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Census Profile

Data table

The table shows total, male and female data grouped by geography (appearing as column headers) for selected characteristics (appearing as row headers).
Characteristic	Mississauga, CY Ontario (Census subdivision)			British Columbia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	713,443	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	668,599^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	6.7	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	242,538	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	234,582	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	2,439.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	292.40	...Data not available	...Data not available	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	713,450	348,860	364,585	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455
0 to 4 years	39,170	20,105	19,065	219,665	112,885	106,775
5 to 9 years	42,375	21,890	20,490	218,915	112,200	106,715
10 to 14 years	47,220	24,355	22,865	238,780	122,465	116,315
15 to 19 years	53,805	27,975	25,830	275,165	141,670	133,500
15 years	10,510	5,410	5,100	53,725	27,620	26,110
16 years	10,845	5,640	5,205	54,885	28,475	26,410
17 years	10,790	5,705	5,080	55,400	28,510	26,885
18 years	10,740	5,660	5,085	55,380	28,425	26,955
19 years	10,925	5,570	5,355	55,785	28,640	27,140
20 to 24 years	50,510	25,925	24,585	279,825	142,290	137,535
25 to 29 years	45,900	22,585	23,315	288,780	143,475	145,305
30 to 34 years	44,110	20,495	23,610	275,985	135,220	140,755
35 to 39 years	48,575	22,465	26,105	280,870	135,455	145,415
40 to 44 years	55,805	26,445	29,350	313,765	151,430	162,335
45 to 49 years	62,760	30,520	32,240	350,600	170,580	180,020
50 to 54 years	57,570	28,170	29,405	354,610	172,060	182,550
55 to 59 years	46,315	22,750	23,560	323,335	157,455	165,880
60 to 64 years	37,860	18,345	19,510	291,040	142,645	148,395
65 to 69 years	26,495	12,795	13,705	210,900	103,785	107,115
70 to 74 years	20,240	9,590	10,645	160,715	77,350	83,360
75 to 79 years	15,290	6,970	8,320	127,480	60,720	66,760
80 to 84 years	10,585	4,550	6,040	96,945	42,745	54,200
85 years and over	8,855	2,925	5,935	92,675	32,150	60,520
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	38.5	37.6	39.3	41.9	41.1	42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.0	81.0	82.9	84.6	83.9	85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	584,680	282,515	302,165	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner	342,660	171,025	171,630	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610
Married (and not separated)	318,325	158,825	159,495	1,832,605	913,430	919,175
Living common law	24,335	12,195	12,140	321,965	161,530	160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	242,020	111,485	130,535	1,568,120	734,075	834,040
Single (never legally married)	172,445	91,130	81,320	1,014,270	550,830	463,435
Separated	14,940	5,750	9,190	102,040	43,570	58,470
Divorced	27,475	9,695	17,770	246,515	98,130	148,385
Widowed	27,165	4,915	22,250	205,300	41,550	163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	199,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	72,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	50,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	53,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	22,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	199,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	166,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	154,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	46,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	107,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	37,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	48,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	20,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	12,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	6,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	5,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	755	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	32,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	27,020	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	15,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	8,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	5,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	485	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	264,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	47,405	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	80,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	31,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	62,810	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	42,545	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	708,725	347,295	361,435	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families	77,840	34,065	43,780	807,660	383,540	424,120
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	20,245	6,880	13,365	105,450	42,525	62,925
Living with non-relatives only	15,970	8,890	7,080	203,285	111,935	91,345
Living alone	41,625	18,295	23,330	498,920	229,075	269,850
Number of census family persons	630,890	313,230	317,660	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family	3.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	77,790	35,790	42,000	643,410	302,320	341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	23,000	5,735	17,265	211,820	65,460	146,365
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	8,740	1,645	7,100	32,900	7,490	25,410
Living with non-relatives only	1,320	620	700	13,560	6,770	6,790
Living alone	12,940	3,465	9,470	165,365	51,195	114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	54,790	30,055	24,735	431,590	236,860	194,730
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	234,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	186,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	158,095	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	134,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	41,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	92,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	23,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	28,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	16,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	12,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	9,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	4,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	11,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	48,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	41,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	6,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	234,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	91,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	58,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	290	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	83,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	26,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	33,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	7,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	16,595	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	80	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	234,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	41,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	59,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	45,775	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	50,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	22,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	14,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	708,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	710,475	347,920	362,555	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
Single responses	679,740	332,880	346,860	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870
English	338,280	167,990	170,290	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085
French	7,400	3,275	4,125	57,275	28,315	28,965
Non-official languages	334,060	161,610	172,445	1,154,215	543,395	610,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	10	20	1,210	540	675
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	955	435	525
Dene	0	0	0	70	35	35
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	0
Inuktitut	5	5	5	25	10	10
Mi'kmaq	0	0	5	15	10	5
Ojibway	15	0	10	140	50	90
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	331,370	160,310	171,065	1,137,420	535,395	602,025
African languages, n.i.e.	215	100	110	620	330	295
Afrikaans	125	55	70	2,735	1,330	1,405
Akan (Twi)	785	370	420	455	235	220
Albanian	2,215	1,125	1,090	1,335	695	635
Amharic	280	125	160	1,255	615	640
Arabic	21,990	11,400	10,585	13,050	7,505	5,550
Armenian	515	260	255	1,105	560	545
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	95	45	50	530	235	295
Bengali	3,305	1,655	1,650	2,410	1,265	1,145
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	10	5	15	10	5
Bisayan languages	740	315	425	3,870	1,445	2,430
Bosnian	1,130	555	575	1,275	635	640
Bulgarian	1,120	560	560	1,945	960	985
Burmese	95	50	50	945	485	465
Cantonese	11,925	5,545	6,385	133,245	61,790	71,455
Chinese, n.o.s.	15,745	7,470	8,275	120,040	55,735	64,305
Creoles	730	340	385	640	315	320
Croatian	5,500	2,710	2,795	7,820	3,860	3,955
Czech	730	345	380	5,610	2,800	2,810
Danish	185	80	110	5,250	2,575	2,675
Dutch	915	405	510	23,080	11,190	11,890
Estonian	170	85	90	820	345	475
Finnish	210	85	125	4,090	1,705	2,390
Flemish	40	15	20	445	215	235
Fukien	215	90	125	1,920	835	1,085
German	3,705	1,685	2,020	73,625	35,140	38,485
Greek	2,700	1,355	1,345	6,250	3,360	2,885
Gujarati	8,010	3,905	4,105	6,595	3,060	3,540
Hakka	125	55	70	1,110	475	630
Hebrew	75	45	30	1,755	970	785
Hindi	9,250	4,620	4,635	24,640	11,840	12,800
Hungarian	1,870	885	985	9,855	4,915	4,940
Ilocano	545	240	305	3,755	1,465	2,290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	425	220	205	475	265	205
Italian	14,210	7,055	7,155	24,060	12,180	11,880
Japanese	965	395	560	19,665	6,840	12,825
Khmer (Cambodian)	80	35	40	1,465	700	770
Korean	5,300	2,545	2,750	48,975	22,350	26,625
Kurdish	125	70	50	1,415	775	645
Lao	150	70	75	1,155	550	600
Latvian	180	70	110	615	305	310
Lingala	20	5	15	35	20	20
Lithuanian	620	265	355	435	190	245
Macedonian	1,255	635	620	275	130	140
Malay	1,090	500	585	3,535	1,590	1,950
Malayalam	2,145	1,070	1,080	1,460	735	725
Maltese	945	475	475	220	115	115
Mandarin	11,335	5,420	5,910	94,055	43,630	50,425
Marathi	1,065	550	515	430	220	210
Nepali	555	290	265	805	430	375
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	520	255	265	470	250	220
Norwegian	35	20	20	2,370	1,155	1,215
Oromo	60	30	30	325	185	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	22,880	11,710	11,175	182,915	90,900	92,020
Pashto	1,010	515	490	900	485	415
Persian (Farsi)	5,245	2,620	2,620	36,045	18,265	17,775
Polish	29,065	13,810	15,255	17,460	8,185	9,270
Portuguese	17,685	8,375	9,305	14,605	6,990	7,615
Romanian	3,075	1,445	1,630	8,330	4,110	4,220
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	10	20	135	60	80
Russian	4,645	2,140	2,510	22,650	10,300	12,350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	35	15	20	80	40	45
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	1,140	565	570	690	345	340
Serbian	3,830	1,895	1,935	6,655	3,425	3,225
Serbo-Croatian	575	295	280	1,425	675	755
Shanghainese	130	50	80	1,250	530	715
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	645	335	310
Sindhi	1,000	490	510	1,770	790	975
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	1,310	620	685	1,405	715	685
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	775	400	375
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	160	90	75	495	275	225
Slovak	860	405	455	3,220	1,440	1,780
Slovenian	945	450	500	1,225	590	640
Somali	715	295	420	975	495	480
Spanish	15,885	7,420	8,465	40,795	19,325	21,470
Swahili	240	95	145	755	390	365
Swedish	100	35	65	2,740	1,195	1,545
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	19,920	8,410	11,510	66,120	25,835	40,285
Taiwanese	275	140	135	5,675	2,640	3,035
Tamil	10,230	5,000	5,235	3,135	1,635	1,500
Telugu	1,515	765	750	570	295	270
Thai	130	40	85	2,410	730	1,680
Tibetan languages	100	45	50	200	115	85
Tigrigna	215	110	110	590	285	300
Turkish	1,225	640	585	2,890	1,650	1,235
Ukrainian	5,955	2,765	3,190	9,680	4,215	5,460
Urdu	34,925	17,800	17,120	8,450	4,315	4,140
Vietnamese	9,835	4,615	5,225	25,100	11,745	13,360
Yiddish	15	10	10	350	185	170
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,660	1,300	1,365	15,585	7,455	8,130
Multiple responses	30,735	15,040	15,695	82,280	39,185	43,095
English and French	1,585	750	835	8,600	4,065	4,535
English and non-official language	27,335	13,435	13,900	68,800	32,875	35,925
French and non-official language	975	455	520	3,345	1,520	1,830
English, French and non-official language	845	410	440	1,530	725	805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	710,475	347,920	362,555	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965
English only	635,660	317,230	318,425	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190
French only	575	240	335	2,045	950	1,095
English and French	49,125	21,040	28,090	296,645	132,940	163,705
Neither English nor French	25,115	9,415	15,700	144,555	59,590	84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	710,475	347,920	362,550	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
English	670,050	331,610	338,445	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885
French	8,430	3,740	4,695	53,725	26,660	27,065
English and French	7,340	3,360	3,985	16,935	7,710	9,220
Neither English nor French	24,645	9,210	15,435	142,300	58,510	83,790
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	12,105	5,420	6,685	62,190	30,515	31,680
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.7	1.6	1.8	1.4	1.4	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	710,475	347,920	362,550	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
Single responses	640,905	313,630	327,280	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915
English	446,305	219,725	226,575	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820
French	3,520	1,655	1,860	16,685	8,015	8,665
Non-official languages	191,080	92,240	98,840	670,100	317,670	352,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	5	5	175	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	0	0	0	135	70	65
Dene	0	0	0	15	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	5	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	15	10	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	190,175	91,810	98,370	665,750	315,485	350,265
African languages, n.i.e.	95	40	55	190	80	105
Afrikaans	35	15	20	1,385	685	690
Akan (Twi)	385	180	205	120	60	60
Albanian	1,335	680	655	700	345	350
Amharic	130	55	75	555	245	310
Arabic	12,495	6,235	6,260	7,640	4,065	3,575
Armenian	245	110	130	490	250	240
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	115	50	65
Bengali	1,990	985	1,010	1,465	715	750
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	255	125	135	1,265	540	720
Bosnian	665	325	340	705	370	340
Bulgarian	690	345	345	1,085	530	555
Burmese	60	30	30	585	315	270
Cantonese	9,070	4,185	4,890	103,550	47,585	55,970
Chinese, n.o.s.	10,500	5,035	5,465	81,270	37,740	43,525
Creoles	395	185	210	315	145	165
Croatian	2,445	1,185	1,260	2,540	1,200	1,340
Czech	265	125	135	1,570	795	775
Danish	15	5	10	325	160	170
Dutch	75	30	45	2,230	1,055	1,175
Estonian	30	10	15	110	40	70
Finnish	20	15	10	795	350	445
Flemish	0	0	5	50	25	20
Fukien	65	25	40	690	310	380
German	405	180	225	11,555	5,430	6,120
Greek	915	435	480	2,105	1,015	1,095
Gujarati	4,490	2,150	2,335	3,045	1,335	1,710
Hakka	25	15	10	320	145	175
Hebrew	20	10	10	780	395	390
Hindi	4,530	2,205	2,325	12,390	5,900	6,490
Hungarian	765	375	390	2,560	1,235	1,325
Ilocano	185	85	100	1,190	530	660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	145	70	80	180	85	85
Italian	4,365	1,945	2,425	6,250	2,730	3,520
Japanese	540	250	285	9,540	3,985	5,555
Khmer (Cambodian)	30	5	20	750	370	385
Korean	3,815	1,850	1,970	38,810	17,985	20,830
Kurdish	60	35	25	945	490	460
Lao	50	25	30	545	270	275
Latvian	40	20	25	105	50	50
Lingala	0	5	0	10	5	5
Lithuanian	250	115	140	65	30	35
Macedonian	665	330	340	140	70	70
Malay	460	210	250	1,320	655	660
Malayalam	995	475	520	690	350	340
Maltese	245	115	125	15	10	5
Mandarin	9,240	4,535	4,705	78,070	36,945	41,130
Marathi	555	285	270	230	120	105
Nepali	395	215	180	525	275	250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	140	60	75	140	65	75
Norwegian	0	0	0	160	80	80
Oromo	30	15	15	175	80	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	15,645	7,860	7,785	137,390	67,955	69,430
Pashto	580	290	295	565	295	270
Persian (Farsi)	3,360	1,615	1,745	24,750	12,095	12,655
Polish	17,440	8,410	9,030	6,395	3,065	3,330
Portuguese	7,475	3,535	3,940	5,195	2,405	2,785
Romanian	1,695	835	865	4,155	2,050	2,105
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	5	75	30	45
Russian	3,360	1,615	1,750	12,205	5,880	6,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	830	410	415	465	230	235
Serbian	2,370	1,150	1,220	4,020	2,020	2,000
Serbo-Croatian	290	145	145	615	300	315
Shanghainese	65	30	30	555	260	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	135	75	60	980	535	450
Sindhi	405	195	215	675	295	385
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	605	285	315	595	295	300
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	620	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	80	35	45
Slovak	320	145	170	1,080	515	570
Slovenian	235	110	120	165	70	100
Somali	390	160	230	625	310	315
Spanish	9,840	4,650	5,195	20,585	10,025	10,555
Swahili	65	35	35	250	130	125
Swedish	15	5	10	430	195	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	8,920	3,940	4,985	29,380	12,780	16,600
Taiwanese	135	70	70	2,910	1,390	1,515
Tamil	7,200	3,440	3,755	1,965	1,010	960
Telugu	935	460	470	290	145	140
Thai	55	25	30	845	375	475
Tibetan languages	80	35	40	100	55	45
Tigrigna	85	35	40	295	135	160
Turkish	760	390	370	1,365	725	645
Ukrainian	3,115	1,460	1,650	1,070	475	595
Urdu	21,895	11,055	10,835	5,430	2,700	2,730
Vietnamese	7,150	3,345	3,805	17,270	8,085	9,180
Yiddish	5	5	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	900	430	470	4,180	2,100	2,075
Multiple responses	69,570	34,290	35,275	162,820	77,775	85,050
English and French	1,365	580	785	4,700	2,240	2,460
English and non-official language	66,560	32,980	33,580	155,065	74,155	80,905
French and non-official language	370	175	195	930	435	495
English, French and non-official language	1,275	555	720	2,130	940	1,185
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	710,475	347,920	362,550	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
None	512,720	251,365	261,355	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615
Single responses	193,940	94,755	99,185	604,495	287,270	317,220
English	86,660	43,395	43,260	249,765	122,305	127,455
French	5,545	2,355	3,190	38,175	17,315	20,865
Non-official languages	101,735	49,005	52,735	316,550	147,655	168,900
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	15	10	10	845	400	445
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	705	335	365
Dene	0	0	0	30	15	20
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	20	10	5
Mi'kmaq	0	5	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	5	5	5	80	35	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	100,320	48,320	52,000	305,355	142,340	163,020
African languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	310	165	140
Afrikaans	95	40	55	1,340	650	690
Akan (Twi)	390	175	215	260	130	125
Albanian	575	275	300	405	200	205
Amharic	140	65	75	460	220	245
Arabic	6,920	3,620	3,295	3,845	2,280	1,570
Armenian	130	65	65	320	160	165
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	215	95	125
Bengali	915	460	450	570	285	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	10	5	5	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	185	70	110	920	345	575
Bosnian	285	140	150	395	190	205
Bulgarian	245	125	120	495	215	275
Burmese	30	10	20	235	110	130
Cantonese	2,965	1,375	1,590	29,240	13,945	15,290
Chinese, n.o.s.	3,195	1,505	1,690	20,595	9,830	10,760
Creoles	640	295	340	490	250	235
Croatian	2,185	1,080	1,105	3,195	1,585	1,615
Czech	210	90	120	1,940	900	1,045
Danish	65	30	40	1,705	765	940
Dutch	295	115	180	6,930	3,130	3,805
Estonian	55	20	40	235	100	135
Finnish	65	25	45	1,290	550	740
Flemish	20	5	10	125	50	70
Fukien	100	50	50	670	295	380
German	1,545	680	865	23,905	10,935	12,970
Greek	1,520	765	755	3,310	1,730	1,580
Gujarati	2,635	1,310	1,325	3,185	1,485	1,705
Hakka	50	20	30	315	135	175
Hebrew	60	40	25	1,090	575	515
Hindi	6,210	3,115	3,095	12,695	6,190	6,505
Hungarian	570	270	300	2,950	1,405	1,545
Ilocano	125	60	70	945	360	590
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	140	75	70	175	90	85
Italian	5,550	2,655	2,890	9,605	4,715	4,890
Japanese	375	170	205	9,050	3,635	5,415
Khmer (Cambodian)	30	15	20	365	170	195
Korean	1,000	495	510	6,890	3,125	3,765
Kurdish	40	15	20	270	160	110
Lao	40	20	25	410	200	210
Latvian	60	20	40	120	45	75
Lingala	55	25	35	65	25	40
Lithuanian	190	90	105	115	55	60
Macedonian	320	155	160	60	25	35
Malay	330	145	190	1,450	645	805
Malayalam	940	475	470	520	260	260
Maltese	400	175	225	80	30	50
Mandarin	1,970	910	1,060	17,925	8,150	9,775
Marathi	340	165	180	125	65	65
Nepali	70	35	40	155	80	75
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	505	235	265	295	155	135
Norwegian	15	5	10	715	330	380
Oromo	15	10	5	65	45	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	5,730	2,965	2,770	34,010	17,040	16,970
Pashto	220	110	110	235	120	120
Persian (Farsi)	1,125	560	565	7,025	3,725	3,300
Polish	7,105	3,375	3,730	5,450	2,475	2,975
Portuguese	7,470	3,515	3,955	5,640	2,625	3,010
Romanian	855	390	465	2,410	1,135	1,270
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	5	10	40	25	25
Russian	1,035	480	555	6,140	2,715	3,425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	30	15	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	195	100	95	160	85	70
Serbian	1,035	530	500	1,855	955	905
Serbo-Croatian	165	95	70	435	190	245
Shanghainese	35	15	20	485	215	265
Sign languages, n.i.e.	40	20	25	865	345	520
Sindhi	320	155	165	930	400	530
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	570	265	300	570	285	290
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	65	35	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	50	25	20	150	75	75
Slovak	300	130	165	1,035	400	635
Slovenian	360	175	190	345	155	190
Somali	320	150	170	365	190	175
Spanish	4,810	2,280	2,530	20,930	10,065	10,865
Swahili	225	90	135	580	280	300
Swedish	45	20	25	1,220	535	680
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,845	2,790	4,055	24,810	9,040	15,775
Taiwanese	60	25	35	2,675	1,275	1,395
Tamil	2,650	1,345	1,310	910	480	430
Telugu	335	160	175	195	100	95
Thai	45	15	35	1,110	370	740
Tibetan languages	15	5	5	45	30	25
Tigrigna	105	50	55	175	85	90
Turkish	335	180	150	1,020	575	445
Ukrainian	1,725	800	925	1,930	830	1,100
Urdu	9,020	4,605	4,410	2,425	1,260	1,170
Vietnamese	2,170	1,040	1,130	5,945	2,880	3,060
Yiddish	0	0	0	90	35	50
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,405	680	725	10,345	4,910	5,435
Multiple responses	3,815	1,800	2,015	11,455	5,320	6,130
English and French	575	245	330	1,090	495	595
English and non-official language	1,755	895	855	4,540	2,185	2,350
French and non-official language	1,455	645	810	5,760	2,610	3,145
English, French and non-official language	30	15	15	70	30	40

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

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X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

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.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Mississauga, Ontario (Code 3521005) and British Columbia (Code 59) (table). Census Profile. 2011 Census. Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 98-316-XWE. Ottawa. Released October 24, 2012.
http://www12.statcan.gc.ca/census-recensement/2011/dp-pd/prof/index.cfm?Lang=E (accessed June 18, 2024).

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Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2003 representation order)	IVT (2,795 KB)	XML (2,644 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	IVT (3,008 KB)	XML (2,802 KB)
Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map: Mississauga, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

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Map: Mississauga, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), Ontario

Map: British Columbia

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Mississauga (City)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Peel (Regional municipality)
    - Mississauga (City)

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

Note

Note: For more information regarding geographic hierarchies, refer to the Illustrated Glossary: Hierarchy of standard geographic units tutorial.

Related data

Related data: Mississauga, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Mississauga, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Mississauga, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Mississauga, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, British Columbia, 2011
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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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