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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	Vancouver, CY British Columbia (Census subdivision)			Quebec (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	603,502	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,903,001^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	578,041	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,546,131^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	286,742	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,685,926	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	264,573	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,343	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	5,249.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	5.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	114.97	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,356,547.02	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	603,500	295,095	308,400	7,903,000	3,875,860	4,027,140
0 to 4 years	24,770	12,725	12,050	440,840	225,525	215,320
5 to 9 years	22,400	11,625	10,775	399,575	203,675	195,900
10 to 14 years	24,175	12,435	11,740	418,205	213,540	204,665
15 to 19 years	29,095	14,950	14,150	491,980	249,960	242,020
15 years	5,500	2,770	2,730	93,955	47,690	46,265
16 years	5,625	2,985	2,635	96,095	48,880	47,210
17 years	5,715	2,955	2,760	97,795	49,925	47,875
18 years	5,985	3,025	2,960	100,210	50,910	49,305
19 years	6,275	3,215	3,065	103,915	52,545	51,370
20 to 24 years	44,285	21,710	22,570	489,185	246,850	242,340
25 to 29 years	59,465	28,810	30,655	490,665	245,695	244,970
30 to 34 years	53,335	26,355	26,980	531,445	264,980	266,460
35 to 39 years	47,230	23,055	24,175	498,225	249,610	248,615
40 to 44 years	48,640	23,950	24,690	520,805	261,120	259,690
45 to 49 years	49,195	24,730	24,460	623,575	311,320	312,250
50 to 54 years	44,105	21,435	22,670	648,695	320,695	327,995
55 to 59 years	39,500	19,315	20,185	579,280	285,295	293,990
60 to 64 years	35,365	17,370	17,995	512,830	250,675	262,155
65 to 69 years	22,845	11,110	11,735	403,210	194,305	208,905
70 to 74 years	18,800	8,720	10,080	291,755	135,830	155,925
75 to 79 years	15,870	7,425	8,440	232,355	101,675	130,680
80 to 84 years	12,305	5,410	6,895	176,420	69,170	107,250
85 years and over	12,110	3,955	8,155	153,945	45,945	108,005
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	39.1	40.2	41.9	40.7	43.0
% of the population aged 15 and over	88.2	87.5	88.8	84.1	83.4	84.7
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	532,150	258,310	273,840	6,644,380	3,233,120	3,411,260
Married or living with a common-law partner	264,105	132,245	131,855	3,745,320	1,875,415	1,869,905
Married (and not separated)	216,815	107,845	108,965	2,353,770	1,177,720	1,176,050
Living common law	47,285	24,395	22,890	1,391,550	697,695	693,850
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	268,050	126,065	141,985	2,899,060	1,357,705	1,541,360
Single (never legally married)	194,270	102,030	92,240	1,942,090	1,045,540	896,545
Separated	12,850	5,445	7,400	105,195	46,465	58,720
Divorced	35,825	14,020	21,800	463,830	188,265	275,565
Widowed	25,110	4,570	20,545	387,945	77,430	310,515
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	151,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	79,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,158,055	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	34,395	...Data not available	...Data not available	473,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	28,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	407,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	9,280	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	151,330	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,203,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	126,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,838,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	103,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,143,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	43,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	596,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	59,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	547,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	25,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	216,230	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	25,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	226,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	8,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	104,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	23,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	694,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	334,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	4,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	360,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	155,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	405	...Data not available	...Data not available	53,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	24,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	365,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	20,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	277,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	13,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	169,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	5,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,630	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	4,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	87,580	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	3,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,780	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	305	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	146,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,201,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	29,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	520,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	41,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	728,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	16,065	...Data not available	...Data not available	279,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	31,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	453,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	27,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	219,980	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...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	590,205	288,095	302,110	7,732,835	3,812,190	3,920,640
Number of persons not in census families	165,840	79,055	86,785	1,489,290	717,115	772,170
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	18,175	6,670	11,505	145,795	64,175	81,615
Living with non-relatives only	46,460	24,170	22,285	249,085	141,300	107,785
Living alone	101,200	48,215	52,990	1,094,410	511,640	582,770
Number of census family persons	424,370	209,045	215,330	6,243,545	3,095,075	3,148,470
Average number of persons per census family	2.8	...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	75,360	34,360	41,000	1,128,815	510,045	618,775
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	28,975	9,280	19,690	413,235	124,645	288,590
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,605	1,090	4,510	45,530	11,850	33,680
Living with non-relatives only	1,795	845	950	24,935	11,985	12,950
Living alone	21,575	7,340	14,235	342,775	100,810	241,965
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	46,390	25,085	21,305	715,580	385,395	330,185
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	142,960	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,174,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	122,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,050,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	103,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,738,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	52,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	880,690	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	50,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	857,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	312,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	20,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	12,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,300	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	6,520	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	2,925	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	7,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	121,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,221,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	20,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	126,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	264,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	47,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,560,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	70,270	...Data not available	...Data not available	171,115	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	65	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,995	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	146,705	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,640,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	4,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	171,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	9,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	45,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	87,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,103,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	390	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,645	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	264,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,395,345	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	101,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,094,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	81,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,181,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	34,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	496,140	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	28,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	421,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	10,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	142,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	8,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	590,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,732,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.2	...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}	595,720	291,505	304,215	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690
Single responses	578,685	283,430	295,250	7,663,135	3,764,810	3,898,325
English	299,290	154,040	145,250	599,225	297,875	301,355
French	8,905	4,575	4,330	6,102,210	2,994,300	3,107,910
Non-official languages	270,490	124,825	145,670	961,700	472,635	489,060
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	165	85	85	41,290	20,530	20,760
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5,815	2,975	2,845
Cree, n.o.s.	120	60	55	15,135	7,570	7,565
Dene	10	10	5	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	8,715	4,200	4,515
Inuktitut	5	0	0	10,915	5,430	5,485
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	670	340	325
Ojibway	30	10	15	30	15	15
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Stoney	5	0	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	268,345	123,780	144,565	908,480	445,970	462,515
African languages, n.i.e.	55	30	25	930	530	400
Afrikaans	220	120	100	100	50	45
Akan (Twi)	70	35	40	1,140	560	585
Albanian	130	70	60	2,405	1,240	1,170
Amharic	305	160	135	690	340	355
Arabic	2,685	1,670	1,015	140,035	74,985	65,050
Armenian	275	140	135	15,030	7,335	7,700
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	1,645	875	770
Bengali	880	465	420	10,405	5,305	5,100
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	5,645	3,095	2,550
Bisayan languages	1,020	370	650	955	280	670
Bosnian	225	110	115	1,505	745	760
Bulgarian	465	210	260	6,495	3,165	3,330
Burmese	340	175	165	60	25	35
Cantonese	63,220	29,170	34,055	10,975	5,185	5,790
Chinese, n.o.s.	44,880	20,730	24,150	41,590	19,745	21,850
Creoles	70	40	35	49,475	21,965	27,510
Croatian	1,320	635	680	2,375	1,220	1,160
Czech	855	435	420	1,645	790	855
Danish	435	205	230	305	145	160
Dutch	1,350	675	670	3,245	1,595	1,645
Estonian	130	50	80	200	75	125
Finnish	410	150	260	415	155	255
Flemish	40	30	10	590	250	340
Fukien	545	245	305	75	30	45
German	6,615	3,150	3,465	15,025	6,920	8,105
Greek	2,275	1,160	1,110	39,825	20,135	19,690
Gujarati	960	430	530	5,940	2,915	3,025
Hakka	405	180	225	105	40	60
Hebrew	830	460	365	3,975	2,105	1,870
Hindi	3,955	1,905	2,040	2,745	1,435	1,310
Hungarian	1,350	655	700	6,675	3,250	3,430
Ilocano	1,535	615	925	1,685	615	1,075
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	40	25	560	320	240
Italian	5,065	2,435	2,625	113,815	56,530	57,285
Japanese	6,730	2,235	4,495	2,175	680	1,495
Khmer (Cambodian)	330	150	180	8,620	4,035	4,580
Korean	7,825	3,300	4,525	4,085	1,785	2,300
Kurdish	385	210	175	820	465	360
Lao	105	50	55	4,185	2,050	2,140
Latvian	135	60	75	335	125	205
Lingala	10	10	5	2,045	980	1,070
Lithuanian	85	35	50	650	275	370
Macedonian	60	25	40	195	105	95
Malay	995	495	495	625	250	375
Malayalam	325	160	165	315	165	150
Maltese	20	10	5	30	15	15
Mandarin	23,675	10,715	12,955	11,290	5,155	6,130
Marathi	80	45	30	160	90	65
Nepali	140	80	55	1,280	620	660
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	60	35	20	4,565	2,470	2,090
Norwegian	205	95	110	275	130	140
Oromo	75	45	30	7,035	3,865	3,170
Panjabi (Punjabi)	15,235	7,485	7,745	11,150	5,990	5,160
Pashto	125	70	50	990	545	445
Persian (Farsi)	6,260	3,270	2,990	19,835	10,340	9,500
Polish	2,705	1,245	1,455	15,250	6,695	8,555
Portuguese	3,410	1,680	1,730	34,265	16,505	17,760
Romanian	1,145	525	620	31,245	15,115	16,130
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	25	2,370	1,150	1,220
Russian	3,705	1,635	2,070	24,085	10,765	13,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	15	10	2,005	875	1,130
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	25	20	150	80	75
Serbian	2,080	1,020	1,065	2,955	1,485	1,470
Serbo-Croatian	480	230	255	1,910	945	970
Shanghainese	460	185	275	95	40	50
Sign languages, n.i.e.	65	30	35	520	305	215
Sindhi	245	105	140	305	145	155
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	210	105	100	585	305	280
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	95	55	40
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	40	325	180	145
Slovak	480	205	270	1,180	525	660
Slovenian	155	85	75	840	375	460
Somali	130	70	60	855	435	420
Spanish	10,500	5,230	5,270	131,850	64,490	67,365
Swahili	110	60	50	2,065	1,060	1,010
Swedish	440	200	235	515	240	280
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	18,805	7,300	11,505	13,740	4,655	9,090
Taiwanese	1,600	725	880	405	190	215
Tamil	1,400	760	635	13,245	6,645	6,595
Telugu	95	55	40	365	200	160
Thai	665	255	410	725	190	535
Tibetan languages	45	30	15	110	60	50
Tigrigna	120	60	65	350	160	190
Turkish	815	475	340	6,915	3,605	3,305
Ukrainian	890	355	530	4,785	2,095	2,690
Urdu	700	375	325	9,800	5,115	4,690
Vietnamese	10,585	4,985	5,600	26,560	12,675	13,885
Yiddish	185	90	100	9,035	4,515	4,520
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,985	960	1,025	11,930	6,140	5,790
Multiple responses	17,035	8,075	8,965	152,820	76,455	76,365
English and French	1,500	760	745	64,800	32,390	32,405
English and non-official language	14,425	6,800	7,625	23,435	11,455	11,975
French and non-official language	755	345	410	51,640	25,810	25,825
English, French and non-official language	355	170	185	12,950	6,790	6,155
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,690
English only	490,430	245,600	244,825	363,860	180,175	183,690
French only	430	205	225	4,047,175	1,871,500	2,175,675
English and French	58,905	26,855	32,045	3,328,725	1,758,410	1,570,310
Neither English nor French	45,960	18,835	27,120	76,190	31,175	45,015
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	7,815,955	3,841,265	3,974,695
English	537,105	266,410	270,695	935,635	465,965	469,675
French	9,165	4,660	4,505	6,561,510	3,216,790	3,344,720
English and French	4,020	1,835	2,180	245,230	128,655	116,575
Neither English nor French	45,430	18,600	26,825	73,580	29,860	43,720
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	11,175	5,575	5,600	1,058,250	530,290	527,960
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	1.9	1.8	13.5	13.8	13.3
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,510	304,215	7,815,955	3,841,260	3,974,695
Single responses	560,350	274,905	285,440	7,570,900	3,720,195	3,850,710
English	387,300	194,815	192,485	767,415	379,915	387,500
French	3,560	1,735	1,825	6,249,080	3,071,635	3,177,450
Non-official languages	169,485	78,360	91,130	554,400	268,640	285,760
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	25	15	10	37,955	19,060	18,895
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5,365	2,805	2,560
Cree, n.o.s.	15	10	10	14,155	7,085	7,075
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	7,730	3,760	3,965
Inuktitut	0	0	0	10,360	5,230	5,130
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	330	175	155
Ojibway	0	0	0	10	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	168,770	77,985	90,790	511,880	247,275	264,610
African languages, n.i.e.	10	0	5	220	105	115
Afrikaans	60	30	30	25	10	15
Akan (Twi)	20	10	15	565	260	310
Albanian	55	25	25	1,510	765	745
Amharic	130	65	70	360	165	195
Arabic	1,660	955	710	72,955	37,360	35,590
Armenian	90	45	45	10,980	5,195	5,785
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	290	140	155
Bengali	560	280	275	8,285	4,110	4,170
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,915	1,005	915
Bisayan languages	340	140	205	235	95	140
Bosnian	115	65	55	1,030	525	505
Bulgarian	215	95	120	4,940	2,430	2,505
Burmese	225	125	105	30	10	15
Cantonese	49,175	22,410	26,765	8,340	3,980	4,360
Chinese, n.o.s.	30,650	14,070	16,580	33,890	16,270	17,620
Creoles	45	20	25	19,430	8,295	11,135
Croatian	475	225	250	1,060	510	545
Czech	190	95	90	510	240	275
Danish	50	25	25	35	20	15
Dutch	135	60	75	525	245	280
Estonian	20	10	15	30	15	15
Finnish	95	40	60	65	25	40
Flemish	15	10	5	95	45	55
Fukien	165	70	100	15	10	5
German	1,100	530	570	3,025	1,435	1,590
Greek	955	440	510	20,060	9,685	10,380
Gujarati	485	205	275	3,955	1,905	2,050
Hakka	115	55	60	20	5	15
Hebrew	350	175	170	1,735	885	845
Hindi	1,915	905	1,015	1,450	720	725
Hungarian	335	145	185	2,390	1,070	1,315
Ilocano	525	240	290	585	225	360
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	275	145	130
Italian	2,040	890	1,150	39,540	17,925	21,615
Japanese	3,560	1,440	2,120	915	390	525
Khmer (Cambodian)	175	85	90	5,350	2,475	2,875
Korean	5,445	2,415	3,035	2,955	1,360	1,590
Kurdish	215	105	110	380	200	180
Lao	30	10	15	2,395	1,160	1,235
Latvian	40	15	20	90	35	55
Lingala	0	0	0	545	250	290
Lithuanian	20	10	10	150	60	90
Macedonian	35	15	20	125	65	60
Malay	395	205	185	225	115	120
Malayalam	205	100	105	75	40	35
Maltese	5	5	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	19,030	8,895	10,135	9,325	4,485	4,835
Marathi	30	20	10	65	40	25
Nepali	85	50	35	1,170	575	600
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	975	465	505
Norwegian	35	15	10	40	20	25
Oromo	40	25	15	2,115	1,110	1,010
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,500	5,120	5,370	8,345	4,415	3,925
Pashto	90	50	45	805	430	380
Persian (Farsi)	3,875	1,890	1,985	14,380	7,125	7,255
Polish	860	390	470	6,955	3,160	3,800
Portuguese	1,545	750	800	16,015	7,615	8,405
Romanian	445	220	230	22,790	11,190	11,605
Rundi (Kirundi)	20	10	15	665	305	355
Russian	2,085	960	1,130	18,465	8,740	9,725
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	10	450	210	235
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	75	40	35
Serbian	1,325	645	685	2,015	985	1,025
Serbo-Croatian	240	115	125	1,180	580	600
Shanghainese	195	85	110	30	15	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	95	50	45	975	625	355
Sindhi	75	30	50	175	85	90
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	65	35	35	330	165	170
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	45	15	30	55	20	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	145	65	75
Slovak	125	60	65	255	115	140
Slovenian	15	10	10	295	130	170
Somali	70	35	40	520	245	275
Spanish	5,245	2,560	2,680	88,380	43,095	45,290
Swahili	45	25	25	750	365	385
Swedish	120	55	60	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	9,345	3,880	5,460	7,280	2,815	4,465
Taiwanese	765	365	400	220	115	100
Tamil	1,035	550	485	11,270	5,585	5,685
Telugu	45	30	15	220	120	105
Thai	270	125	145	210	95	115
Tibetan languages	20	15	5	80	40	40
Tigrigna	60	30	35	170	80	90
Turkish	370	195	175	4,945	2,470	2,475
Ukrainian	140	60	80	1,925	835	1,090
Urdu	400	200	205	7,125	3,595	3,530
Vietnamese	7,475	3,525	3,955	20,740	9,845	10,895
Yiddish	5	0	0	6,275	3,225	3,050
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	690	365	330	4,565	2,310	2,265
Multiple responses	35,375	16,600	18,775	245,055	121,070	123,985
English and French	885	475	415	71,555	35,860	35,695
English and non-official language	33,780	15,805	17,975	43,765	21,305	22,460
French and non-official language	255	125	130	100,110	48,590	51,525
English, French and non-official language	450	195	260	29,625	15,315	14,310
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	595,720	291,505	304,215	7,815,950	3,841,260	3,974,690
None	454,215	224,420	229,795	6,691,145	3,279,620	3,411,525
Single responses	138,730	65,795	72,930	1,046,580	522,335	524,245
English	58,315	28,070	30,245	459,125	234,190	224,935
French	6,815	3,275	3,545	298,090	147,040	151,050
Non-official languages	73,595	34,460	39,140	289,365	141,100	148,260
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	105	55	50	3,380	1,585	1,795
Atikamekw	0	0	0	470	205	270
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	40	1,250	630	620
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	920	435	490
Inuktitut	5	0	0	485	205	275
Mi'kmaq	0	0	5	250	110	135
Ojibway	20	10	5	5	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	5	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	72,660	34,020	38,640	279,095	136,070	143,025
African languages, n.i.e.	25	15	10	625	335	295
Afrikaans	130	65	60	65	35	30
Akan (Twi)	35	15	20	475	240	240
Albanian	45	25	20	400	200	200
Amharic	105	60	50	195	95	100
Arabic	735	500	230	49,400	26,430	22,965
Armenian	80	45	35	2,500	1,235	1,265
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	35	20	15	945	495	450
Bengali	190	90	100	1,140	635	505
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	1,980	1,050	930
Bisayan languages	220	80	140	250	80	165
Bosnian	80	35	45	310	145	165
Bulgarian	150	65	85	835	380	450
Burmese	90	45	45	10	5	5
Cantonese	13,960	6,715	7,240	1,890	935	955
Chinese, n.o.s.	7,635	3,705	3,935	5,395	2,480	2,920
Creoles	35	20	15	34,645	15,580	19,065
Croatian	505	230	270	600	280	325
Czech	330	155	175	445	205	240
Danish	160	80	85	130	50	75
Dutch	455	220	235	930	415	515
Estonian	30	15	20	60	25	35
Finnish	140	45	95	140	60	85
Flemish	10	5	5	110	45	65
Fukien	195	80	110	25	10	15
German	2,735	1,275	1,465	5,900	2,720	3,175
Greek	1,165	585	580	14,520	7,350	7,165
Gujarati	350	155	195	1,185	600	585
Hakka	135	65	75	50	20	30
Hebrew	510	260	255	2,975	1,475	1,505
Hindi	2,065	1,035	1,035	1,870	985	890
Hungarian	430	200	235	1,580	715	865
Ilocano	380	140	240	505	180	325
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	40	20	20	210	110	95
Italian	1,925	945	980	39,030	19,225	19,810
Japanese	2,860	1,130	1,735	1,070	465	610
Khmer (Cambodian)	75	35	45	2,300	1,070	1,230
Korean	1,545	615	925	650	275	375
Kurdish	85	50	35	230	125	110
Lao	45	25	20	1,095	530	565
Latvian	30	10	20	90	35	55
Lingala	5	5	0	2,585	1,255	1,325
Lithuanian	25	15	15	180	65	120
Macedonian	5	5	5	45	20	25
Malay	385	195	195	235	105	130
Malayalam	95	45	45	135	70	70
Maltese	10	5	5	5	5	0
Mandarin	5,625	2,475	3,150	1,880	810	1,075
Marathi	25	10	15	55	30	30
Nepali	15	10	5	40	25	25
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	20	15	5	2,705	1,350	1,355
Norwegian	80	40	40	110	60	55
Oromo	10	10	5	2,435	1,275	1,160
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,655	1,840	1,815	1,755	960	795
Pashto	25	15	10	80	50	30
Persian (Farsi)	1,545	840	705	2,920	1,600	1,325
Polish	905	405	500	3,465	1,400	2,065
Portuguese	1,290	645	645	9,950	4,785	5,165
Romanian	355	140	215	4,475	2,070	2,410
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	5	5	1,140	565	575
Russian	1,035	440	590	4,610	2,105	2,500
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	920	390	530
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	55	35	25
Serbian	510	250	260	540	275	265
Serbo-Croatian	125	50	75	350	185	165
Shanghainese	170	80	90	50	25	25
Sign languages, n.i.e.	45	20	35	445	205	240
Sindhi	120	55	60	110	50	60
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	70	35	35	175	95	80
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	25	15	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	95	55	45
Slovak	175	55	125	310	140	175
Slovenian	50	20	25	225	95	130
Somali	45	20	25	250	135	120
Spanish	5,260	2,660	2,600	40,335	19,665	20,670
Swahili	75	40	35	1,245	615	630
Swedish	215	105	110	320	150	175
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,385	2,360	4,025	4,875	1,540	3,335
Taiwanese	680	320	365	135	65	70
Tamil	290	170	120	1,510	790	720
Telugu	40	20	20	80	50	30
Thai	255	95	150	320	100	215
Tibetan languages	15	10	5	30	15	10
Tigrigna	40	15	20	90	45	45
Turkish	280	160	120	1,270	690	575
Ukrainian	245	110	135	1,245	535	715
Urdu	195	110	90	2,205	1,200	1,010
Vietnamese	2,400	1,175	1,225	4,620	2,245	2,375
Yiddish	45	15	25	1,690	765	920
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	830	385	445	6,890	3,445	3,445
Multiple responses	2,780	1,285	1,490	78,230	39,305	38,925
English and French	240	110	130	30,610	15,760	14,845
English and non-official language	1,140	530	610	24,795	12,330	12,465
French and non-official language	1,380	645	735	21,860	10,720	11,145
English, French and non-official language	15	5	10	965	500	465

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).

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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.')

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. Vancouver, British Columbia (Code 5915022) and Quebec (Code 24) (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 May 29, 2024).

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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

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

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

Map: Quebec

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Map of Canada: Quebec (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

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

Geographic hierarchy: Quebec (Province)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)

Note

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

Related data

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

2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Vancouver, City (Census Subdivision), British Columbia

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2011 Census

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2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Vancouver (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Quebec (Province)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Quebec

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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