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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	Surrey, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Montréal (CMA) Quebec (Census metropolitan area)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	468,251	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,824,221^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	394,976	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,635,556^A†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	18.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.2	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	163,986	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,696,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	152,847	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,479.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	898.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	316.41	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,258.31	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	468,250	231,570	236,680	3,824,220	1,861,520	1,962,700
0 to 4 years	29,160	15,115	14,050	222,225	113,520	108,700
5 to 9 years	28,800	14,820	13,980	201,655	102,255	99,395
10 to 14 years	30,785	15,955	14,830	208,290	106,470	101,825
15 to 19 years	33,130	17,230	15,905	242,600	122,930	119,665
15 years	6,800	3,535	3,265	46,445	23,715	22,735
16 years	6,695	3,535	3,160	47,330	23,970	23,360
17 years	6,655	3,450	3,210	47,950	24,460	23,485
18 years	6,630	3,440	3,190	49,395	25,010	24,385
19 years	6,355	3,270	3,085	51,475	25,775	25,700
20 to 24 years	31,085	15,750	15,335	250,890	125,260	125,630
25 to 29 years	32,275	15,835	16,435	256,520	126,530	129,990
30 to 34 years	32,150	15,405	16,745	276,950	136,060	140,885
35 to 39 years	32,900	15,650	17,250	266,295	132,355	133,940
40 to 44 years	35,030	17,090	17,940	273,535	137,000	136,535
45 to 49 years	36,530	18,250	18,285	302,160	151,420	150,745
50 to 54 years	34,340	17,055	17,285	295,365	145,825	149,540
55 to 59 years	29,825	14,770	15,050	250,495	121,475	129,020
60 to 64 years	25,670	12,570	13,100	217,405	103,455	113,950
65 to 69 years	18,530	9,095	9,435	170,995	79,885	91,115
70 to 74 years	13,585	6,560	7,025	129,760	58,375	71,390
75 to 79 years	10,180	4,750	5,425	106,620	45,895	60,720
80 to 84 years	7,400	3,235	4,165	81,755	31,810	49,945
85 years and over	6,875	2,430	4,445	70,715	21,000	49,715
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	37.5	36.8	38.2	39.7	38.7	40.8
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.0	80.2	81.9	83.5	82.7	84.2
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	379,510	185,685	193,825	3,192,055	1,539,275	1,652,785
Married or living with a common-law partner	231,120	115,300	115,820	1,728,495	866,800	861,690
Married (and not separated)	210,295	104,895	105,400	1,174,405	587,860	586,540
Living common law	20,825	10,405	10,425	554,085	278,935	275,150
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	148,385	70,385	78,000	1,463,565	672,475	791,090
Single (never legally married)	100,530	54,915	45,615	1,002,695	530,050	472,645
Separated	9,690	4,065	5,630	57,625	24,045	33,580
Divorced	19,430	7,770	11,665	228,245	85,130	143,120
Widowed	18,730	3,640	15,090	174,995	33,250	141,740
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	131,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	55,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	504,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	29,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	235,285	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	32,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	209,915	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	14,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	131,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,034,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	111,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	844,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	101,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	568,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	37,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	249,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	63,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	318,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	21,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	28,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	136,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,625	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	10,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	276,705	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	6,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	137,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	1,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	60,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	695	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	19,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	15,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	8,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	3,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	365	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	160,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,127,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	34,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	262,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	53,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	365,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	19,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	138,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	34,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	19,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,730	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.2	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	463,340	229,405	233,935	3,752,460	1,833,900	1,918,555
Number of persons not in census families	59,805	28,525	31,275	745,900	352,880	393,020
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	15,055	5,725	9,325	81,095	34,285	46,810
Living with non-relatives only	14,605	8,405	6,200	139,370	79,375	59,995
Living alone	30,145	14,400	15,740	525,435	239,220	286,215
Number of census family persons	403,535	200,875	202,665	3,006,560	1,481,025	1,525,535
Average number of persons per census family	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	53,505	25,130	28,375	506,350	221,725	284,630
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	16,255	4,695	11,555	192,980	53,940	139,040
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,500	1,305	4,195	24,650	5,635	19,020
Living with non-relatives only	1,070	545	525	11,550	5,575	5,975
Living alone	9,680	2,850	6,830	156,780	42,730	114,050
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	37,255	20,430	16,820	313,370	167,785	145,585
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	152,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	117,505	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,017,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	93,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	947,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	80,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	787,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	49,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	426,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	13,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	159,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	23,720	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,165	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	2,125	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	7,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	11,680	...Data not available	...Data not available	16,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	35,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	596,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	30,140	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	5,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	152,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	64,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	135,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	83,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	948,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	3,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	20,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,290	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	144,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	31,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	665,305	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	100	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	152,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,613,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	30,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	525,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	42,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	517,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	25,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	246,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	27,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	215,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	13,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	13,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	463,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,752,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	3.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,005	230,090	234,915	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
Single responses	449,780	222,615	227,160	3,667,620	1,786,580	1,881,045
English	240,485	120,785	119,705	439,845	218,065	221,785
French	3,475	1,710	1,760	2,395,525	1,161,290	1,234,235
Non-official languages	205,815	100,120	105,695	832,245	407,220	425,025
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	65	20	40	535	180	355
Atikamekw	0	0	0	25	5	20
Cree, n.o.s.	45	15	25	205	85	115
Dene	5	0	5	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	55	15	35
Inuktitut	0	0	0	225	60	165
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	20	10	15
Ojibway	15	0	15	5	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	204,430	99,455	104,970	823,845	403,005	420,840
African languages, n.i.e.	200	90	110	720	410	310
Afrikaans	170	85	90	75	40	35
Akan (Twi)	150	70	80	1,120	550	570
Albanian	265	125	140	2,110	1,090	1,020
Amharic	290	130	160	615	300	315
Arabic	2,930	1,555	1,375	126,865	67,530	59,335
Armenian	85	35	45	14,800	7,215	7,585
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	115	45	70	1,255	650	605
Bengali	465	235	230	10,240	5,220	5,025
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	0	5,225	2,840	2,385
Bisayan languages	750	315	440	880	270	610
Bosnian	140	75	65	405	200	210
Bulgarian	90	45	40	5,975	2,910	3,060
Burmese	250	140	110	50	25	30
Cantonese	3,890	1,835	2,050	10,515	4,965	5,550
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,760	3,630	4,135	39,095	18,515	20,580
Creoles	215	105	115	47,665	21,100	26,570
Croatian	735	385	355	1,875	960	915
Czech	495	250	250	1,320	615	705
Danish	450	230	220	250	115	135
Dutch	1,765	825	940	2,115	1,060	1,055
Estonian	80	40	45	170	65	105
Finnish	280	115	165	335	120	220
Flemish	35	20	15	335	135	195
Fukien	125	50	75	70	30	45
German	4,910	2,285	2,625	10,155	4,565	5,590
Greek	575	315	255	38,860	19,510	19,355
Gujarati	1,240	600	635	5,895	2,885	3,005
Hakka	70	30	45	100	40	60
Hebrew	50	30	20	3,895	2,060	1,835
Hindi	12,235	5,860	6,370	2,635	1,375	1,260
Hungarian	1,030	520	510	6,005	2,870	3,140
Ilocano	650	280	370	1,680	605	1,070
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	125	70	55	450	270	185
Italian	1,395	760	635	110,125	54,285	55,835
Japanese	950	360	595	1,805	560	1,245
Khmer (Cambodian)	600	290	310	7,745	3,625	4,115
Korean	7,740	3,675	4,070	3,870	1,705	2,160
Kurdish	115	70	50	670	365	305
Lao	580	285	295	3,555	1,725	1,835
Latvian	35	25	10	275	95	180
Lingala	5	0	0	1,740	820	925
Lithuanian	35	15	20	570	235	330
Macedonian	15	5	10	175	90	85
Malay	355	160	200	555	230	325
Malayalam	390	200	190	290	155	140
Maltese	15	5	5	20	5	15
Mandarin	10,050	4,855	5,195	10,180	4,665	5,515
Marathi	55	25	30	150	90	60
Nepali	300	155	145	345	160	185
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	130	70	60	3,745	1,990	1,760
Norwegian	205	90	115	220	110	110
Oromo	50	25	25	6,390	3,490	2,900
Panjabi (Punjabi)	93,785	46,785	47,000	11,025	5,915	5,105
Pashto	385	190	195	960	525	435
Persian (Farsi)	2,030	1,045	990	17,895	9,340	8,560
Polish	2,735	1,340	1,400	13,530	5,905	7,630
Portuguese	1,350	660	690	29,225	14,035	15,190
Romanian	630	320	310	28,975	13,990	14,990
Rundi (Kirundi)	45	25	20	1,300	635	670
Russian	1,370	635	740	22,480	10,095	12,385
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	20	10	10	1,280	565	715
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	455	230	225	125	60	60
Serbian	460	250	205	1,735	850	885
Serbo-Croatian	85	45	40	675	335	340
Shanghainese	45	25	20	90	40	50
Sign languages, n.i.e.	90	45	45	285	155	125
Sindhi	210	100	115	295	140	155
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	535	260	270	570	300	265
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	305	160	145	65	40	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	265	140	125
Slovak	290	130	165	1,020	440	585
Slovenian	105	50	50	770	335	435
Somali	535	260	275	665	335	325
Spanish	5,865	2,835	3,030	111,070	54,395	56,670
Swahili	160	90	75	975	485	490
Swedish	145	65	85	435	210	225
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	13,740	5,955	7,790	13,280	4,550	8,730
Taiwanese	745	360	390	395	185	210
Tamil	525	270	250	13,145	6,595	6,550
Telugu	100	55	45	350	195	155
Thai	200	65	135	525	145	380
Tibetan languages	45	20	20	95	55	40
Tigrigna	90	55	35	310	140	165
Turkish	190	100	90	6,370	3,285	3,085
Ukrainian	910	390	520	4,365	1,885	2,480
Urdu	4,495	2,280	2,220	9,615	5,005	4,610
Vietnamese	6,035	2,850	3,185	24,610	11,725	12,880
Yiddish	15	10	10	8,910	4,445	4,460
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,325	645	680	7,870	4,040	3,825
Multiple responses	15,235	7,475	7,755	118,290	58,990	59,305
English and French	635	295	340	40,400	20,205	20,190
English and non-official language	14,055	6,915	7,140	21,450	10,460	10,985
French and non-official language	350	165	190	44,685	22,165	22,525
English, French and non-official language	190	100	85	11,755	6,160	5,595
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,090	234,915	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
English only	413,830	208,255	205,575	280,785	138,010	142,775
French only	225	100	125	1,401,455	626,035	775,425
English and French	21,305	9,540	11,770	2,039,040	1,056,095	982,945
Neither English nor French	29,650	12,195	17,450	64,640	25,430	39,205
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,095	234,915	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
English	429,840	215,225	214,610	739,485	367,370	372,115
French	3,510	1,750	1,760	2,767,210	1,339,785	1,427,430
English and French	2,410	1,115	1,290	216,745	114,035	102,710
Neither English nor French	29,255	11,995	17,255	62,470	24,385	38,090
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	4,715	2,305	2,400	847,860	424,390	423,475
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.0	1.0	1.0	22.4	23.0	21.8
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,090	234,920	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
Single responses	429,585	212,510	217,070	3,581,800	1,744,820	1,836,985
English	291,155	144,725	146,430	606,910	299,450	307,455
French	1,050	505	540	2,502,410	1,217,800	1,284,605
Non-official languages	137,380	67,275	70,100	472,485	227,560	244,920
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	5	0	5	195	75	125
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	10
Cree, n.o.s.	5	0	0	85	35	50
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	30	10	15
Inuktitut	0	0	0	70	25	50
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	136,795	67,000	69,805	469,410	226,055	243,360
African languages, n.i.e.	90	35	50	185	90	95
Afrikaans	90	45	45	25	10	10
Akan (Twi)	45	20	25	560	255	310
Albanian	165	80	85	1,325	670	655
Amharic	130	55	75	325	150	180
Arabic	1,875	945	935	66,910	34,230	32,680
Armenian	30	15	15	10,870	5,145	5,720
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	30	10	15	225	110	125
Bengali	305	145	160	8,155	4,050	4,100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,780	935	840
Bisayan languages	290	135	150	230	95	135
Bosnian	75	40	30	265	135	125
Bulgarian	45	25	20	4,590	2,260	2,330
Burmese	185	105	80	25	10	15
Cantonese	2,685	1,280	1,405	8,120	3,870	4,245
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,390	2,560	2,825	31,905	15,280	16,630
Creoles	135	65	65	19,000	8,095	10,905
Croatian	205	100	110	790	375	415
Czech	175	90	90	415	195	220
Danish	10	5	5	30	15	15
Dutch	120	55	65	325	155	170
Estonian	15	0	10	25	15	15
Finnish	40	15	25	60	20	35
Flemish	0	0	0	60	25	35
Fukien	50	20	25	15	5	10
German	520	235	280	1,830	840	990
Greek	170	80	85	19,750	9,530	10,225
Gujarati	650	310	345	3,930	1,895	2,040
Hakka	15	5	10	20	5	15
Hebrew	5	5	0	1,705	875	835
Hindi	6,885	3,300	3,580	1,400	700	700
Hungarian	280	145	140	2,240	995	1,245
Ilocano	210	105	115	585	225	360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	55	30	30	225	120	105
Italian	275	130	145	38,855	17,585	21,280
Japanese	435	200	240	760	330	430
Khmer (Cambodian)	325	160	165	4,880	2,260	2,625
Korean	6,365	3,025	3,335	2,840	1,305	1,525
Kurdish	70	35	30	310	155	150
Lao	345	175	175	2,100	1,010	1,090
Latvian	0	5	0	85	30	50
Lingala	0	0	0	450	205	245
Lithuanian	5	5	0	145	55	90
Macedonian	0	0	0	110	55	50
Malay	150	80	75	215	105	105
Malayalam	195	95	95	75	35	35
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	8,575	4,200	4,380	8,525	4,090	4,435
Marathi	25	10	10	65	40	25
Nepali	200	105	95	285	135	150
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	855	410	445
Norwegian	20	10	15	40	20	20
Oromo	30	15	15	1,935	1,025	910
Panjabi (Punjabi)	73,620	36,650	36,970	8,270	4,375	3,895
Pashto	250	125	125	775	405	365
Persian (Farsi)	1,345	665	685	12,990	6,425	6,560
Polish	1,300	645	660	6,365	2,885	3,485
Portuguese	435	210	225	13,875	6,575	7,300
Romanian	295	150	150	21,380	10,475	10,910
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	10	15	365	165	200
Russian	815	395	425	17,550	8,310	9,240
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	295	140	150
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	335	170	165	55	30	25
Serbian	240	130	110	1,035	495	540
Serbo-Croatian	25	10	10	310	145	165
Shanghainese	30	15	15	30	10	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	125	60	65	525	330	195
Sindhi	95	45	50	165	80	85
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	265	125	140	320	160	160
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	250	130	120	35	15	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	125	55	65
Slovak	100	50	50	220	100	120
Slovenian	15	5	10	280	115	160
Somali	385	185	200	410	200	215
Spanish	3,370	1,625	1,750	74,755	36,280	38,470
Swahili	75	40	35	270	125	140
Swedish	10	5	10	100	45	50
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,410	2,915	3,490	7,210	2,775	4,440
Taiwanese	445	220	225	220	115	100
Tamil	320	165	155	11,225	5,565	5,670
Telugu	70	35	35	215	115	100
Thai	80	35	50	160	75	85
Tibetan languages	15	5	10	70	35	30
Tigrigna	35	20	15	160	70	85
Turkish	70	35	35	4,675	2,320	2,360
Ukrainian	190	95	95	1,800	775	1,025
Urdu	3,265	1,625	1,645	7,030	3,550	3,485
Vietnamese	4,440	2,075	2,360	19,555	9,285	10,270
Yiddish	0	0	0	6,155	3,165	2,990
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	575	280	290	2,870	1,435	1,440
Multiple responses	35,420	17,580	17,845	204,120	100,755	103,365
English and French	400	170	235	48,610	24,475	24,135
English and non-official language	34,500	17,170	17,325	41,050	19,960	21,095
French and non-official language	135	70	65	87,330	42,320	45,010
English, French and non-official language	385	170	220	27,120	13,995	13,125
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	465,010	230,090	234,920	3,785,915	1,845,570	1,940,345
None	364,500	180,800	183,705	2,955,830	1,434,280	1,521,550
Single responses	99,030	48,570	50,465	761,210	376,665	384,550
English	48,465	24,470	24,000	276,640	139,560	137,075
French	2,430	1,145	1,280	230,990	113,850	117,145
Non-official languages	48,130	22,950	25,180	253,580	123,255	130,325
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	40	10	30	235	85	150
Atikamekw	0	0	0	10	5	10
Cree, n.o.s.	25	10	15	80	40	45
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	20	10	10
Inuktitut	0	0	0	90	25	70
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	25	5	15
Ojibway	10	0	5	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	47,500	22,675	24,825	248,955	120,965	127,990
African languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	470	250	220
Afrikaans	65	35	35	45	25	20
Akan (Twi)	100	50	45	465	240	225
Albanian	75	35	40	335	165	170
Amharic	110	55	60	175	85	90
Arabic	825	430	400	44,685	23,760	20,920
Armenian	40	20	15	2,440	1,210	1,225
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	30	10	25	745	370	370
Bengali	105	50	50	1,110	620	490
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,825	955	870
Bisayan languages	215	90	125	240	80	160
Bosnian	45	30	20	80	30	45
Bulgarian	20	10	10	740	340	405
Burmese	45	20	25	15	5	10
Cantonese	1,070	490	575	1,755	865	890
Chinese, n.o.s.	1,430	645	785	5,055	2,325	2,730
Creoles	145	75	70	33,300	14,930	18,370
Croatian	300	165	140	485	220	260
Czech	155	65	90	350	155	190
Danish	150	70	80	110	45	65
Dutch	555	240	315	630	290	340
Estonian	25	15	10	55	20	30
Finnish	110	50	55	105	45	60
Flemish	15	5	10	55	20	40
Fukien	35	15	20	25	10	15
German	1,560	680	875	4,130	1,870	2,260
Greek	330	180	150	14,145	7,120	7,030
Gujarati	510	255	255	1,175	595	580
Hakka	20	5	15	50	25	25
Hebrew	30	20	10	2,935	1,455	1,485
Hindi	5,595	2,715	2,885	1,790	945	850
Hungarian	325	150	170	1,425	640	790
Ilocano	155	65	95	505	180	325
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	35	20	20	185	100	85
Italian	595	305	280	37,515	18,415	19,100
Japanese	455	180	275	845	350	495
Khmer (Cambodian)	150	70	80	2,010	925	1,085
Korean	930	455	475	600	265	335
Kurdish	20	10	10	205	105	100
Lao	190	90	100	930	450	480
Latvian	5	0	5	70	25	50
Lingala	5	0	5	2,255	1,090	1,165
Lithuanian	5	5	5	160	55	105
Macedonian	10	5	5	35	20	20
Malay	170	80	90	195	90	110
Malayalam	125	60	65	130	65	70
Maltese	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	1,500	720	785	1,670	715	960
Marathi	20	10	10	55	30	25
Nepali	65	35	30	20	10	15
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	90	50	40	2,225	1,095	1,130
Norwegian	55	25	30	90	45	45
Oromo	5	0	5	2,215	1,145	1,065
Panjabi (Punjabi)	14,800	7,360	7,440	1,715	940	775
Pashto	100	45	55	80	50	30
Persian (Farsi)	425	225	195	2,635	1,455	1,180
Polish	810	380	430	3,015	1,215	1,795
Portuguese	525	225	295	8,350	3,990	4,360
Romanian	210	95	115	4,050	1,865	2,185
Rundi (Kirundi)	15	10	5	655	320	345
Russian	330	140	190	4,080	1,865	2,215
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	575	250	325
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	105	50	55	45	25	20
Serbian	140	80	60	365	180	180
Serbo-Croatian	20	15	10	135	65	70
Shanghainese	30	10	15	45	20	30
Sign languages, n.i.e.	80	40	45	215	95	120
Sindhi	85	40	50	110	50	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	105	175	95	80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	20	10	10
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	70	35	35
Slovak	115	50	65	280	125	155
Slovenian	30	10	15	205	85	115
Somali	150	85	65	195	100	90
Spanish	2,310	1,145	1,165	31,140	15,250	15,890
Swahili	130	55	75	710	325	385
Swedish	55	30	25	265	135	135
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,795	1,970	2,825	4,700	1,505	3,190
Taiwanese	355	170	185	135	65	70
Tamil	195	95	95	1,495	785	710
Telugu	25	15	10	70	50	30
Thai	110	35	75	235	75	155
Tibetan languages	10	10	5	25	15	5
Tigrigna	35	15	20	75	40	40
Turkish	95	45	50	1,125	590	530
Ukrainian	175	75	100	1,125	475	650
Urdu	985	510	475	2,135	1,160	975
Vietnamese	1,310	630	670	4,155	2,010	2,145
Yiddish	10	5	5	1,675	765	910
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	595	260	330	4,390	2,205	2,190
Multiple responses	1,475	725	750	68,875	34,630	34,245
English and French	145	80	70	28,020	14,400	13,620
English and non-official language	805	420	390	19,670	9,825	9,850
French and non-official language	505	225	280	20,300	9,955	10,345
English, French and non-official language	15	5	10	885	450	435

Symbols

^A adjusted figure due to boundary change

Users wishing to compare 2011 Census data with those of other censuses should then take into account that the boundaries of geographic areas may change from one census to another. In order to facilitate comparison, the 2006 Census counts are adjusted as needed to take into account boundary changes between the 2006 and 2011 censuses. The 2006 counts that were adjusted are identified by the letter 'A.' The letter 'A' may also refer to corrections to the 2006 counts; however, most of these are the result of boundary changes. This symbol is also used to identify areas that have been created since 2006, such as newly incorporated municipalities (census subdivisions) and new designated places (DPLs).

^E use with caution

After the release of the 2006 or 2011 Census population and dwelling counts, errors are occasionally uncovered in the data. It is not possible to make changes to the 2006 or 2011 Census data presented in these tables.

Refer to the 2006 population and dwelling count amendments or the 2011 population and dwelling count amendments for further information.

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.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. 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. Surrey, British Columbia (Code 5915004) and Montréal, Quebec (Code 462) (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 2, 2024).

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Map: Surrey, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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Map: Surrey, City, Census Subdivision (shaded in green), British Columbia

Map: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

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Map: Montréal, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), Quebec

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Surrey (City)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)
  - Greater Vancouver (Regional district)
    - Surrey (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Montréal (Census metropolitan area)

Note

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

Related data

Related data: Surrey, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Surrey, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia, 2011
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NHS Focus on Geography Series, Surrey, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

Related data: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

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2011 Census

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Related data: Montréal (Census metropolitan area), Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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