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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	Wood Buffalo, SM Alberta (Census subdivision)			Northwest Territories (Territory)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	65,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,462	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	51,496^E	...Data not available	...Data not available	41,464	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	27.3^E	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	28,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	17,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	23,077	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	63,637.47	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,143,793.47	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	65,565	35,735	29,830	41,460	21,065	20,400
0 to 4 years	5,125	2,640	2,485	3,285	1,655	1,630
5 to 9 years	3,665	1,940	1,725	2,860	1,435	1,425
10 to 14 years	3,440	1,795	1,645	2,865	1,450	1,420
15 to 19 years	3,920	2,050	1,870	3,390	1,765	1,625
15 years	740	375	365	695	355	345
16 years	680	365	320	640	360	285
17 years	735	375	360	675	355	325
18 years	850	435	410	685	360	330
19 years	915	495	420	685	340	345
20 to 24 years	6,070	3,185	2,890	3,340	1,690	1,650
25 to 29 years	7,995	4,300	3,695	3,440	1,770	1,675
30 to 34 years	6,835	3,665	3,165	3,305	1,625	1,680
35 to 39 years	5,650	3,240	2,410	2,985	1,445	1,535
40 to 44 years	5,375	2,945	2,430	3,035	1,535	1,500
45 to 49 years	5,570	3,085	2,485	3,380	1,695	1,685
50 to 54 years	5,525	3,110	2,410	3,105	1,615	1,490
55 to 59 years	3,555	2,190	1,370	2,390	1,255	1,135
60 to 64 years	1,655	990	660	1,680	915	765
65 to 69 years	630	360	270	980	555	425
70 to 74 years	265	140	130	580	280	305
75 to 79 years	165	60	100	400	200	200
80 to 84 years	80	30	45	240	105	130
85 years and over	45	15	35	200	80	120
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	31.8	32.5	30.9	32.3	32.3	32.2
% of the population aged 15 and over	81.4	82.2	80.4	78.3	78.4	78.1
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	53,340	29,365	23,975	32,455	16,525	15,925
Married or living with a common-law partner	33,250	17,250	16,000	17,670	8,845	8,825
Married (and not separated)	25,185	13,210	11,980	11,375	5,715	5,655
Living common law	8,060	4,035	4,025	6,295	3,130	3,165
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	20,090	12,120	7,970	14,785	7,685	7,100
Single (never legally married)	15,915	9,890	6,020	11,785	6,475	5,315
Separated	1,270	705	560	785	370	410
Divorced	2,355	1,400	955	1,300	615	685
Widowed	550	115	435	915	230	690
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	17,730	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,930	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	8,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	4,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	3,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	1,410	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	17,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	15,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	11,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	4,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	7,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	2,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,405	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,200	...Data not available	...Data not available	855	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	4,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	2,530	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,370	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	1,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	850	...Data not available	...Data not available	725	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	480	...Data not available	...Data not available	555	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	160	...Data not available	...Data not available	485	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	1,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,330	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	1,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	765	...Data not available	...Data not available	930	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	375	...Data not available	...Data not available	490	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	145	...Data not available	...Data not available	300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	680	...Data not available	...Data not available	610	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	500	...Data not available	...Data not available	380	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	145	...Data not available	...Data not available	180	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	40	...Data not available	...Data not available	55	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	18,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,530	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	5,845	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,800	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	6,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	2,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	3,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,760	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	1,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	65,200	35,520	29,685	40,805	20,655	20,150
Number of persons not in census families	13,120	8,830	4,290	6,745	3,745	3,000
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	2,165	1,370	795	1,340	675	665
Living with non-relatives only	6,950	4,660	2,290	1,930	1,105	825
Living alone	4,010	2,805	1,205	3,475	1,965	1,510
Number of census family persons	52,085	26,685	25,395	34,060	16,910	17,145
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	3.1	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	1,135	585	550	2,230	1,135	1,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	385	140	245	845	365	480
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	140	35	105	185	55	125
Living with non-relatives only	55	30	20	40	20	20
Living alone	185	70	115	625	290	340
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	755	450	310	1,385	770	610
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	23,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	16,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	13,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,975	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	12,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	5,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	7,325	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	1,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	3,230	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	2,430	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	1,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	660	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	985	...Data not available	...Data not available	275	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	980	...Data not available	...Data not available	390	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	460	...Data not available	...Data not available	345	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	800	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	6,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	4,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	2,175	...Data not available	...Data not available	780	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	23,075	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	11,165	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	555	...Data not available	...Data not available	215	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	8,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	1,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	2,265	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	325	...Data not available	...Data not available	210	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	4,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	10	...Data not available	...Data not available	370	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	23,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	4,010	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,475	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	7,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	4,825	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,660	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	4,345	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,325	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	1,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,175	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	1,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	830	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	65,205	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,810	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	65,520	35,725	29,790	41,040	20,785	20,260
Single responses	64,200	35,035	29,165	40,500	20,520	19,975
English	52,165	28,600	23,565	31,375	16,000	15,375
French	1,790	1,045	740	1,075	580	500
Non-official languages	10,245	5,385	4,865	8,045	3,940	4,105
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	410	180	230	780	375	405
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	270	115	150	135	60	75
Dene	130	60	70	450	245	205
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	190	70	120
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	5	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}	9,650	5,105	4,540	2,465	1,205	1,260
African languages, n.i.e.	65	50	10	0	0	5
Afrikaans	130	65	65	5	0	5
Akan (Twi)	45	25	15	10	5	5
Albanian	10	5	0	5	5	0
Amharic	145	90	55	10	5	5
Arabic	760	445	315	150	100	55
Armenian	0	5	0	75	35	40
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	75	40	40	30	20	15
Bengali	195	110	85	35	20	15
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	60	25	40	70	25	45
Bosnian	15	10	10	5	5	5
Bulgarian	25	15	10	10	0	5
Burmese	5	0	5	0	0	0
Cantonese	95	50	45	85	45	40
Chinese, n.o.s.	390	210	180	110	55	55
Creoles	35	20	10	40	15	25
Croatian	15	10	10	20	10	10
Czech	30	15	15	10	5	5
Danish	10	5	0	10	5	5
Dutch	85	50	35	50	30	25
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	5	5	0	10	5	5
Flemish	0	0	0	5	0	0
Fukien	0	5	0	0	0	0
German	195	115	85	185	100	85
Greek	25	15	5	10	10	5
Gujarati	855	460	400	10	5	5
Hakka	10	5	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	335	185	150	25	15	10
Hungarian	40	25	20	25	15	10
Ilocano	35	10	30	45	20	25
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	5	0	0
Italian	55	30	25	45	25	20
Japanese	15	0	10	30	10	20
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	5	5	0	0	0
Korean	95	45	50	15	5	5
Kurdish	0	5	0	0	0	0
Lao	5	5	5	5	0	0
Latvian	10	5	5	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	5	5	5
Malay	25	10	15	5	0	0
Malayalam	150	80	70	15	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	160	85	75	35	15	20
Marathi	40	20	25	0	0	0
Nepali	20	15	5	20	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	90	50	35	5	0	0
Norwegian	0	0	0	5	0	0
Oromo	40	25	20	15	5	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	295	170	125	30	15	15
Pashto	40	25	20	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	130	75	55	20	10	10
Polish	135	75	60	30	15	20
Portuguese	115	55	60	20	10	15
Romanian	90	50	45	20	10	10
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	100	45	55	40	15	25
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	5	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	15	10	5	0	0	0
Serbian	55	25	35	15	5	10
Serbo-Croatian	5	5	5	5	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	10	5	5	0	5	0
Sindhi	10	5	10	0	5	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	45	25	20	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	5	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	10	5	0	5	5	0
Slovak	20	10	15	15	5	10
Slovenian	5	5	5	5	0	5
Somali	575	415	160	40	30	5
Spanish	890	460	430	90	40	55
Swahili	30	20	10	10	5	5
Swedish	5	0	5	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	1,400	530	865	545	205	340
Taiwanese	10	5	5	0	0	0
Tamil	140	80	65	25	10	15
Telugu	45	20	25	10	5	5
Thai	30	0	30	0	0	5
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	40	35	0	10	10	0
Turkish	35	20	15	15	5	10
Ukrainian	60	25	30	45	30	20
Urdu	835	440	395	30	20	10
Vietnamese	30	15	20	155	75	80
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	190	95	95	4,800	2,360	2,440
Multiple responses	1,315	695	625	535	260	280
English and French	210	120	90	75	35	35
English and non-official language	1,040	535	505	450	215	235
French and non-official language	45	20	25	15	5	10
English, French and non-official language	25	10	5	5	0	0
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	65,515	35,725	29,790	41,040	20,785	20,255
English only	60,330	32,960	27,370	37,040	18,900	18,140
French only	105	55	45	45	20	25
English and French	4,700	2,550	2,150	3,715	1,760	1,955
Neither English nor French	385	160	225	235	95	140
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	65,520	35,730	29,790	41,040	20,780	20,255
English	63,040	34,325	28,720	39,680	20,090	19,590
French	1,815	1,070	740	1,030	550	475
English and French	300	185	115	100	45	55
Neither English nor French	360	150	210	225	95	130
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	1,965	1,165	800	1,080	575	505
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	3.0	3.3	2.7	2.6	2.8	2.5
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	65,515	35,725	29,790	41,040	20,780	20,260
Single responses	63,595	34,725	28,870	40,650	20,600	20,055
English	56,935	31,050	25,880	36,485	18,495	17,990
French	880	525	360	550	290	265
Non-official languages	5,780	3,145	2,635	3,615	1,815	1,800
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	130	65	65	235	130	110
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	55	25	25	15	10	10
Dene	70	35	35	170	95	70
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	45	20	30
Mi'kmaq	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	0	0	0	5	5	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	5,580	3,040	2,535	1,170	555	615
African languages, n.i.e.	40	35	10	0	0	0
Afrikaans	80	45	35	0	0	0
Akan (Twi)	25	15	10	5	0	5
Albanian	0	0	0	0	5	0
Amharic	110	70	45	10	5	5
Arabic	500	275	225	100	55	45
Armenian	0	0	0	50	20	25
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	50	25	25	5	5	5
Bengali	135	75	65	25	15	10
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	25	15	15
Bosnian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bulgarian	10	5	5	5	0	0
Burmese	0	5	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	65	30	30	50	20	25
Chinese, n.o.s.	265	145	125	65	35	30
Creoles	20	10	10	25	5	15
Croatian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Czech	10	5	5	0	0	0
Danish	5	0	0	0	0	0
Dutch	25	15	10	5	0	5
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	40	20	15	25	10	10
Greek	5	5	0	5	5	5
Gujarati	645	335	310	15	5	5
Hakka	0	0	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	205	110	100	15	5	10
Hungarian	15	5	10	5	0	0
Ilocano	20	5	15	25	10	15
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	0	0	0
Italian	20	15	0	10	5	5
Japanese	5	5	0	10	10	10
Khmer (Cambodian)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	65	30	30	10	5	5
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	0	0	0	0	0	0
Latvian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	5	5	5	0	0	0
Malayalam	70	40	30	10	5	5
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	100	60	40	30	15	20
Marathi	15	10	5	0	0	0
Nepali	10	5	5	15	10	10
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	15	10	10	0	0	0
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	20	15	5	10	5	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	145	80	60	10	5	5
Pashto	35	20	15	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	90	50	40	5	0	0
Polish	30	20	10	10	5	0
Portuguese	40	15	25	10	5	10
Romanian	55	30	25	0	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	50	25	25	30	15	15
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	45	20	25	10	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	0	0	0	5	0	5
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	5	5	5
Sindhi	5	5	5	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	15	10	10	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	0	0	0	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	5	0	0	0	0
Slovak	5	0	5	5	5	5
Slovenian	5	5	0	0	0	0
Somali	405	295	110	10	10	0
Spanish	595	315	280	40	15	20
Swahili	20	10	10	5	0	0
Swedish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	615	290	330	295	130	160
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	85	50	35	10	5	5
Telugu	20	10	10	0	5	0
Thai	10	5	5	0	0	0
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	35	30	5	0	5	0
Turkish	15	10	5	0	5	0
Ukrainian	5	5	0	0	0	0
Urdu	580	300	280	25	10	15
Vietnamese	15	5	5	145	70	75
Yiddish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	80	35	40	2,210	1,135	1,080
Multiple responses	1,920	1,005	920	385	185	205
English and French	120	75	50	45	20	20
English and non-official language	1,740	890	850	330	160	170
French and non-official language	15	10	5	0	0	0
English, French and non-official language	45	25	20	15	5	5
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	65,520	35,725	29,790	41,040	20,780	20,255
None	57,565	31,485	26,080	34,395	17,525	16,870
Single responses	7,820	4,175	3,645	6,585	3,230	3,350
English	3,310	1,835	1,480	2,345	1,225	1,125
French	885	465	425	605	275	335
Non-official languages	3,615	1,870	1,745	3,630	1,735	1,890
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	295	125	170	415	200	215
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	215	90	125	60	30	30
Dene	65	30	40	235	120	110
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	120	50	75
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	5	5	0	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	3,215	1,690	1,525	840	400	445
African languages, n.i.e.	25	20	5	0	0	0
Afrikaans	60	30	35	5	5	5
Akan (Twi)	25	15	10	10	5	0
Albanian	5	0	5	0	0	0
Amharic	40	30	10	5	0	0
Arabic	335	205	130	40	30	15
Armenian	0	0	0	35	15	15
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	25	10	10	20	10	10
Bengali	30	15	15	10	5	0
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	15	5	10	15	5	10
Bosnian	10	5	5	5	0	5
Bulgarian	10	5	5	5	0	0
Burmese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cantonese	25	15	10	35	15	20
Chinese, n.o.s.	90	50	45	25	15	10
Creoles	5	0	5	10	5	0
Croatian	5	0	0	10	5	5
Czech	10	0	5	10	5	5
Danish	5	5	0	5	0	0
Dutch	10	10	5	10	5	5
Estonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Finnish	5	5	0	5	5	0
Flemish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fukien	0	0	0	0	0	0
German	55	40	20	65	30	35
Greek	15	10	10	0	5	0
Gujarati	110	65	45	0	0	0
Hakka	5	0	5	0	0	0
Hebrew	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hindi	225	135	95	25	10	10
Hungarian	10	5	5	10	5	5
Ilocano	15	10	5	5	5	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	0	0	0
Italian	25	15	10	20	10	5
Japanese	10	5	5	10	5	5
Khmer (Cambodian)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Korean	25	10	15	5	0	5
Kurdish	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lao	0	0	0	5	5	0
Latvian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lingala	0	0	0	0	0	0
Lithuanian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Macedonian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Malay	15	5	10	5	0	5
Malayalam	55	30	25	0	0	0
Maltese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	40	20	20	0	0	0
Marathi	20	10	10	0	0	0
Nepali	0	0	0	0	5	5
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	85	45	45	15	5	5
Norwegian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oromo	15	10	5	5	0	0
Panjabi (Punjabi)	100	65	35	10	10	5
Pashto	10	5	0	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	45	25	20	10	5	10
Polish	65	35	30	15	5	5
Portuguese	60	30	35	5	0	5
Romanian	10	10	0	5	5	5
Rundi (Kirundi)	5	0	0	0	0	0
Russian	50	20	25	20	10	10
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	10	5	5	0	0	0
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	0	0	0	0
Serbian	15	5	10	5	0	0
Serbo-Croatian	5	0	0	0	0	0
Shanghainese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	15	5	5	0	0	0
Sindhi	5	0	0	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	20	10	10	0	0	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	5	5	5	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	0	0	5	5	0	0
Slovak	10	0	5	15	5	5
Slovenian	0	0	0	0	0	0
Somali	135	90	40	20	15	5
Spanish	235	125	110	65	20	45
Swahili	25	20	5	0	0	0
Swedish	0	0	0	10	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	555	200	360	195	70	120
Taiwanese	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tamil	55	25	30	5	0	0
Telugu	15	5	10	0	0	0
Thai	20	5	15	5	0	5
Tibetan languages	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tigrigna	10	5	5	0	0	0
Turkish	10	5	5	5	5	0
Ukrainian	10	5	5	10	5	5
Urdu	220	110	110	15	10	5
Vietnamese	10	5	5	15	10	10
Yiddish	0	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	100	60	45	2,375	1,135	1,235
Multiple responses	140	70	65	60	20	40
English and French	35	20	15	0	0	0
English and non-official language	50	20	30	10	0	10
French and non-official language	55	25	30	50	15	30
English, French and non-official language	0	0	0	0	0	0

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^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. Wood Buffalo, Alberta (Code 4816037) and Northwest Territories (Code 61) (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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