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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	Calgary, CY Alberta (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}	1,096,833	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,236,324	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	988,812^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,133,633^A	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	10.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	9.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	445,848	...Data not available	...Data not available	526,627	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	423,417	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,636	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,329.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	196.6	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	825.29	...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}	1,096,830	547,475	549,360	1,236,320	601,270	635,055
0 to 4 years	72,010	37,105	34,900	71,245	36,245	35,000
5 to 9 years	62,440	31,700	30,745	68,720	34,900	33,820
10 to 14 years	61,965	31,645	30,325	71,470	36,155	35,315
15 to 19 years	66,600	34,175	32,430	82,620	42,030	40,590
15 years	13,015	6,620	6,395	15,510	7,990	7,515
16 years	13,195	6,865	6,330	16,205	8,250	7,955
17 years	13,070	6,695	6,380	16,180	8,255	7,930
18 years	13,470	6,970	6,500	16,830	8,485	8,340
19 years	13,850	7,025	6,820	17,890	9,050	8,850
20 to 24 years	77,550	38,980	38,565	88,795	44,500	44,290
25 to 29 years	93,360	46,835	46,530	83,955	41,305	42,645
30 to 34 years	90,355	45,230	45,125	82,070	39,520	42,545
35 to 39 years	86,965	43,620	43,345	84,990	40,870	44,120
40 to 44 years	85,185	43,350	41,830	90,215	43,890	46,325
45 to 49 years	86,705	43,585	43,120	103,875	51,045	52,830
50 to 54 years	84,530	42,755	41,775	98,840	48,090	50,750
55 to 59 years	68,350	34,705	33,640	82,290	40,085	42,205
60 to 64 years	51,630	25,770	25,860	70,360	34,270	36,095
65 to 69 years	33,370	16,150	17,215	50,100	23,895	26,210
70 to 74 years	24,990	11,475	13,515	36,445	16,850	19,600
75 to 79 years	20,815	9,325	11,490	28,375	12,690	15,680
80 to 84 years	16,085	6,600	9,485	21,470	8,540	12,935
85 years and over	13,925	4,475	9,450	20,485	6,375	14,110
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.4	35.9	36.8	39.1	38.2	39.9
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.1	81.7	82.5	82.9	82.2	83.6
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	900,415	447,020	453,395	1,024,890	493,965	530,930
Married or living with a common-law partner	520,395	261,335	259,065	579,740	289,645	290,095
Married (and not separated)	445,155	223,555	221,605	461,205	230,155	231,055
Living common law	75,240	37,780	37,460	118,535	59,490	59,045
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	380,020	185,685	194,330	445,155	204,325	240,835
Single (never legally married)	265,405	145,970	119,435	306,365	160,450	145,915
Separated	21,400	9,340	12,060	26,815	11,120	15,700
Divorced	57,735	23,275	34,460	62,115	23,135	38,975
Widowed	35,480	7,100	28,380	49,855	9,620	40,240
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	296,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	340,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	137,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	67,795	...Data not available	...Data not available	76,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	65,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	26,095	...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}	296,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	340,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	253,360	...Data not available	...Data not available	284,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	215,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,940	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	85,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	96,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	130,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	128,715	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	48,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	47,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	58,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	23,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	37,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	59,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	25,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,435	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	12,185	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,775	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,575	...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	43,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	56,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	33,625	...Data not available	...Data not available	44,160	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	20,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,210	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,840	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	640	...Data not available	...Data not available	900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	328,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	372,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	84,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	84,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	110,390	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	37,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	65,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	30,390	...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	1,082,230	541,165	541,065	1,215,465	592,935	622,530
Number of persons not in census families	203,895	105,580	98,310	218,720	101,700	117,025
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	27,930	13,140	14,795	25,040	10,410	14,625
Living with non-relatives only	65,960	39,585	26,375	52,960	29,745	23,215
Living alone	110,000	52,855	57,145	140,720	61,545	79,180
Number of census family persons	878,335	435,585	442,755	996,745	491,235	505,505
Average number of persons per census family	3.0	...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	99,830	45,370	54,460	142,825	64,445	78,375
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	32,785	9,280	23,500	47,770	13,060	34,715
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,850	1,245	4,600	7,095	1,460	5,640
Living with non-relatives only	2,170	1,065	1,105	2,840	1,290	1,550
Living alone	24,760	6,965	17,795	37,835	10,310	27,525
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	67,050	36,090	30,960	95,055	51,390	43,665
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	423,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	285,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	333,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	252,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	308,335	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	220,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	262,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	95,820	...Data not available	...Data not available	120,170	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	125,050	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	32,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	33,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	23,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	16,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	6,425	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,965	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	10,375	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	6,570	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	9,710	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	137,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	164,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	110,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	27,465	...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}	423,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	248,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	226,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	29,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	72,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,125	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	143,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	199,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	25,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	37,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	16,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,710	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	63,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	68,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	155	...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}	423,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	110,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	140,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	136,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	166,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	70,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,020	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	66,935	...Data not available	...Data not available	73,830	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	25,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	14,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,900	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,082,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,215,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...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}	1,087,400	542,770	544,635	1,222,760	595,810	626,950
Single responses	1,061,960	530,320	531,640	1,187,685	578,925	608,760
English	752,525	380,205	372,315	599,295	298,245	301,050
French	16,900	8,430	8,470	384,160	183,510	200,650
Non-official languages	292,540	141,685	150,855	204,230	97,175	107,060
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	395	135	260	565	200	365
Atikamekw	0	0	0	5	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	220	80	145	215	100	115
Dene	15	10	10	10	0	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	10	5	5
Inuktitut	5	0	5	225	55	165
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	25	10	15
Ojibway	65	15	50	70	25	45
Oji-Cree	5	5	5	10	5	5
Stoney	80	25	55	5	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	288,495	139,765	148,730	201,255	95,815	105,435
African languages, n.i.e.	1,845	990	860	525	265	255
Afrikaans	670	340	330	155	80	75
Akan (Twi)	460	260	205	325	155	170
Albanian	1,010	540	465	625	310	310
Amharic	3,050	1,530	1,515	1,225	595	635
Arabic	13,250	7,175	6,080	34,020	17,795	16,230
Armenian	245	120	130	475	245	235
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	410	215	200	645	315	330
Bengali	3,115	1,605	1,515	2,915	1,495	1,425
Berber languages (Kabyle)	30	20	15	175	90	85
Bisayan languages	1,390	555	835	385	110	280
Bosnian	770	375	395	720	335	385
Bulgarian	800	410	395	1,030	475	555
Burmese	190	90	100	165	85	80
Cantonese	19,925	9,365	10,565	6,575	3,080	3,490
Chinese, n.o.s.	26,565	12,620	13,940	13,580	6,390	7,190
Creoles	445	230	215	4,455	1,905	2,555
Croatian	1,790	870	920	1,205	580	625
Czech	1,300	625	680	1,065	485	580
Danish	905	460	450	335	155	185
Dutch	3,810	1,910	1,900	2,745	1,315	1,425
Estonian	90	45	45	190	85	105
Finnish	325	120	210	340	135	205
Flemish	80	40	40	105	50	60
Fukien	205	95	110	85	40	45
German	11,330	5,400	5,930	6,640	2,940	3,705
Greek	1,425	710	720	2,180	1,165	1,015
Gujarati	3,935	1,930	2,000	1,225	640	580
Hakka	95	40	55	60	35	25
Hebrew	420	210	210	365	200	165
Hindi	4,985	2,525	2,455	2,365	1,195	1,170
Hungarian	3,330	1,635	1,695	1,885	940	950
Ilocano	1,570	660	905	365	120	240
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	805	435	370	140	80	55
Italian	5,220	2,695	2,525	9,960	5,025	4,935
Japanese	2,035	745	1,285	1,030	325	705
Khmer (Cambodian)	775	360	415	1,300	570	730
Korean	7,405	3,480	3,930	1,710	725	985
Kurdish	680	395	285	715	375	340
Lao	435	210	225	475	235	240
Latvian	135	70	65	295	135	165
Lingala	45	25	20	385	180	205
Lithuanian	185	85	105	225	100	130
Macedonian	125	65	65	70	35	35
Malay	570	245	325	390	165	225
Malayalam	1,100	570	530	450	225	225
Maltese	30	15	15	40	10	25
Mandarin	11,285	5,275	6,010	7,275	3,360	3,920
Marathi	455	240	215	240	115	125
Nepali	735	400	340	465	230	240
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,030	535	500	870	465	405
Norwegian	415	190	225	155	60	95
Oromo	590	320	265	565	310	260
Panjabi (Punjabi)	27,330	13,780	13,550	3,365	1,680	1,685
Pashto	1,150	575	570	720	385	335
Persian (Farsi)	6,365	3,360	3,005	6,555	3,285	3,270
Polish	7,470	3,530	3,940	6,230	2,830	3,395
Portuguese	2,475	1,195	1,275	6,625	3,190	3,440
Romanian	3,700	1,905	1,795	3,280	1,520	1,760
Rundi (Kirundi)	80	40	35	935	420	520
Russian	7,455	3,400	4,055	6,030	2,635	3,400
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	70	40	30	875	335	535
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	410	215	200	170	85	85
Serbian	1,720	865	855	2,195	1,100	1,095
Serbo-Croatian	495	235	255	960	465	495
Shanghainese	80	30	45	80	35	45
Sign languages, n.i.e.	135	70	65	140	65	70
Sindhi	1,570	750	825	245	120	130
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	815	400	410	730	360	370
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	290	140	155	360	175	180
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	40	30	75	40	35
Slovak	1,035	515	520	680	305	375
Slovenian	245	110	130	245	115	130
Somali	1,065	525	545	6,290	2,690	3,600
Spanish	21,875	10,785	11,095	14,920	6,850	8,070
Swahili	550	270	285	1,070	515	555
Swedish	270	105	165	290	130	160
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	25,685	10,980	14,700	5,070	1,675	3,395
Taiwanese	170	70	95	175	75	100
Tamil	1,260	665	590	2,100	1,080	1,020
Telugu	500	255	245	345	170	170
Thai	450	150	305	385	105	275
Tibetan languages	320	160	160	20	10	10
Tigrigna	1,250	670	575	775	375	400
Turkish	960	555	400	1,510	775	740
Ukrainian	3,440	1,510	1,930	1,675	730	945
Urdu	12,205	6,270	5,930	3,790	1,925	1,860
Vietnamese	11,625	5,490	6,140	6,230	2,915	3,310
Yiddish	100	45	45	230	120	105
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,645	1,780	1,860	2,405	1,155	1,250
Multiple responses	25,445	12,450	12,995	35,075	16,885	18,190
English and French	2,705	1,300	1,400	16,665	8,010	8,650
English and non-official language	21,230	10,390	10,845	11,795	5,770	6,020
French and non-official language	995	525	475	4,630	2,190	2,440
English, French and non-official language	515	240	275	1,985	905	1,075
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,087,405	542,770	544,635	1,222,755	595,805	626,950
English only	979,520	494,305	485,215	556,405	282,365	274,040
French only	1,005	440	565	105,280	46,280	59,000
English and French	81,455	37,800	43,650	547,625	261,975	285,650
Neither English nor French	25,425	10,220	15,210	13,445	5,185	8,260
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,087,400	542,765	544,640	1,222,755	595,810	626,950
English	1,039,255	521,115	518,135	774,485	383,195	391,295
French	17,240	8,685	8,555	408,010	194,450	213,560
English and French	6,040	3,025	3,015	27,220	13,200	14,025
Neither English nor French	24,870	9,940	14,930	13,040	4,965	8,070
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	20,260	10,200	10,065	421,625	201,050	220,575
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	1.9	1.8	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}	1,087,400	542,765	544,635	1,222,760	595,810	626,950
Single responses	1,037,895	518,435	519,460	1,169,560	570,455	599,110
English	857,565	430,055	427,515	718,430	355,105	363,330
French	6,730	3,355	3,375	345,630	165,270	180,365
Non-official languages	173,595	85,030	88,565	105,500	50,085	55,420
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	85	40	50	170	60	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	50	20	25	80	30	50
Dene	5	5	0	0	5	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	5
Inuktitut	0	0	0	60	15	45
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	0	0
Ojibway	0	5	0	20	10	10
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	30	10	20	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	172,090	84,270	87,825	104,505	49,620	54,885
African languages, n.i.e.	1,055	540	515	205	95	110
Afrikaans	325	160	165	50	30	25
Akan (Twi)	200	100	100	110	55	55
Albanian	580	320	265	310	155	155
Amharic	2,195	1,085	1,110	685	315	365
Arabic	8,315	4,330	3,980	20,295	10,240	10,050
Armenian	145	75	70	240	120	115
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	125	60	65	100	45	60
Bengali	2,260	1,140	1,125	1,965	970	995
Berber languages (Kabyle)	20	10	10	75	30	45
Bisayan languages	500	225	275	125	40	80
Bosnian	430	210	215	405	205	200
Bulgarian	470	240	225	575	275	300
Burmese	160	80	80	100	45	55
Cantonese	14,400	6,700	7,705	4,070	1,895	2,175
Chinese, n.o.s.	17,690	8,470	9,215	9,180	4,330	4,855
Creoles	215	110	110	1,855	765	1,085
Croatian	640	310	330	500	245	255
Czech	345	165	180	295	135	160
Danish	70	40	35	30	15	10
Dutch	415	190	225	200	95	110
Estonian	15	5	10	45	20	30
Finnish	45	25	25	30	10	15
Flemish	0	0	0	5	0	5
Fukien	45	15	30	15	10	10
German	1,345	645	700	875	380	490
Greek	430	210	225	665	325	335
Gujarati	2,095	1,005	1,085	460	225	240
Hakka	15	10	10	10	5	5
Hebrew	220	105	110	145	70	70
Hindi	2,760	1,390	1,375	1,055	520	535
Hungarian	1,170	570	595	545	260	285
Ilocano	575	265	315	160	65	100
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	415	220	195	35	20	15
Italian	1,420	640	780	2,980	1,355	1,625
Japanese	970	425	545	420	160	260
Khmer (Cambodian)	430	205	225	635	285	350
Korean	5,600	2,660	2,940	1,050	485	570
Kurdish	465	260	210	440	220	220
Lao	220	100	120	255	135	125
Latvian	45	30	15	70	30	45
Lingala	15	10	10	135	50	75
Lithuanian	60	25	30	55	25	30
Macedonian	55	30	25	30	15	15
Malay	225	120	100	115	60	55
Malayalam	605	305	300	180	90	95
Maltese	5	5	5	5	0	5
Mandarin	8,760	4,240	4,520	5,530	2,680	2,855
Marathi	230	125	105	120	55	65
Nepali	555	290	265	345	165	175
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	135	160	150	75	75
Norwegian	155	85	75	10	5	5
Oromo	445	230	215	265	125	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	21,370	10,690	10,680	1,830	875	960
Pashto	755	380	375	525	280	245
Persian (Farsi)	4,430	2,260	2,175	4,165	1,970	2,200
Polish	3,275	1,570	1,705	2,505	1,165	1,340
Portuguese	1,045	510	530	2,775	1,320	1,455
Romanian	2,120	1,115	1,010	1,880	900	985
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	15	15	330	160	170
Russian	4,815	2,350	2,460	3,825	1,785	2,040
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	10	285	120	170
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	255	130	135	90	45	50
Serbian	1,025	505	520	1,600	805	795
Serbo-Croatian	230	115	110	600	305	300
Shanghainese	45	20	25	40	20	15
Sign languages, n.i.e.	175	100	75	225	130	90
Sindhi	690	310	380	60	25	40
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	420	210	210	350	175	175
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	220	100	120	275	140	135
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	25	10	15
Slovak	430	220	210	205	95	110
Slovenian	40	20	25	35	15	15
Somali	755	385	370	3,935	1,635	2,295
Spanish	14,285	7,070	7,210	8,485	3,970	4,515
Swahili	205	105	100	390	170	215
Swedish	45	20	25	65	35	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	14,510	6,890	7,625	2,125	830	1,295
Taiwanese	70	35	40	80	35	45
Tamil	720	380	340	1,285	630	655
Telugu	250	130	120	125	60	65
Thai	205	90	115	135	45	80
Tibetan languages	230	120	115	5	5	5
Tigrigna	905	465	435	405	180	225
Turkish	570	310	265	805	395	410
Ukrainian	525	235	290	445	200	245
Urdu	8,680	4,420	4,260	2,050	1,025	1,025
Vietnamese	8,475	4,040	4,425	4,315	2,025	2,295
Yiddish	5	5	0	15	10	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,420	720	695	830	405	420
Multiple responses	49,510	24,335	25,175	53,190	25,355	27,840
English and French	1,610	820	795	17,120	8,000	9,120
English and non-official language	46,715	22,925	23,790	27,065	13,210	13,855
French and non-official language	460	220	235	5,045	2,270	2,775
English, French and non-official language	730	365	360	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}	1,087,405	542,765	544,635	1,222,760	595,805	626,945
None	914,375	458,290	456,090	942,040	462,705	479,335
Single responses	169,850	82,885	86,965	270,045	128,120	141,925
English	73,280	36,675	36,605	122,885	59,095	63,790
French	10,700	4,910	5,790	76,435	35,695	40,735
Non-official languages	85,870	41,300	44,565	70,725	33,325	37,405
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	260	95	160	355	130	220
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	175	70	105	115	55	65
Dene	5	0	5	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	145	45	95
Mi'kmaq	0	5	0	20	10	5
Ojibway	40	15	20	65	25	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	10	5	10
Stoney	40	15	30	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	83,675	40,290	43,385	68,855	32,505	36,345
African languages, n.i.e.	550	290	265	250	120	125
Afrikaans	320	165	155	75	30	40
Akan (Twi)	245	135	110	235	100	135
Albanian	310	160	150	165	85	75
Amharic	760	390	375	390	180	205
Arabic	5,520	2,955	2,570	10,390	5,505	4,885
Armenian	55	25	30	110	45	60
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	205	100	105	370	185	185
Bengali	575	280	295	640	355	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	0	5	55	25	25
Bisayan languages	385	165	220	100	35	65
Bosnian	225	110	120	225	95	125
Bulgarian	210	100	110	275	130	150
Burmese	60	30	30	50	25	25
Cantonese	5,080	2,430	2,655	1,800	845	955
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,400	2,610	2,790	2,855	1,360	1,490
Creoles	275	135	140	3,145	1,335	1,805
Croatian	730	340	390	415	210	200
Czech	500	240	260	355	140	215
Danish	335	160	175	140	60	85
Dutch	1,230	580	650	925	415	510
Estonian	25	10	10	65	25	35
Finnish	105	40	65	145	50	95
Flemish	15	10	10	20	10	10
Fukien	80	40	40	35	15	20
German	3,960	1,900	2,055	2,730	1,210	1,520
Greek	870	415	450	1,160	625	535
Gujarati	1,605	780	825	600	310	290
Hakka	45	15	25	20	10	10
Hebrew	295	150	145	355	180	180
Hindi	3,080	1,590	1,500	1,425	730	695
Hungarian	1,040	500	545	560	260	300
Ilocano	465	200	260	95	25	70
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	225	120	100	65	35	25
Italian	2,385	1,185	1,200	4,210	2,035	2,175
Japanese	995	415	575	595	260	340
Khmer (Cambodian)	210	100	110	440	190	250
Korean	1,150	540	610	500	215	285
Kurdish	155	85	70	155	80	75
Lao	160	75	80	125	60	65
Latvian	35	10	25	85	40	45
Lingala	60	20	35	620	255	370
Lithuanian	40	20	20	70	30	45
Macedonian	30	15	15	20	5	15
Malay	245	115	135	185	80	105
Malayalam	355	185	170	190	100	95
Maltese	10	0	5	20	10	15
Mandarin	2,385	1,105	1,280	1,745	765	975
Marathi	140	75	65	65	25	35
Nepali	100	55	45	60	25	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	955	470	485	735	350	385
Norwegian	105	45	60	80	30	50
Oromo	115	60	55	145	75	65
Panjabi (Punjabi)	4,410	2,290	2,115	1,090	545	545
Pashto	195	95	100	140	70	65
Persian (Farsi)	1,180	625	560	1,555	815	740
Polish	2,380	1,135	1,245	1,980	815	1,165
Portuguese	990	480	515	2,250	1,085	1,165
Romanian	1,025	515	505	830	395	435
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	20	510	225	285
Russian	1,860	845	1,015	1,645	715	930
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	5	5	425	155	265
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	90	45	40	50	20	30
Serbian	510	260	250	380	200	185
Serbo-Croatian	125	60	65	170	90	80
Shanghainese	30	10	15	25	10	20
Sign languages, n.i.e.	140	60	80	145	55	90
Sindhi	740	350	390	120	60	65
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	270	130	135	280	140	145
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	50	30	20	35	20	20
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	25	10	15	25	15	10
Slovak	295	145	145	240	100	140
Slovenian	65	35	30	70	20	45
Somali	340	175	160	2,015	925	1,090
Spanish	8,540	4,205	4,335	6,505	3,050	3,455
Swahili	450	240	210	780	360	425
Swedish	165	65	95	170	80	95
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	7,725	2,940	4,785	1,920	565	1,355
Taiwanese	60	30	30	65	25	40
Tamil	415	220	195	660	345	320
Telugu	185	95	90	145	70	70
Thai	180	55	125	205	65	140
Tibetan languages	60	25	30	10	5	0
Tigrigna	375	200	175	265	130	135
Turkish	265	145	115	420	225	195
Ukrainian	900	405	500	545	220	320
Urdu	2,680	1,395	1,280	1,445	750	695
Vietnamese	2,520	1,185	1,330	1,420	685	735
Yiddish	35	15	20	55	25	25
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,930	905	1,025	1,520	685	835
Multiple responses	3,180	1,595	1,580	10,665	4,985	5,680
English and French	480	245	235	3,345	1,610	1,740
English and non-official language	1,385	705	680	3,125	1,465	1,660
French and non-official language	1,285	630	655	4,110	1,865	2,245
English, French and non-official language	20	10	10	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. Calgary, Alberta (Code 4806016) 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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Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions and census subdivisions	IVT (20,752 KB)	XML (35,311 KB)
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Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Calgary (City)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Division No. 6 (Census division)
    - Calgary (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: Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta
Highlight tables, Canada and census subdivisions (municipalities) with 5,000-plus population
Focus on Geography, Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta
Census Data Navigator, Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Calgary, City (Census Subdivision), Alberta

Related data: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario
Highlight tables, Canada and census metropolitan areas and census agglomerations
Focus on Geography, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario
Visual Census, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario, 2011
NHS Data Tables, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario
NHS Focus on Geography Series, Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

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Geographic hierarchy: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area)

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Ottawa - Gatineau (Census metropolitan area), Ontario

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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