 and 2006 censuses
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This table presents the 2011 and 2006 population counts and the 2011 dwelling counts, land area and population density for Canada and economic regions. It also shows the percentage change in the population counts between 2006 and 2011.
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| Geographic name | Population | Private dwellings, 2011 | Land area in square kilometres, 2011 | Population density per square kilometre, 2011 | |||
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| 2011 | 2006 | % change | Total | Occupied by usual residents | |||
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| Canada † | 33,476,688 | 31,612,897 | 5.9 | 14,569,633 | 13,320,614 | 8,965,121.42 | 3.7 |
| Lethbridge--Medicine Hat (Alta.) | 273,796 | 254,825 | 7.4 | 113,000 | 103,404 | 52,054.10 | 5.3 |
| Regina--Moose Mountain (Sask.) | 291,345 | 270,219 | 7.8 | 129,462 | 118,130 | 49,404.00 | 5.9 |
| Saskatoon--Biggar (Sask.) | 317,487 | 289,067 | 9.8 | 136,106 | 127,016 | 47,833.67 | 6.6 |
| Yorkton--Melville (Sask.) | 84,867 | 82,945 | 2.3 | 41,959 | 36,009 | 42,285.24 | 2.0 |
| Lower Mainland--Southwest (B.C.) | 2,657,711 | 2,436,596 | 9.1 | 1,099,149 | 1,020,948 | 36,304.87 | 73.2 |
| Mauricie (Que.) | 263,603 | 258,928 | 1.8 | 135,983 | 121,912 | 35,864.93 | 7.3 |
| Notre Dame--Central Bonavista Bay (N.L.) | 109,111 | 110,646 | -1.4 | 59,119 | 45,161 | 35,225.60 | 3.1 |
| Outaouais (Que.) † | 369,171 | 341,096 | 8.2 | 177,912 | 155,592 | 30,802.91 | 12.0 |
| Parklands (Man.) | 42,088 | 42,708 | -1.5 | 21,292 | 17,973 | 28,226.98 | 1.5 |
| Southwest (Man.) | 108,868 | 103,700 | 5.0 | 49,647 | 44,222 | 27,243.88 | 4.0 |
| Campbellton--Miramichi (N.B.) | 158,741 | 162,496 A | -2.3 | 74,028 | 67,649 | 26,187.57 | 6.1 |
| South Coast--Burin Peninsula (N.L.) | 37,657 | 39,984 | -5.8 | 19,994 | 15,514 | 26,011.02 | 1.4 |
| Bas-Saint-Laurent (Que.) | 199,977 | 200,653 | -0.3 | 100,303 | 88,408 | 22,234.10 | 9.0 |
| Kingston--Pembroke (Ont.) | 453,080 | 437,922 | 3.5 | 216,009 | 186,923 | 21,223.62 | 21.3 |
| Southeast (Man.) | 104,535 | 93,115 | 12.3 | 47,399 | 37,020 | 21,136.31 | 4.9 |
| Laurentides (Que.) † | 559,700 | 511,276 | 9.5 | 272,372 | 231,993 | 20,771.13 | 26.9 |
| Gaspésie--Îles-de-la-Madeleine (Que.) | 94,079 | 94,336 | -0.3 | 45,550 | 40,968 | 20,308.67 | 4.6 |
| Capitale-Nationale (Que.) † | 700,616 | 661,060 | 6.0 | 342,708 | 320,686 | 18,796.86 | 37.3 |
| Muskoka--Kawarthas (Ont.) † | 365,346 | 362,314 | 0.8 | 208,380 | 149,910 | 16,845.78 | 21.7 |
| North Shore (N.S.) | 155,696 | 156,476 | -0.5 | 79,993 | 66,367 | 16,248.26 | 9.6 |
| Interlake (Man.) † | 88,854 | 86,808 | 2.4 | 41,682 | 33,621 | 15,855.37 | 5.6 |
| Edmonton (Alta.) | 1,203,115 | 1,076,103 | 11.8 | 500,940 | 467,064 | 15,767.99 | 76.3 |
| Chaudière-Appalaches (Que.) | 410,829 | 393,669 | 4.4 | 188,261 | 173,409 | 15,080.30 | 27.2 |
| Ottawa (Ont.) † | 1,244,909 | 1,165,703 | 6.8 | 530,206 | 500,295 | 14,521.24 | 85.7 |
| Fredericton--Oromocto (N.B.) | 135,467 | 127,276 A | 6.4 | 62,798 | 55,908 | 14,516.10 | 9.3 |
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