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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	Ottawa, CV Ontario (Census subdivision)			Ottawa - Gatineau (CMA) Ontario (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}	883,391	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,236,324	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	812,129	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,133,633^A	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	8.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	9.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	370,217	...Data not available	...Data not available	526,627	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	353,244	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,636	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	316.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	196.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	2,790.22	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,287.03	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	883,390	428,455	454,935	1,236,320	601,270	635,055
0 to 4 years	49,140	24,925	24,215	71,245	36,245	35,000
5 to 9 years	48,765	24,660	24,100	68,720	34,900	33,820
10 to 14 years	50,665	25,690	24,975	71,470	36,155	35,315
15 to 19 years	58,305	29,675	28,630	82,620	42,030	40,590
15 years	10,905	5,620	5,285	15,510	7,990	7,515
16 years	11,440	5,810	5,635	16,205	8,250	7,955
17 years	11,255	5,775	5,480	16,180	8,255	7,930
18 years	11,880	5,975	5,905	16,830	8,485	8,340
19 years	12,825	6,505	6,325	17,890	9,050	8,850
20 to 24 years	65,960	33,100	32,865	88,795	44,500	44,290
25 to 29 years	61,230	30,185	31,045	83,955	41,305	42,645
30 to 34 years	57,745	27,675	30,065	82,070	39,520	42,545
35 to 39 years	60,360	28,765	31,600	84,990	40,870	44,120
40 to 44 years	64,285	31,215	33,065	90,215	43,890	46,325
45 to 49 years	73,190	35,935	37,255	103,875	51,045	52,830
50 to 54 years	69,010	33,595	35,415	98,840	48,090	50,750
55 to 59 years	57,735	28,030	29,705	82,290	40,085	42,205
60 to 64 years	50,410	24,385	26,025	70,360	34,270	36,095
65 to 69 years	35,865	16,935	18,925	50,100	23,895	26,210
70 to 74 years	26,810	12,360	14,445	36,445	16,850	19,600
75 to 79 years	21,275	9,545	11,725	28,375	12,690	15,680
80 to 84 years	16,305	6,600	9,710	21,470	8,540	12,935
85 years and over	16,335	5,185	11,150	20,485	6,375	14,110
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.2	38.2	40.0	39.1	38.2	39.9
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.2	82.4	83.9	82.9	82.2	83.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	734,820	353,180	381,640	1,024,890	493,965	530,930
Married or living with a common-law partner	411,110	205,465	205,640	579,740	289,645	290,095
Married (and not separated)	348,520	173,900	174,625	461,205	230,155	231,055
Living common law	62,595	31,570	31,020	118,535	59,490	59,045
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	323,710	147,710	176,000	445,155	204,325	240,835
Single (never legally married)	224,340	117,055	107,290	306,365	160,450	145,915
Separated	20,630	8,385	12,240	26,815	11,120	15,700
Divorced	42,710	15,540	27,170	62,115	23,135	38,975
Widowed	36,030	6,730	29,300	49,855	9,620	40,240
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	340,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	114,235	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	52,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	76,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	51,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	21,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	239,475	...Data not available	...Data not available	340,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	200,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	284,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	169,675	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	70,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	96,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	99,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	128,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	36,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	44,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	18,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	31,255	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	21,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	10,195	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	5,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,535	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	38,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	30,790	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	17,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	7,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	4,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	575	...Data not available	...Data not available	900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	265,830	...Data not available	...Data not available	372,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	58,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	89,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	32,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	57,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	27,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,260	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...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	867,090	421,800	445,290	1,215,465	592,935	622,530
Number of persons not in census families	160,855	74,120	86,735	218,720	101,700	117,025
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	18,625	7,520	11,105	25,040	10,410	14,625
Living with non-relatives only	42,325	23,700	18,625	52,960	29,745	23,215
Living alone	99,905	42,895	57,005	140,720	61,545	79,180
Number of census family persons	706,235	347,685	358,550	996,745	491,235	505,505
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...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	105,830	47,610	58,220	142,825	64,445	78,375
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	34,820	9,275	25,545	47,770	13,060	34,715
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,390	1,055	4,335	7,095	1,460	5,640
Living with non-relatives only	1,915	860	1,055	2,840	1,290	1,550
Living alone	27,515	7,360	20,155	37,835	10,310	27,525
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	71,010	38,335	32,675	95,055	51,390	43,665
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	353,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	234,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	333,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	215,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	308,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	184,055	...Data not available	...Data not available	262,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	83,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	100,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	31,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	18,980	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	13,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	9,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	3,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	5,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	4,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	4,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	118,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	19,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,090	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	151,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	226,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	65,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	935	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	135,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	199,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	19,305	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	72,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	6,850	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	36,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	68,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	440	...Data not available	...Data not available	665	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	353,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	99,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	116,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	166,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	55,635	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	52,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	19,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	9,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	867,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,215,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	872,450	424,000	448,450	1,222,760	595,810	626,950
Single responses	846,085	411,465	434,630	1,187,685	578,925	608,760
English	544,045	270,365	273,680	599,295	298,245	301,050
French	123,925	56,845	67,075	384,160	183,510	200,650
Non-official languages	178,120	84,250	93,875	204,230	97,175	107,060
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	455	155	305	565	200	365
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	145	70	75	215	100	115
Dene	5	0	5	10	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	10	5	5
Inuktitut	210	50	155	225	55	165
Mi'kmaq	20	5	15	25	10	15
Ojibway	65	25	45	70	25	45
Oji-Cree	10	5	10	10	5	5
Stoney	0	0	0	5	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	175,735	83,195	92,545	201,255	95,815	105,435
African languages, n.i.e.	450	225	225	525	265	255
Afrikaans	135	70	65	155	80	75
Akan (Twi)	310	150	165	325	155	170
Albanian	580	295	280	625	310	310
Amharic	1,165	565	600	1,225	595	635
Arabic	28,185	14,660	13,525	34,020	17,795	16,230
Armenian	415	210	205	475	245	235
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	510	235	275	645	315	330
Bengali	2,840	1,450	1,390	2,915	1,495	1,425
Berber languages (Kabyle)	65	30	35	175	90	85
Bisayan languages	375	105	270	385	110	280
Bosnian	575	265	310	720	335	385
Bulgarian	825	380	445	1,030	475	555
Burmese	165	85	80	165	85	80
Cantonese	6,405	3,005	3,400	6,575	3,080	3,490
Chinese, n.o.s.	12,735	5,980	6,755	13,580	6,390	7,190
Creoles	3,620	1,530	2,090	4,455	1,905	2,555
Croatian	985	470	515	1,205	580	625
Czech	990	455	540	1,065	485	580
Danish	315	145	175	335	155	185
Dutch	2,360	1,120	1,240	2,745	1,315	1,425
Estonian	185	80	105	190	85	105
Finnish	325	120	200	340	135	205
Flemish	80	35	45	105	50	60
Fukien	85	35	45	85	40	45
German	5,810	2,565	3,245	6,640	2,940	3,705
Greek	2,040	1,080	955	2,180	1,165	1,015
Gujarati	1,210	630	575	1,225	640	580
Hakka	55	35	25	60	35	25
Hebrew	350	190	160	365	200	165
Hindi	2,330	1,175	1,155	2,365	1,195	1,170
Hungarian	1,725	850	875	1,885	940	950
Ilocano	360	120	240	365	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	130	75	55	140	80	55
Italian	9,440	4,730	4,710	9,960	5,025	4,935
Japanese	935	295	640	1,030	325	705
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,095	480	625	1,300	570	730
Korean	1,605	690	915	1,710	725	985
Kurdish	645	330	315	715	375	340
Lao	360	175	180	475	235	240
Latvian	275	125	155	295	135	165
Lingala	275	120	150	385	180	205
Lithuanian	210	90	120	225	100	130
Macedonian	60	30	30	70	35	35
Malay	355	160	205	390	165	225
Malayalam	445	225	225	450	225	225
Maltese	35	10	25	40	10	25
Mandarin	6,820	3,150	3,665	7,275	3,360	3,920
Marathi	230	115	120	240	115	125
Nepali	465	225	235	465	230	240
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	575	300	275	870	465	405
Norwegian	140	60	80	155	60	95
Oromo	360	190	170	565	310	260
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,295	1,650	1,645	3,365	1,680	1,685
Pashto	705	375	325	720	385	335
Persian (Farsi)	6,050	3,025	3,030	6,555	3,285	3,270
Polish	5,750	2,605	3,150	6,230	2,830	3,395
Portuguese	3,920	1,865	2,050	6,625	3,190	3,440
Romanian	2,390	1,085	1,305	3,280	1,520	1,760
Rundi (Kirundi)	545	225	315	935	420	520
Russian	5,475	2,390	3,085	6,030	2,635	3,400
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	515	190	330	875	335	535
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	160	80	75	170	85	85
Serbian	1,675	820	855	2,195	1,100	1,095
Serbo-Croatian	545	265	280	960	465	495
Shanghainese	75	35	45	80	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	115	55	65	140	65	70
Sindhi	245	115	130	245	120	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	720	360	365	730	360	370
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	355	175	180	360	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	75	40	35
Slovak	625	280	345	680	305	375
Slovenian	235	110	125	245	115	130
Somali	6,135	2,610	3,525	6,290	2,690	3,600
Spanish	10,850	4,960	5,890	14,920	6,850	8,070
Swahili	800	365	430	1,070	515	555
Swedish	270	130	150	290	130	160
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,875	1,625	3,250	5,070	1,675	3,395
Taiwanese	165	75	95	175	75	100
Tamil	2,065	1,060	1,000	2,100	1,080	1,020
Telugu	340	165	170	345	170	170
Thai	335	95	245	385	105	275
Tibetan languages	20	10	10	20	10	10
Tigrigna	740	360	385	775	375	400
Turkish	1,395	700	695	1,510	775	740
Ukrainian	1,560	680	885	1,675	730	945
Urdu	3,675	1,870	1,810	3,790	1,925	1,860
Vietnamese	5,800	2,715	3,085	6,230	2,915	3,310
Yiddish	230	125	105	230	120	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,925	900	1,025	2,405	1,155	1,250
Multiple responses	26,360	12,535	13,825	35,075	16,885	18,190
English and French	10,755	5,085	5,665	16,665	8,010	8,650
English and non-official language	11,090	5,430	5,660	11,795	5,770	6,020
French and non-official language	2,950	1,330	1,620	4,630	2,190	2,440
English, French and non-official language	1,565	695	870	1,985	905	1,075
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	872,450	424,000	448,450	1,222,755	595,805	626,950
English only	522,980	264,790	258,195	556,405	282,365	274,040
French only	12,915	5,245	7,675	105,280	46,280	59,000
English and French	324,690	149,495	175,195	547,625	261,975	285,650
Neither English nor French	11,860	4,470	7,390	13,445	5,185	8,260
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	872,450	424,000	448,450	1,222,755	595,810	626,950
English	708,285	349,750	358,535	774,485	383,195	391,295
French	133,450	60,890	72,560	408,010	194,450	213,560
English and French	19,190	9,065	10,125	27,220	13,200	14,025
Neither English nor French	11,530	4,300	7,230	13,040	4,965	8,070
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	143,040	65,420	77,620	421,625	201,050	220,575
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	16.4	15.4	17.3	34.5	33.7	35.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	872,450	424,000	448,450	1,222,760	595,810	626,950
Single responses	830,485	404,095	426,390	1,169,560	570,455	599,110
English	652,455	321,710	330,745	718,430	355,105	363,330
French	86,035	38,940	47,095	345,630	165,270	180,365
Non-official languages	91,990	43,445	48,545	105,500	50,085	55,420
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	120	40	75	170	60	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	35	10	20	80	30	50
Dene	0	0	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	5
Inuktitut	60	15	45	60	15	45
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	20	5	10	20	10	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	91,210	43,090	48,120	104,505	49,620	54,885
African languages, n.i.e.	175	80	100	205	95	110
Afrikaans	50	25	25	50	30	25
Akan (Twi)	110	55	55	110	55	55
Albanian	290	150	140	310	155	155
Amharic	655	305	345	685	315	365
Arabic	16,970	8,525	8,440	20,295	10,240	10,050
Armenian	210	110	100	240	120	115
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	80	35	45	100	45	60
Bengali	1,920	945	975	1,965	970	995
Berber languages (Kabyle)	25	10	15	75	30	45
Bisayan languages	120	40	75	125	40	80
Bosnian	295	150	145	405	205	200
Bulgarian	435	210	225	575	275	300
Burmese	105	45	55	100	45	55
Cantonese	4,000	1,860	2,140	4,070	1,895	2,175
Chinese, n.o.s.	8,475	3,975	4,495	9,180	4,330	4,855
Creoles	1,590	645	945	1,855	765	1,085
Croatian	370	175	195	500	245	255
Czech	275	125	150	295	135	160
Danish	30	15	10	30	15	10
Dutch	155	75	80	200	95	110
Estonian	50	15	25	45	20	30
Finnish	25	15	10	30	10	15
Flemish	0	0	0	5	0	5
Fukien	20	10	5	15	10	10
German	730	310	420	875	380	490
Greek	635	315	325	665	325	335
Gujarati	460	220	240	460	225	240
Hakka	10	5	5	10	5	5
Hebrew	135	70	65	145	70	70
Hindi	1,045	520	525	1,055	520	535
Hungarian	500	240	265	545	260	285
Ilocano	160	60	105	160	65	100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	35	20	15
Italian	2,915	1,320	1,595	2,980	1,355	1,625
Japanese	375	140	230	420	160	260
Khmer (Cambodian)	530	235	295	635	285	350
Korean	995	460	535	1,050	485	570
Kurdish	405	195	210	440	220	220
Lao	190	100	90	255	135	125
Latvian	70	30	40	70	30	45
Lingala	100	40	65	135	50	75
Lithuanian	50	25	25	55	25	30
Macedonian	25	15	10	30	15	15
Malay	115	60	55	115	60	55
Malayalam	185	90	90	180	90	95
Maltese	10	0	5	5	0	5
Mandarin	5,190	2,515	2,675	5,530	2,680	2,855
Marathi	120	60	65	120	55	65
Nepali	345	170	175	345	165	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	110	55	50	150	75	75
Norwegian	10	5	10	10	5	5
Oromo	200	95	105	265	125	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,800	855	945	1,830	875	960
Pashto	515	270	240	525	280	245
Persian (Farsi)	3,885	1,835	2,050	4,165	1,970	2,200
Polish	2,320	1,075	1,250	2,505	1,165	1,340
Portuguese	1,620	765	850	2,775	1,320	1,455
Romanian	1,245	575	665	1,880	900	985
Rundi (Kirundi)	210	100	110	330	160	170
Russian	3,460	1,610	1,850	3,825	1,785	2,040
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	205	80	125	285	120	170
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	80	40	45	90	45	50
Serbian	1,140	565	575	1,600	805	795
Serbo-Croatian	275	135	140	600	305	300
Shanghainese	35	20	20	40	20	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	190	110	80	225	130	90
Sindhi	65	20	40	60	25	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	345	170	170	350	175	175
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	275	140	130	275	140	135
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	5	10	25	10	15
Slovak	190	90	100	205	95	110
Slovenian	30	20	15	35	15	15
Somali	3,850	1,600	2,250	3,935	1,635	2,295
Spanish	5,755	2,665	3,090	8,485	3,970	4,515
Swahili	300	135	165	390	170	215
Swedish	65	30	30	65	35	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	2,095	820	1,280	2,125	830	1,295
Taiwanese	75	35	40	80	35	45
Tamil	1,270	620	650	1,285	630	655
Telugu	125	60	65	125	60	65
Thai	120	45	75	135	45	80
Tibetan languages	5	0	5	5	5	5
Tigrigna	395	175	215	405	180	225
Turkish	765	365	395	805	395	410
Ukrainian	405	180	225	445	200	245
Urdu	1,995	1,000	1,000	2,050	1,025	1,025
Vietnamese	4,035	1,890	2,145	4,315	2,025	2,295
Yiddish	15	10	5	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	665	315	350	830	405	420
Multiple responses	41,970	19,905	22,060	53,190	25,355	27,840
English and French	10,775	4,930	5,845	17,120	8,000	9,120
English and non-official language	25,800	12,580	13,220	27,065	13,210	13,855
French and non-official language	2,405	1,025	1,375	5,045	2,270	2,775
English, French and non-official language	2,985	1,370	1,620	3,960	1,870	2,095
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	872,450	424,000	448,450	1,222,760	595,805	626,945
None	671,880	330,280	341,595	942,040	462,705	479,335
Single responses	192,740	90,130	102,610	270,045	128,120	141,925
English	75,780	35,840	39,940	122,885	59,095	63,790
French	55,510	25,515	30,000	76,435	35,695	40,735
Non-official languages	61,455	28,780	32,675	70,725	33,325	37,405
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	320	115	205	355	130	220
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	95	40	55	115	55	65
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	5	0	0	0
Inuktitut	140	40	95	145	45	95
Mi'kmaq	10	0	5	20	10	5
Ojibway	65	25	40	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	10	5	5	10	5	10
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	60,025	28,185	31,845	68,855	32,505	36,345
African languages, n.i.e.	185	90	100	250	120	125
Afrikaans	60	25	40	75	30	40
Akan (Twi)	220	105	125	235	100	135
Albanian	155	85	70	165	85	75
Amharic	370	175	190	390	180	205
Arabic	8,665	4,580	4,085	10,390	5,505	4,885
Armenian	100	50	55	110	45	60
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	275	125	150	370	185	185
Bengali	625	345	275	640	355	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	25	20	15	55	25	25
Bisayan languages	95	30	65	100	35	65
Bosnian	190	85	110	225	95	125
Bulgarian	250	115	135	275	130	150
Burmese	50	25	25	50	25	25
Cantonese	1,740	815	925	1,800	845	955
Chinese, n.o.s.	2,745	1,320	1,425	2,855	1,360	1,490
Creoles	2,490	1,050	1,440	3,145	1,335	1,805
Croatian	365	185	185	415	210	200
Czech	325	130	200	355	140	215
Danish	135	60	80	140	60	85
Dutch	785	350	435	925	415	510
Estonian	60	25	35	65	25	35
Finnish	125	40	85	145	50	95
Flemish	15	10	5	20	10	10
Fukien	35	15	20	35	15	20
German	2,395	1,070	1,325	2,730	1,210	1,520
Greek	1,090	575	510	1,160	625	535
Gujarati	600	305	290	600	310	290
Hakka	25	15	5	20	10	10
Hebrew	355	170	180	355	180	180
Hindi	1,395	715	680	1,425	730	695
Hungarian	525	245	280	560	260	300
Ilocano	95	30	65	95	25	70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	65	35	30	65	35	25
Italian	3,970	1,915	2,050	4,210	2,035	2,175
Japanese	540	230	310	595	260	340
Khmer (Cambodian)	385	170	215	440	190	250
Korean	470	205	270	500	215	285
Kurdish	145	75	70	155	80	75
Lao	100	50	50	125	60	65
Latvian	75	40	40	85	40	45
Lingala	470	175	290	620	255	370
Lithuanian	65	25	40	70	30	45
Macedonian	20	5	15	20	5	15
Malay	165	75	90	185	80	105
Malayalam	185	95	95	190	100	95
Maltese	20	5	10	20	10	15
Mandarin	1,650	735	920	1,745	765	975
Marathi	60	25	40	65	25	35
Nepali	60	20	35	60	25	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	520	240	280	735	350	385
Norwegian	75	25	45	80	30	50
Oromo	70	35	35	145	75	65
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,060	530	530	1,090	545	545
Pashto	135	65	65	140	70	65
Persian (Farsi)	1,425	745	675	1,555	815	740
Polish	1,830	750	1,080	1,980	815	1,165
Portuguese	1,405	655	745	2,250	1,085	1,165
Romanian	685	330	355	830	395	435
Rundi (Kirundi)	300	115	185	510	225	285
Russian	1,425	610	815	1,645	715	930
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	250	85	165	425	155	265
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	20	25	50	20	30
Serbian	320	155	160	380	200	185
Serbo-Croatian	120	60	60	170	90	80
Shanghainese	20	5	20	25	10	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	125	45	85	145	55	90
Sindhi	120	55	65	120	60	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	285	135	145	280	140	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	35	20	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	25	15	10
Slovak	225	95	125	240	100	140
Slovenian	65	25	40	70	20	45
Somali	1,965	895	1,065	2,015	925	1,090
Spanish	4,940	2,315	2,630	6,505	3,050	3,455
Swahili	595	260	340	780	360	425
Swedish	160	75	80	170	80	95
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,840	545	1,295	1,920	565	1,355
Taiwanese	60	25	40	65	25	40
Tamil	650	340	310	660	345	320
Telugu	135	65	70	145	70	70
Thai	190	65	130	205	65	140
Tibetan languages	10	5	5	10	5	0
Tigrigna	250	120	125	265	130	135
Turkish	380	195	185	420	225	195
Ukrainian	510	210	305	545	220	320
Urdu	1,400	730	675	1,445	750	695
Vietnamese	1,325	640	685	1,420	685	735
Yiddish	50	25	25	55	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,110	480	625	1,520	685	835
Multiple responses	7,835	3,590	4,240	10,665	4,985	5,680
English and French	2,275	1,055	1,220	3,345	1,610	1,740
English and non-official language	1,995	940	1,055	3,125	1,465	1,660
French and non-official language	3,495	1,565	1,930	4,110	1,865	2,245
English, French and non-official language	75	35	40	85	40	45

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. Ottawa, Ontario (Code 3506008) and Ottawa - Gatineau, Ontario (Code 505) (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 16, 2024).

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Geographic level	File format^{CSV/TAB (2011) - Footnote 1} (compressed)
Geographic level	CSV (comma-separated values)	TAB (tab-separated values)
Canada, provinces and territories	CSV (86 KB)	TAB (86 KB)
Census divisions	CSV (1,444 KB)	TAB (1,412 KB)
Census subdivisions	CSV (19,715 KB)	TAB (19,378 KB)
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Census tracts	CSV (21,499 KB)	TAB (21,281 KB)
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Federal electoral districts (2013 representation order)	CSV (1,628 KB)	TAB (1,600 KB)
Economic regions	CSV (404 KB)	TAB (397 KB)
Designated places	CSV (5,190 KB)	TAB (5,105 KB)
Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	CSV (732 KB)	TAB (720 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 KB)
Health regions (December 2013)	CSV (666 KB)	TAB (654 KB)
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Geographic levels	IVT (Beyond 20/20)	XML (SDMX-ML) (compressed)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
Census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations	IVT (1,183 KB)	XML (1,221 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, tracted census agglomerations and census tracts	IVT (30,060 KB)	XML (38,000 KB)
Census metropolitan areas, census agglomerations and census subdivisions	IVT (5,485 KB)	XML (7,333 KB)
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

Map: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

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

Map: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

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Map: Ottawa - Gatineau, Census metropolitan area (shaded in green), Ontario

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa (City)

Canada
- Ontario (Province)
  - Ottawa (Census division)
    - Ottawa (City)

Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)

Canada
- Ottawa - Gatineau (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: Ottawa, City (Census Subdivision), Ontario

2011 Census

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2011 Census

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