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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 Alberta (Population centre)			Edmonton Alberta (Population centre)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	1,095,404	...Data not available	...Data not available	960,015	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	988,079	...Data not available	...Data not available	862,544	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	10.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	11.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	445,238	...Data not available	...Data not available	404,796	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	422,876	...Data not available	...Data not available	379,072	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,554.8	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,122.4	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	704.51	...Data not available	...Data not available	855.32	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	1,095,400	546,750	548,650	960,010	477,655	482,355
0 to 4 years	71,920	37,060	34,860	59,750	30,530	29,220
5 to 9 years	62,340	31,660	30,685	51,660	26,450	25,215
10 to 14 years	61,905	31,605	30,295	52,335	26,930	25,400
15 to 19 years	66,525	34,145	32,390	59,570	30,090	29,475
15 years	12,995	6,615	6,380	11,355	5,810	5,545
16 years	13,180	6,860	6,320	11,325	5,745	5,575
17 years	13,060	6,690	6,375	11,740	6,035	5,710
18 years	13,460	6,960	6,500	12,050	6,005	6,045
19 years	13,835	7,025	6,810	13,100	6,495	6,605
20 to 24 years	77,430	38,920	38,510	77,855	39,410	38,445
25 to 29 years	93,210	46,760	46,450	84,745	43,400	41,350
30 to 34 years	90,245	45,175	45,065	74,845	38,220	36,630
35 to 39 years	86,845	43,560	43,285	67,700	34,265	33,430
40 to 44 years	85,085	43,300	41,785	66,780	33,730	33,050
45 to 49 years	86,595	43,520	43,075	72,000	35,930	36,075
50 to 54 years	84,400	42,680	41,715	71,980	36,100	35,885
55 to 59 years	68,275	34,670	33,600	61,005	30,370	30,635
60 to 64 years	51,550	25,720	25,825	47,840	23,535	24,305
65 to 69 years	33,335	16,130	17,205	32,665	15,655	17,015
70 to 74 years	24,975	11,470	13,505	25,585	11,730	13,850
75 to 79 years	20,790	9,310	11,480	21,305	9,380	11,930
80 to 84 years	16,065	6,585	9,480	16,980	6,990	9,990
85 years and over	13,915	4,465	9,445	15,395	4,930	10,465
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.4	35.9	36.8	36.4	35.5	37.3
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.1	81.6	82.5	82.9	82.4	83.4
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	899,230	446,415	452,810	796,265	393,745	402,520
Married or living with a common-law partner	519,605	260,935	258,670	440,255	220,910	219,350
Married (and not separated)	444,520	223,235	221,280	372,170	186,835	185,335
Living common law	75,090	37,700	37,385	68,085	34,075	34,010
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	379,625	185,485	194,145	356,010	172,835	183,175
Single (never legally married)	265,135	145,825	119,310	245,810	135,800	110,010
Separated	21,380	9,330	12,055	20,160	8,735	11,425
Divorced	57,665	23,245	34,420	52,105	21,135	30,975
Widowed	35,450	7,090	28,360	37,935	7,165	30,765
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	295,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	257,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	136,965	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	67,700	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	65,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	26,060	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,620	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	295,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	257,750	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	252,970	...Data not available	...Data not available	214,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	215,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	180,130	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	85,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	130,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	104,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	48,895	...Data not available	...Data not available	39,420	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	58,085	...Data not available	...Data not available	45,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	23,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	37,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	33,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	25,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	12,170	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,740	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	4,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,575	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,770	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	43,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	33,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,240	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	20,295	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,815	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	3,480	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,385	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,490	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	635	...Data not available	...Data not available	700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	328,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	282,080	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	84,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	110,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	92,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	37,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,870	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	65,335	...Data not available	...Data not available	57,495	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	30,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,945	...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	1,080,795	540,445	540,360	941,245	469,390	471,855
Number of persons not in census families	203,700	105,470	98,230	187,300	96,790	90,510
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	27,895	13,125	14,770	26,875	12,650	14,225
Living with non-relatives only	65,905	39,550	26,350	55,485	33,265	22,220
Living alone	109,900	52,795	57,105	104,945	50,880	54,065
Number of census family persons	877,100	434,970	442,125	753,940	372,600	381,345
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	99,720	45,310	54,415	99,700	44,920	54,785
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	32,750	9,260	23,485	33,250	9,480	23,775
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,840	1,245	4,590	5,025	1,105	3,925
Living with non-relatives only	2,170	1,060	1,105	2,055	1,035	1,020
Living alone	24,745	6,960	17,785	26,175	7,340	18,835
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	66,970	36,050	30,925	66,445	35,440	31,010
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	422,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	379,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	285,535	...Data not available	...Data not available	249,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	252,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	222,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	220,525	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	95,650	...Data not available	...Data not available	86,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	124,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	102,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	31,975	...Data not available	...Data not available	32,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	33,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	23,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	16,780	...Data not available	...Data not available	13,500	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	6,415	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,550	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	10,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,955	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	6,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	6,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	9,695	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,670	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	137,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	129,460	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	109,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	104,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	27,440	...Data not available	...Data not available	24,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	422,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	379,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	248,315	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	29,485	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	1,930	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,540	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	143,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	25,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	37,365	...Data not available	...Data not available	34,785	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	16,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,685	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	63,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	79,920	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	150	...Data not available	...Data not available	185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	422,875	...Data not available	...Data not available	379,070	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	109,900	...Data not available	...Data not available	104,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	136,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,220	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	70,880	...Data not available	...Data not available	61,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	66,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,515	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	25,105	...Data not available	...Data not available	21,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	14,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,765	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	1,080,800	...Data not available	...Data not available	941,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.6	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,085,970	542,040	543,930	947,505	471,955	475,550
Single responses	1,060,550	529,610	530,945	926,240	461,815	464,425
English	751,510	379,695	371,815	675,835	340,380	335,450
French	16,880	8,415	8,465	19,885	10,245	9,645
Non-official languages	292,160	141,495	150,660	230,515	111,190	119,335
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	395	135	260	1,920	755	1,170
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	220	80	145	1,665	660	1,005
Dene	20	10	5	110	35	70
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	0	25	5	25
Mi'kmaq	0	5	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	65	20	50	85	30	55
Oji-Cree	5	5	0	0	0	0
Stoney	80	25	55	35	15	20
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	288,125	139,580	148,545	225,770	109,075	116,690
African languages, n.i.e.	1,845	990	860	1,015	565	450
Afrikaans	670	340	330	350	175	175
Akan (Twi)	460	255	205	495	275	225
Albanian	1,000	540	460	515	280	235
Amharic	3,050	1,530	1,515	1,655	835	825
Arabic	13,245	7,165	6,075	11,560	6,270	5,295
Armenian	245	120	125	105	50	50
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	410	215	195	560	275	290
Bengali	3,115	1,605	1,510	1,520	820	705
Berber languages (Kabyle)	35	20	15	25	15	10
Bisayan languages	1,390	555	835	1,085	465	615
Bosnian	770	380	395	660	330	330
Bulgarian	800	405	395	370	175	190
Burmese	190	90	100	95	55	45
Cantonese	19,925	9,365	10,560	13,505	6,340	7,165
Chinese, n.o.s.	26,550	12,615	13,930	19,065	9,140	9,920
Creoles	445	235	215	560	280	280
Croatian	1,785	865	920	1,400	695	700
Czech	1,300	625	675	765	385	380
Danish	905	460	445	670	320	350
Dutch	3,805	1,905	1,900	3,690	1,800	1,890
Estonian	90	45	45	40	20	15
Finnish	325	115	210	210	85	120
Flemish	75	35	35	70	35	35
Fukien	205	90	110	205	100	110
German	11,310	5,390	5,920	12,665	5,855	6,810
Greek	1,425	705	715	900	480	425
Gujarati	3,930	1,930	2,000	3,390	1,670	1,720
Hakka	95	40	55	215	90	125
Hebrew	420	205	210	320	180	140
Hindi	4,970	2,520	2,450	6,065	3,050	3,020
Hungarian	3,320	1,630	1,685	1,550	785	760
Ilocano	1,570	665	905	985	410	570
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	805	430	375	175	95	90
Italian	5,210	2,695	2,520	4,920	2,460	2,460
Japanese	2,030	745	1,280	940	295	645
Khmer (Cambodian)	770	360	410	670	305	365
Korean	7,395	3,475	3,925	4,240	1,950	2,295
Kurdish	680	395	285	510	280	225
Lao	435	210	230	360	190	170
Latvian	135	70	65	105	50	55
Lingala	45	25	20	100	50	50
Lithuanian	180	85	100	95	40	60
Macedonian	125	60	60	125	65	65
Malay	575	245	325	375	170	205
Malayalam	1,100	570	530	1,340	675	660
Maltese	30	15	15	20	10	10
Mandarin	11,270	5,265	6,005	7,225	3,440	3,785
Marathi	450	240	210	300	155	140
Nepali	735	400	340	520	285	235
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	1,035	530	500	675	380	295
Norwegian	410	190	225	205	85	120
Oromo	590	325	265	480	275	205
Panjabi (Punjabi)	27,290	13,755	13,535	18,710	9,535	9,170
Pashto	1,150	580	575	495	265	235
Persian (Farsi)	6,360	3,355	3,005	3,460	1,805	1,660
Polish	7,465	3,525	3,940	8,655	4,045	4,615
Portuguese	2,465	1,190	1,275	3,885	1,900	1,985
Romanian	3,690	1,900	1,790	2,035	1,005	1,030
Rundi (Kirundi)	80	40	40	130	60	70
Russian	7,435	3,395	4,045	4,045	1,885	2,160
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	70	40	30	350	170	185
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	410	215	195	220	110	110
Serbian	1,715	860	850	1,435	730	710
Serbo-Croatian	495	240	260	340	170	175
Shanghainese	75	30	45	50	25	30
Sign languages, n.i.e.	135	70	60	170	90	80
Sindhi	1,575	750	820	845	390	455
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	810	395	415	865	470	400
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	290	140	155	305	165	135
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	40	30	145	65	75
Slovak	1,030	515	520	525	255	270
Slovenian	240	115	125	300	140	165
Somali	1,065	525	540	3,500	1,720	1,780
Spanish	21,825	10,760	11,070	13,720	6,990	6,730
Swahili	545	265	280	725	400	325
Swedish	270	105	165	230	110	125
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	25,645	10,965	14,675	21,155	9,135	12,020
Taiwanese	170	70	95	130	55	70
Tamil	1,260	670	590	1,045	570	480
Telugu	495	250	245	450	235	215
Thai	450	145	305	395	125	265
Tibetan languages	320	165	165	10	5	0
Tigrigna	1,245	670	580	995	505	490
Turkish	950	555	400	1,320	745	570
Ukrainian	3,435	1,505	1,930	11,805	5,025	6,780
Urdu	12,185	6,260	5,920	5,680	2,940	2,735
Vietnamese	11,620	5,485	6,130	7,910	3,660	4,250
Yiddish	95	50	50	65	35	35
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	3,640	1,780	1,860	2,825	1,355	1,465
Multiple responses	25,420	12,435	12,990	21,265	10,140	11,125
English and French	2,695	1,300	1,400	2,540	1,195	1,345
English and non-official language	21,215	10,380	10,835	17,300	8,265	9,035
French and non-official language	990	520	470	985	475	510
English, French and non-official language	520	240	275	435	205	225
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,085,970	542,040	543,930	947,505	471,960	475,550
English only	978,190	493,630	484,560	859,345	431,825	427,515
French only	1,005	440	565	1,195	520	675
English and French	81,370	37,760	43,610	70,740	33,250	37,485
Neither English nor French	25,410	10,210	15,195	16,225	6,355	9,865
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,085,970	542,040	543,925	947,505	471,955	475,550
English	1,037,865	520,415	517,450	907,510	453,455	454,060
French	17,225	8,675	8,555	19,595	10,090	9,505
English and French	6,030	3,025	3,005	4,605	2,275	2,325
Neither English nor French	24,850	9,935	14,915	15,795	6,140	9,655
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	20,240	10,180	10,055	21,900	11,230	10,675
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	1.9	1.9	1.8	2.3	2.4	2.2
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,085,970	542,040	543,930	947,505	471,955	475,550
Single responses	1,036,530	517,740	518,785	906,995	452,195	454,800
English	856,415	429,465	426,955	775,445	387,605	387,845
French	6,725	3,350	3,370	7,725	3,965	3,760
Non-official languages	173,390	84,925	88,460	123,820	60,620	63,205
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	90	40	45	380	165	210
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	45	20	25	320	140	180
Dene	5	0	0	20	10	15
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	0	0	0	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	5	0	0	15	5	15
Oji-Cree	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	30	15	20	10	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	171,885	84,170	87,720	122,400	59,930	62,470
African languages, n.i.e.	1,050	545	510	570	305	260
Afrikaans	325	160	165	165	85	80
Akan (Twi)	200	100	100	190	100	95
Albanian	580	315	265	255	145	110
Amharic	2,200	1,085	1,110	1,105	545	560
Arabic	8,310	4,330	3,980	6,765	3,555	3,205
Armenian	150	70	75	45	25	20
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	130	65	65	140	60	85
Bengali	2,265	1,140	1,120	1,015	540	480
Berber languages (Kabyle)	20	10	10	15	5	10
Bisayan languages	500	230	275	370	180	195
Bosnian	430	215	215	335	175	155
Bulgarian	470	240	225	250	120	130
Burmese	160	75	80	40	25	20
Cantonese	14,405	6,700	7,705	9,525	4,405	5,120
Chinese, n.o.s.	17,680	8,470	9,210	12,495	5,945	6,555
Creoles	215	110	105	335	165	170
Croatian	635	310	325	520	225	290
Czech	350	165	180	205	100	105
Danish	70	35	35	40	20	20
Dutch	415	190	230	225	100	120
Estonian	20	5	10	0	0	0
Finnish	45	25	25	25	10	15
Flemish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Fukien	45	20	30	70	25	40
German	1,345	640	700	1,810	830	975
Greek	430	210	225	305	150	155
Gujarati	2,095	1,010	1,085	2,010	965	1,050
Hakka	15	10	10	90	40	45
Hebrew	220	110	110	130	70	60
Hindi	2,750	1,380	1,370	3,560	1,785	1,775
Hungarian	1,160	570	590	455	215	245
Ilocano	575	265	315	340	160	180
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	415	220	200	70	30	40
Italian	1,415	640	775	1,580	710	870
Japanese	970	420	545	380	145	235
Khmer (Cambodian)	430	205	230	360	160	200
Korean	5,595	2,650	2,940	3,090	1,470	1,620
Kurdish	465	255	205	305	170	135
Lao	220	100	125	175	85	90
Latvian	45	30	10	30	20	15
Lingala	20	10	10	20	10	10
Lithuanian	55	30	30	20	10	10
Macedonian	55	30	25	50	25	25
Malay	225	120	100	115	65	50
Malayalam	605	310	300	740	375	365
Maltese	5	5	5	5	0	5
Mandarin	8,750	4,235	4,515	5,590	2,755	2,830
Marathi	220	120	105	165	90	80
Nepali	550	290	265	350	185	165
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	295	135	160	205	95	105
Norwegian	155	85	75	10	5	5
Oromo	445	230	215	355	195	165
Panjabi (Punjabi)	21,340	10,665	10,670	14,240	7,215	7,020
Pashto	750	380	380	330	175	160
Persian (Farsi)	4,430	2,255	2,175	2,315	1,160	1,160
Polish	3,270	1,565	1,705	3,705	1,785	1,925
Portuguese	1,040	510	525	1,645	775	870
Romanian	2,120	1,115	1,005	1,235	615	620
Rundi (Kirundi)	30	15	15	65	20	45
Russian	4,805	2,350	2,455	2,515	1,245	1,270
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	25	10	15	190	100	95
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	260	130	135	100	50	50
Serbian	1,025	505	520	775	400	375
Serbo-Croatian	230	115	115	160	85	80
Shanghainese	45	20	25	20	10	10
Sign languages, n.i.e.	175	100	75	245	155	85
Sindhi	690	310	380	365	165	205
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	420	210	210	450	250	200
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	225	105	125	230	130	105
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	5	0	5	55	25	30
Slovak	430	220	210	135	75	65
Slovenian	40	20	25	50	20	30
Somali	755	385	370	2,650	1,275	1,375
Spanish	14,245	7,055	7,190	8,190	4,165	4,020
Swahili	210	110	100	305	160	145
Swedish	45	20	20	20	10	15
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	14,490	6,875	7,610	11,655	5,515	6,145
Taiwanese	65	35	35	55	25	35
Tamil	720	380	345	605	320	285
Telugu	250	130	125	265	135	125
Thai	200	90	110	150	75	75
Tibetan languages	230	120	110	0	5	0
Tigrigna	900	470	435	630	310	315
Turkish	570	310	265	955	500	450
Ukrainian	520	235	285	1,795	815	980
Urdu	8,665	4,410	4,250	3,765	1,920	1,845
Vietnamese	8,465	4,040	4,420	5,510	2,585	2,925
Yiddish	5	5	0	0	0	0
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,415	720	695	1,045	530	515
Multiple responses	49,445	24,305	25,145	40,510	19,760	20,750
English and French	1,615	820	790	1,630	855	780
English and non-official language	46,650	22,895	23,755	37,845	18,420	19,425
French and non-official language	455	220	235	370	180	185
English, French and non-official language	725	360	360	660	305	350
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	1,085,970	542,045	543,930	947,505	471,955	475,550
None	913,165	457,680	455,480	803,545	401,650	401,890
Single responses	169,645	82,765	86,875	141,370	69,045	72,325
English	73,190	36,625	36,565	55,995	28,045	27,955
French	10,700	4,910	5,790	10,430	4,875	5,555
Non-official languages	85,755	41,230	44,525	74,935	36,120	38,815
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	260	95	160	1,590	660	935
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	175	70	110	1,415	595	815
Dene	0	0	0	65	15	50
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	5	5	0
Ojibway	40	15	20	60	20	35
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	40	15	30	25	5	20
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	83,565	40,225	43,335	71,765	34,720	37,050
African languages, n.i.e.	555	290	260	255	155	100
Afrikaans	320	165	155	165	85	75
Akan (Twi)	245	130	110	300	165	135
Albanian	310	160	145	130	75	60
Amharic	755	385	375	505	280	230
Arabic	5,505	2,940	2,560	5,755	3,075	2,675
Armenian	50	20	30	20	10	10
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	205	100	105	250	115	130
Bengali	575	280	295	355	195	155
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5	5	5	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	385	160	220	285	110	170
Bosnian	225	110	115	240	120	125
Bulgarian	210	100	105	75	30	45
Burmese	60	30	35	45	25	15
Cantonese	5,080	2,430	2,650	3,685	1,810	1,875
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,395	2,600	2,795	4,135	2,055	2,080
Creoles	275	135	140	340	175	170
Croatian	730	340	390	540	290	245
Czech	500	235	255	270	135	135
Danish	335	155	175	235	95	140
Dutch	1,225	580	650	1,185	530	655
Estonian	25	10	10	15	5	5
Finnish	105	40	65	90	40	45
Flemish	15	10	5	15	5	5
Fukien	80	40	40	70	35	40
German	3,955	1,900	2,055	4,460	2,040	2,420
Greek	865	420	450	525	265	260
Gujarati	1,605	780	825	1,060	525	535
Hakka	45	20	25	60	20	35
Hebrew	290	150	140	265	135	130
Hindi	3,075	1,585	1,495	3,200	1,665	1,530
Hungarian	1,040	500	540	470	240	230
Ilocano	465	200	260	245	95	155
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	225	125	100	55	35	30
Italian	2,375	1,180	1,195	2,220	1,110	1,110
Japanese	990	415	580	560	235	325
Khmer (Cambodian)	210	100	110	220	105	120
Korean	1,150	540	610	830	375	455
Kurdish	155	85	65	130	70	60
Lao	155	75	80	115	65	50
Latvian	35	10	25	25	10	10
Lingala	55	20	35	165	90	75
Lithuanian	40	20	20	30	15	15
Macedonian	35	15	15	55	30	30
Malay	245	115	135	140	70	75
Malayalam	355	190	170	485	240	245
Maltese	5	5	0	5	0	0
Mandarin	2,385	1,100	1,280	1,660	745	915
Marathi	140	75	60	65	35	35
Nepali	100	60	45	95	65	40
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	960	475	485	450	250	200
Norwegian	105	40	60	85	35	55
Oromo	115	60	55	85	50	40
Panjabi (Punjabi)	4,395	2,285	2,110	3,420	1,745	1,675
Pashto	200	95	100	110	60	50
Persian (Farsi)	1,180	625	555	750	400	350
Polish	2,380	1,135	1,245	2,680	1,230	1,455
Portuguese	990	475	515	1,665	815	855
Romanian	1,020	515	505	480	225	255
Rundi (Kirundi)	35	15	15	60	40	25
Russian	1,855	840	1,010	1,225	570	655
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	15	10	5	165	80	85
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	85	45	45	75	40	35
Serbian	505	260	250	510	255	250
Serbo-Croatian	125	65	60	105	45	60
Shanghainese	25	10	15	10	5	5
Sign languages, n.i.e.	140	60	80	210	95	115
Sindhi	740	355	385	385	175	210
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	265	130	140	380	200	180
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	50	30	20	50	30	25
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	20	10	15	30	20	10
Slovak	295	150	150	155	80	75
Slovenian	65	30	35	130	60	65
Somali	335	175	165	885	430	450
Spanish	8,525	4,195	4,330	5,715	2,915	2,800
Swahili	450	235	210	570	295	275
Swedish	160	70	95	115	55	55
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	7,720	2,940	4,780	6,210	2,430	3,780
Taiwanese	60	30	30	50	25	30
Tamil	415	220	195	360	195	170
Telugu	180	95	90	130	70	55
Thai	175	60	120	215	75	140
Tibetan languages	60	25	30	5	5	0
Tigrigna	375	205	175	340	175	160
Turkish	260	145	110	320	185	130
Ukrainian	895	400	495	3,880	1,655	2,225
Urdu	2,675	1,395	1,280	1,595	820	780
Vietnamese	2,515	1,185	1,330	2,015	955	1,060
Yiddish	35	15	25	20	10	10
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,930	905	1,025	1,580	745	835
Multiple responses	3,170	1,595	1,575	2,595	1,260	1,330
English and French	480	245	230	385	195	185
English and non-official language	1,380	705	675	1,025	520	505
French and non-official language	1,290	630	655	1,155	525	630
English, French and non-official language	20	10	10	35	20	10

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 0115) and Edmonton, Alberta (Code 0252) (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 July 1, 2024).

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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)
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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)
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Population centres	CSV (3,599 KB)	TAB (3,565 KB)
Dissemination areas	CSV (193,822 KB)	TAB (191,191 KB)
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Forward sortation areas^©	CSV (6,328 KB)	TAB (6,257 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)
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Designated places	IVT (4,492 KB)	XML (8,996 KB)
Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Calgary (Population centre)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Calgary (Census metropolitan area)
    - Calgary (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: Edmonton (Population centre)

Canada
- Alberta (Province)
  - Edmonton (Census metropolitan area)
    - Edmonton (Population Centre)

Note

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

Related data

Related data: Calgary (Population Centre), Alberta

2011 Census

Additional Census data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 Census Data Products for additional geographies.

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Additional NHS data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 NHS Data Products for additional geographies.

Related data: Edmonton (Population Centre), Alberta

2011 Census

Additional Census data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 Census Data Products for additional geographies.

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Additional NHS data are not available for this area. Please refer to the 2011 NHS Data Products for additional geographies.

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Date modified:: 2016-05-31

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: Edmonton (Population Centre), Alberta

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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