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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	Edmonton Alberta (Population centre)			British Columbia (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	960,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,400,057^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	862,544	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,113,487^†	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	11.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	7.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	404,796	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,945,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	379,072	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,637	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	1,122.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	4.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	855.32	...Data not available	...Data not available	922,509.29	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	960,010	477,655	482,355	4,400,055	2,156,600	2,243,455
0 to 4 years	59,750	30,530	29,220	219,665	112,885	106,775
5 to 9 years	51,660	26,450	25,215	218,915	112,200	106,715
10 to 14 years	52,335	26,930	25,400	238,780	122,465	116,315
15 to 19 years	59,570	30,090	29,475	275,165	141,670	133,500
15 years	11,355	5,810	5,545	53,725	27,620	26,110
16 years	11,325	5,745	5,575	54,885	28,475	26,410
17 years	11,740	6,035	5,710	55,400	28,510	26,885
18 years	12,050	6,005	6,045	55,380	28,425	26,955
19 years	13,100	6,495	6,605	55,785	28,640	27,140
20 to 24 years	77,855	39,410	38,445	279,825	142,290	137,535
25 to 29 years	84,745	43,400	41,350	288,780	143,475	145,305
30 to 34 years	74,845	38,220	36,630	275,985	135,220	140,755
35 to 39 years	67,700	34,265	33,430	280,870	135,455	145,415
40 to 44 years	66,780	33,730	33,050	313,765	151,430	162,335
45 to 49 years	72,000	35,930	36,075	350,600	170,580	180,020
50 to 54 years	71,980	36,100	35,885	354,610	172,060	182,550
55 to 59 years	61,005	30,370	30,635	323,335	157,455	165,880
60 to 64 years	47,840	23,535	24,305	291,040	142,645	148,395
65 to 69 years	32,665	15,655	17,015	210,900	103,785	107,115
70 to 74 years	25,585	11,730	13,850	160,715	77,350	83,360
75 to 79 years	21,305	9,380	11,930	127,480	60,720	66,760
80 to 84 years	16,980	6,990	9,990	96,945	42,745	54,200
85 years and over	15,395	4,930	10,465	92,675	32,150	60,520
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	36.4	35.5	37.3	41.9	41.1	42.7
% of the population aged 15 and over	82.9	82.4	83.4	84.6	83.9	85.3
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	796,265	393,745	402,520	3,722,695	1,809,045	1,913,650
Married or living with a common-law partner	440,255	220,910	219,350	2,154,575	1,074,965	1,079,610
Married (and not separated)	372,170	186,835	185,335	1,832,605	913,430	919,175
Living common law	68,085	34,075	34,010	321,965	161,530	160,435
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	356,010	172,835	183,175	1,568,120	734,075	834,040
Single (never legally married)	245,810	135,800	110,010	1,014,270	550,830	463,435
Separated	20,160	8,735	11,425	102,040	43,570	58,470
Divorced	52,105	21,135	30,975	246,515	98,130	148,385
Widowed	37,935	7,165	30,765	205,300	41,550	163,750
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	257,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	125,120	...Data not available	...Data not available	645,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	57,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	263,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	52,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	238,525	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	22,620	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	257,750	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,238,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	214,110	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,048,350	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	180,130	...Data not available	...Data not available	887,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	75,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	422,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	104,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	465,680	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	39,420	...Data not available	...Data not available	181,895	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	45,340	...Data not available	...Data not available	205,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	19,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	78,280	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	33,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	160,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	22,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	105,425	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	11,740	...Data not available	...Data not available	54,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,225	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	3,745	...Data not available	...Data not available	19,145	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	1,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,225	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	43,640	...Data not available	...Data not available	189,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	34,240	...Data not available	...Data not available	149,010	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	20,585	...Data not available	...Data not available	90,235	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,935	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	4,100	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	9,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,795	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	6,385	...Data not available	...Data not available	27,275	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	2,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,510	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	700	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	282,080	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,230,340	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	69,590	...Data not available	...Data not available	260,215	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	92,180	...Data not available	...Data not available	409,250	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	32,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	156,650	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	57,495	...Data not available	...Data not available	255,855	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	29,945	...Data not available	...Data not available	148,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	1.0	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	941,245	469,390	471,855	4,324,505	2,122,320	2,202,185
Number of persons not in census families	187,300	96,790	90,510	807,660	383,540	424,120
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	26,875	12,650	14,225	105,450	42,525	62,925
Living with non-relatives only	55,485	33,265	22,220	203,285	111,935	91,345
Living alone	104,945	50,880	54,065	498,920	229,075	269,850
Number of census family persons	753,940	372,600	381,345	3,516,850	1,738,780	1,778,070
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.8	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	99,700	44,920	54,785	643,410	302,320	341,095
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	33,250	9,480	23,775	211,820	65,460	146,365
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	5,025	1,105	3,925	32,900	7,490	25,410
Living with non-relatives only	2,055	1,035	1,020	13,560	6,770	6,790
Living alone	26,175	7,340	18,835	165,365	51,195	114,165
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	66,445	35,440	31,010	431,590	236,860	194,730
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	379,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	249,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,183,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	222,000	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,041,470	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	189,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	898,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	86,400	...Data not available	...Data not available	458,880	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	102,735	...Data not available	...Data not available	439,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	32,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,445	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	27,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	141,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	19,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	13,500	...Data not available	...Data not available	66,105	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	5,550	...Data not available	...Data not available	23,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	7,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,300	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	6,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	25,085	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	7,670	...Data not available	...Data not available	50,415	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	129,460	...Data not available	...Data not available	581,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	104,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	24,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	379,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,635	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	205,905	...Data not available	...Data not available	842,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	25,910	...Data not available	...Data not available	143,970	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	3,540	...Data not available	...Data not available	46,960	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	143,725	...Data not available	...Data not available	731,585	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	20,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	52,825	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	34,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	130,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	8,685	...Data not available	...Data not available	184,355	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	79,920	...Data not available	...Data not available	361,150	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	185	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,885	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	379,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,764,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	104,950	...Data not available	...Data not available	498,925	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	125,220	...Data not available	...Data not available	613,270	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	61,355	...Data not available	...Data not available	264,135	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	54,515	...Data not available	...Data not available	237,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	21,275	...Data not available	...Data not available	91,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	11,765	...Data not available	...Data not available	58,985	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	941,245	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,324,505	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.5	...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}	947,505	471,955	475,550	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
Single responses	926,240	461,815	464,425	4,273,930	2,098,055	2,175,870
English	675,835	340,380	335,450	3,062,435	1,526,350	1,536,085
French	19,885	10,245	9,645	57,275	28,315	28,965
Non-official languages	230,515	111,190	119,335	1,154,215	543,395	610,825
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,920	755	1,170	1,210	540	675
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	1,665	660	1,005	955	435	525
Dene	110	35	70	70	35	35
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	5	5	0
Inuktitut	25	5	25	25	10	10
Mi'kmaq	10	5	5	15	10	5
Ojibway	85	30	55	140	50	90
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	35	15	20	5	5	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	225,770	109,075	116,690	1,137,420	535,395	602,025
African languages, n.i.e.	1,015	565	450	620	330	295
Afrikaans	350	175	175	2,735	1,330	1,405
Akan (Twi)	495	275	225	455	235	220
Albanian	515	280	235	1,335	695	635
Amharic	1,655	835	825	1,255	615	640
Arabic	11,560	6,270	5,295	13,050	7,505	5,550
Armenian	105	50	50	1,105	560	545
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	560	275	290	530	235	295
Bengali	1,520	820	705	2,410	1,265	1,145
Berber languages (Kabyle)	25	15	10	15	10	5
Bisayan languages	1,085	465	615	3,870	1,445	2,430
Bosnian	660	330	330	1,275	635	640
Bulgarian	370	175	190	1,945	960	985
Burmese	95	55	45	945	485	465
Cantonese	13,505	6,340	7,165	133,245	61,790	71,455
Chinese, n.o.s.	19,065	9,140	9,920	120,040	55,735	64,305
Creoles	560	280	280	640	315	320
Croatian	1,400	695	700	7,820	3,860	3,955
Czech	765	385	380	5,610	2,800	2,810
Danish	670	320	350	5,250	2,575	2,675
Dutch	3,690	1,800	1,890	23,080	11,190	11,890
Estonian	40	20	15	820	345	475
Finnish	210	85	120	4,090	1,705	2,390
Flemish	70	35	35	445	215	235
Fukien	205	100	110	1,920	835	1,085
German	12,665	5,855	6,810	73,625	35,140	38,485
Greek	900	480	425	6,250	3,360	2,885
Gujarati	3,390	1,670	1,720	6,595	3,060	3,540
Hakka	215	90	125	1,110	475	630
Hebrew	320	180	140	1,755	970	785
Hindi	6,065	3,050	3,020	24,640	11,840	12,800
Hungarian	1,550	785	760	9,855	4,915	4,940
Ilocano	985	410	570	3,755	1,465	2,290
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	175	95	90	475	265	205
Italian	4,920	2,460	2,460	24,060	12,180	11,880
Japanese	940	295	645	19,665	6,840	12,825
Khmer (Cambodian)	670	305	365	1,465	700	770
Korean	4,240	1,950	2,295	48,975	22,350	26,625
Kurdish	510	280	225	1,415	775	645
Lao	360	190	170	1,155	550	600
Latvian	105	50	55	615	305	310
Lingala	100	50	50	35	20	20
Lithuanian	95	40	60	435	190	245
Macedonian	125	65	65	275	130	140
Malay	375	170	205	3,535	1,590	1,950
Malayalam	1,340	675	660	1,460	735	725
Maltese	20	10	10	220	115	115
Mandarin	7,225	3,440	3,785	94,055	43,630	50,425
Marathi	300	155	140	430	220	210
Nepali	520	285	235	805	430	375
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	675	380	295	470	250	220
Norwegian	205	85	120	2,370	1,155	1,215
Oromo	480	275	205	325	185	140
Panjabi (Punjabi)	18,710	9,535	9,170	182,915	90,900	92,020
Pashto	495	265	235	900	485	415
Persian (Farsi)	3,460	1,805	1,660	36,045	18,265	17,775
Polish	8,655	4,045	4,615	17,460	8,185	9,270
Portuguese	3,885	1,900	1,985	14,605	6,990	7,615
Romanian	2,035	1,005	1,030	8,330	4,110	4,220
Rundi (Kirundi)	130	60	70	135	60	80
Russian	4,045	1,885	2,160	22,650	10,300	12,350
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	350	170	185	80	40	45
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	220	110	110	690	345	340
Serbian	1,435	730	710	6,655	3,425	3,225
Serbo-Croatian	340	170	175	1,425	675	755
Shanghainese	50	25	30	1,250	530	715
Sign languages, n.i.e.	170	90	80	645	335	310
Sindhi	845	390	455	1,770	790	975
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	865	470	400	1,405	715	685
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	305	165	135	775	400	375
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	145	65	75	495	275	225
Slovak	525	255	270	3,220	1,440	1,780
Slovenian	300	140	165	1,225	590	640
Somali	3,500	1,720	1,780	975	495	480
Spanish	13,720	6,990	6,730	40,795	19,325	21,470
Swahili	725	400	325	755	390	365
Swedish	230	110	125	2,740	1,195	1,545
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	21,155	9,135	12,020	66,120	25,835	40,285
Taiwanese	130	55	70	5,675	2,640	3,035
Tamil	1,045	570	480	3,135	1,635	1,500
Telugu	450	235	215	570	295	270
Thai	395	125	265	2,410	730	1,680
Tibetan languages	10	5	0	200	115	85
Tigrigna	995	505	490	590	285	300
Turkish	1,320	745	570	2,890	1,650	1,235
Ukrainian	11,805	5,025	6,780	9,680	4,215	5,460
Urdu	5,680	2,940	2,735	8,450	4,315	4,140
Vietnamese	7,910	3,660	4,250	25,100	11,745	13,360
Yiddish	65	35	35	350	185	170
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,825	1,355	1,465	15,585	7,455	8,130
Multiple responses	21,265	10,140	11,125	82,280	39,185	43,095
English and French	2,540	1,195	1,345	8,600	4,065	4,535
English and non-official language	17,300	8,265	9,035	68,800	32,875	35,925
French and non-official language	985	475	510	3,345	1,520	1,830
English, French and non-official language	435	205	225	1,530	725	805
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	947,505	471,960	475,550	4,356,210	2,137,240	2,218,965
English only	859,345	431,825	427,515	3,912,950	1,943,760	1,969,190
French only	1,195	520	675	2,045	950	1,095
English and French	70,740	33,250	37,485	296,645	132,940	163,705
Neither English nor French	16,225	6,355	9,865	144,555	59,590	84,965
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	947,505	471,955	475,550	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
English	907,510	453,455	454,060	4,143,245	2,044,365	2,098,885
French	19,595	10,090	9,505	53,725	26,660	27,065
English and French	4,605	2,275	2,325	16,935	7,710	9,220
Neither English nor French	15,795	6,140	9,655	142,300	58,510	83,790
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	21,900	11,230	10,675	62,190	30,515	31,680
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	2.3	2.4	2.2	1.4	1.4	1.4
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	947,505	471,955	475,550	4,356,205	2,137,245	2,218,965
Single responses	906,995	452,195	454,800	4,193,385	2,059,465	2,133,915
English	775,445	387,605	387,845	3,506,595	1,733,775	1,772,820
French	7,725	3,965	3,760	16,685	8,015	8,665
Non-official languages	123,820	60,620	63,205	670,100	317,670	352,430
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	380	165	210	175	85	85
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	320	140	180	135	70	65
Dene	20	10	15	15	5	5
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	5	0	5	5	5	5
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ojibway	15	5	15	15	10	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	10	5	5	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	122,400	59,930	62,470	665,750	315,485	350,265
African languages, n.i.e.	570	305	260	190	80	105
Afrikaans	165	85	80	1,385	685	690
Akan (Twi)	190	100	95	120	60	60
Albanian	255	145	110	700	345	350
Amharic	1,105	545	560	555	245	310
Arabic	6,765	3,555	3,205	7,640	4,065	3,575
Armenian	45	25	20	490	250	240
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	140	60	85	115	50	65
Bengali	1,015	540	480	1,465	715	750
Berber languages (Kabyle)	15	5	10	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	370	180	195	1,265	540	720
Bosnian	335	175	155	705	370	340
Bulgarian	250	120	130	1,085	530	555
Burmese	40	25	20	585	315	270
Cantonese	9,525	4,405	5,120	103,550	47,585	55,970
Chinese, n.o.s.	12,495	5,945	6,555	81,270	37,740	43,525
Creoles	335	165	170	315	145	165
Croatian	520	225	290	2,540	1,200	1,340
Czech	205	100	105	1,570	795	775
Danish	40	20	20	325	160	170
Dutch	225	100	120	2,230	1,055	1,175
Estonian	0	0	0	110	40	70
Finnish	25	10	15	795	350	445
Flemish	10	5	5	50	25	20
Fukien	70	25	40	690	310	380
German	1,810	830	975	11,555	5,430	6,120
Greek	305	150	155	2,105	1,015	1,095
Gujarati	2,010	965	1,050	3,045	1,335	1,710
Hakka	90	40	45	320	145	175
Hebrew	130	70	60	780	395	390
Hindi	3,560	1,785	1,775	12,390	5,900	6,490
Hungarian	455	215	245	2,560	1,235	1,325
Ilocano	340	160	180	1,190	530	660
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	70	30	40	180	85	85
Italian	1,580	710	870	6,250	2,730	3,520
Japanese	380	145	235	9,540	3,985	5,555
Khmer (Cambodian)	360	160	200	750	370	385
Korean	3,090	1,470	1,620	38,810	17,985	20,830
Kurdish	305	170	135	945	490	460
Lao	175	85	90	545	270	275
Latvian	30	20	15	105	50	50
Lingala	20	10	10	10	5	5
Lithuanian	20	10	10	65	30	35
Macedonian	50	25	25	140	70	70
Malay	115	65	50	1,320	655	660
Malayalam	740	375	365	690	350	340
Maltese	5	0	5	15	10	5
Mandarin	5,590	2,755	2,830	78,070	36,945	41,130
Marathi	165	90	80	230	120	105
Nepali	350	185	165	525	275	250
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	205	95	105	140	65	75
Norwegian	10	5	5	160	80	80
Oromo	355	195	165	175	80	95
Panjabi (Punjabi)	14,240	7,215	7,020	137,390	67,955	69,430
Pashto	330	175	160	565	295	270
Persian (Farsi)	2,315	1,160	1,160	24,750	12,095	12,655
Polish	3,705	1,785	1,925	6,395	3,065	3,330
Portuguese	1,645	775	870	5,195	2,405	2,785
Romanian	1,235	615	620	4,155	2,050	2,105
Rundi (Kirundi)	65	20	45	75	30	45
Russian	2,515	1,245	1,270	12,205	5,880	6,320
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	190	100	95	25	10	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	100	50	50	465	230	235
Serbian	775	400	375	4,020	2,020	2,000
Serbo-Croatian	160	85	80	615	300	315
Shanghainese	20	10	10	555	260	295
Sign languages, n.i.e.	245	155	85	980	535	450
Sindhi	365	165	205	675	295	385
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	450	250	200	595	295	300
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	230	130	105	620	315	300
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	55	25	30	80	35	45
Slovak	135	75	65	1,080	515	570
Slovenian	50	20	30	165	70	100
Somali	2,650	1,275	1,375	625	310	315
Spanish	8,190	4,165	4,020	20,585	10,025	10,555
Swahili	305	160	145	250	130	125
Swedish	20	10	15	430	195	235
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	11,655	5,515	6,145	29,380	12,780	16,600
Taiwanese	55	25	35	2,910	1,390	1,515
Tamil	605	320	285	1,965	1,010	960
Telugu	265	135	125	290	145	140
Thai	150	75	75	845	375	475
Tibetan languages	0	5	0	100	55	45
Tigrigna	630	310	315	295	135	160
Turkish	955	500	450	1,365	725	645
Ukrainian	1,795	815	980	1,070	475	595
Urdu	3,765	1,920	1,845	5,430	2,700	2,730
Vietnamese	5,510	2,585	2,925	17,270	8,085	9,180
Yiddish	0	0	0	10	5	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,045	530	515	4,180	2,100	2,075
Multiple responses	40,510	19,760	20,750	162,820	77,775	85,050
English and French	1,630	855	780	4,700	2,240	2,460
English and non-official language	37,845	18,420	19,425	155,065	74,155	80,905
French and non-official language	370	180	185	930	435	495
English, French and non-official language	660	305	350	2,130	940	1,185
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	947,505	471,955	475,550	4,356,205	2,137,240	2,218,965
None	803,545	401,650	401,890	3,740,260	1,844,645	1,895,615
Single responses	141,370	69,045	72,325	604,495	287,270	317,220
English	55,995	28,045	27,955	249,765	122,305	127,455
French	10,430	4,875	5,555	38,175	17,315	20,865
Non-official languages	74,935	36,120	38,815	316,550	147,655	168,900
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	1,590	660	935	845	400	445
Atikamekw	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	1,415	595	815	705	335	365
Dene	65	15	50	30	15	20
Innu/Montagnais	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inuktitut	15	5	10	20	10	5
Mi'kmaq	5	5	0	10	5	5
Ojibway	60	20	35	80	35	45
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	25	5	20	5	0	5
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	71,765	34,720	37,050	305,355	142,340	163,020
African languages, n.i.e.	255	155	100	310	165	140
Afrikaans	165	85	75	1,340	650	690
Akan (Twi)	300	165	135	260	130	125
Albanian	130	75	60	405	200	205
Amharic	505	280	230	460	220	245
Arabic	5,755	3,075	2,675	3,845	2,280	1,570
Armenian	20	10	10	320	160	165
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	250	115	130	215	95	125
Bengali	355	195	155	570	285	285
Berber languages (Kabyle)	0	0	0	0	5	0
Bisayan languages	285	110	170	920	345	575
Bosnian	240	120	125	395	190	205
Bulgarian	75	30	45	495	215	275
Burmese	45	25	15	235	110	130
Cantonese	3,685	1,810	1,875	29,240	13,945	15,290
Chinese, n.o.s.	4,135	2,055	2,080	20,595	9,830	10,760
Creoles	340	175	170	490	250	235
Croatian	540	290	245	3,195	1,585	1,615
Czech	270	135	135	1,940	900	1,045
Danish	235	95	140	1,705	765	940
Dutch	1,185	530	655	6,930	3,130	3,805
Estonian	15	5	5	235	100	135
Finnish	90	40	45	1,290	550	740
Flemish	15	5	5	125	50	70
Fukien	70	35	40	670	295	380
German	4,460	2,040	2,420	23,905	10,935	12,970
Greek	525	265	260	3,310	1,730	1,580
Gujarati	1,060	525	535	3,185	1,485	1,705
Hakka	60	20	35	315	135	175
Hebrew	265	135	130	1,090	575	515
Hindi	3,200	1,665	1,530	12,695	6,190	6,505
Hungarian	470	240	230	2,950	1,405	1,545
Ilocano	245	95	155	945	360	590
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	55	35	30	175	90	85
Italian	2,220	1,110	1,110	9,605	4,715	4,890
Japanese	560	235	325	9,050	3,635	5,415
Khmer (Cambodian)	220	105	120	365	170	195
Korean	830	375	455	6,890	3,125	3,765
Kurdish	130	70	60	270	160	110
Lao	115	65	50	410	200	210
Latvian	25	10	10	120	45	75
Lingala	165	90	75	65	25	40
Lithuanian	30	15	15	115	55	60
Macedonian	55	30	30	60	25	35
Malay	140	70	75	1,450	645	805
Malayalam	485	240	245	520	260	260
Maltese	5	0	0	80	30	50
Mandarin	1,660	745	915	17,925	8,150	9,775
Marathi	65	35	35	125	65	65
Nepali	95	65	40	155	80	75
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	450	250	200	295	155	135
Norwegian	85	35	55	715	330	380
Oromo	85	50	40	65	45	25
Panjabi (Punjabi)	3,420	1,745	1,675	34,010	17,040	16,970
Pashto	110	60	50	235	120	120
Persian (Farsi)	750	400	350	7,025	3,725	3,300
Polish	2,680	1,230	1,455	5,450	2,475	2,975
Portuguese	1,665	815	855	5,640	2,625	3,010
Romanian	480	225	255	2,410	1,135	1,270
Rundi (Kirundi)	60	40	25	40	25	25
Russian	1,225	570	655	6,140	2,715	3,425
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	165	80	85	30	15	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	75	40	35	160	85	70
Serbian	510	255	250	1,855	955	905
Serbo-Croatian	105	45	60	435	190	245
Shanghainese	10	5	5	485	215	265
Sign languages, n.i.e.	210	95	115	865	345	520
Sindhi	385	175	210	930	400	530
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	380	200	180	570	285	290
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	50	30	25	65	35	30
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	30	20	10	150	75	75
Slovak	155	80	75	1,035	400	635
Slovenian	130	60	65	345	155	190
Somali	885	430	450	365	190	175
Spanish	5,715	2,915	2,800	20,930	10,065	10,865
Swahili	570	295	275	580	280	300
Swedish	115	55	55	1,220	535	680
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	6,210	2,430	3,780	24,810	9,040	15,775
Taiwanese	50	25	30	2,675	1,275	1,395
Tamil	360	195	170	910	480	430
Telugu	130	70	55	195	100	95
Thai	215	75	140	1,110	370	740
Tibetan languages	5	5	0	45	30	25
Tigrigna	340	175	160	175	85	90
Turkish	320	185	130	1,020	575	445
Ukrainian	3,880	1,655	2,225	1,930	830	1,100
Urdu	1,595	820	780	2,425	1,260	1,170
Vietnamese	2,015	955	1,060	5,945	2,880	3,060
Yiddish	20	10	10	90	35	50
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	1,580	745	835	10,345	4,910	5,435
Multiple responses	2,595	1,260	1,330	11,455	5,320	6,130
English and French	385	195	185	1,090	495	595
English and non-official language	1,025	520	505	4,540	2,185	2,350
French and non-official language	1,155	525	630	5,760	2,610	3,145
English, French and non-official language	35	20	10	70	30	40

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

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X area and data suppression

In addition to random rounding, area and data suppression has been adopted to further protect the confidentiality of individual respondents' personal information.

Area and data suppression results in the deletion of all information for geographic areas with populations below a specified size. For example, areas with a population of less than 40 persons are suppressed. If the community searched has a population of less than 40 persons, only the total population counts will be available.

Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

^† excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements

Excludes census data for one or more incompletely enumerated Indian reserves or Indian settlements (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

¶ incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement (For further information, see the 'Notes.')

Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

.. not available for a specific reference period

Data quality index: Data quality index showing a global non response rate higher than or equal to 25% (suppressed). Geographic area suppression lists show areas where data are suppressed.

Incompletely enumerated Indian reserve and Indian settlement: There were 13 Indian reserves and Indian settlements where enumeration was not possible as a result of forest fires in Northern Ontario at the time of census collection. Collection for these communities was done at a later time. While the data are not included in the 2011 Census tabulations, it is expected that separate special tables showing data for these communities will be made available at a later date, subject to data quality evaluation. Refer to a complete list of these geographic areas.

... not applicable

A possible reason for the use of the three dots (...) symbol is:

A value that cannot be calculated such as a percentage change where the denominator is zero.

Footnotes

Footnote 1

2011 and 2006 population

Statistics Canada is committed to protect the privacy of all Canadians and the confidentiality of the data they provide to us. As part of this commitment, some population counts of geographic areas are adjusted in order to ensure confidentiality.

Counts of the total population are rounded to a base of 5 for any dissemination block having a population of less than 15. Population counts for all standard geographic areas above the dissemination block level are derived by summing the adjusted dissemination block counts. The adjustment of dissemination block counts is controlled to ensure that the population counts for dissemination areas will always be within 5 of the actual values. The adjustment has no impact on the population counts of census divisions and large census subdivisions.

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Footnote 2

Total private dwellings

A separate set of living quarters designed for or converted for human habitation in which a person or group of persons reside or could reside. In addition, a private dwelling must have a source of heat or power and must be an enclosed space that provides shelter from the elements, as evidenced by complete and enclosed walls and roof, and by doors and windows that provide protection from wind, rain and snow.

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Footnote 3

Private dwellings occupied by usual residents

A separate set of living quarters which has a private entrance either directly from outside or from a common hall, lobby, vestibule or stairway leading to the outside, and in which a person or a group of persons live permanently.

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Footnote 4

Age

Refers to the age at last birthday before the reference date, that is, before May 10, 2011.

Refer to the Census Dictionary for more information.

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Footnote 5

Median age

The median age is an age 'x', such that exactly one half of the population is older than 'x' and the other half is younger than 'x'.

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Footnote 6

Total population 15 years and over by marital status

Refers to the marital status of the person, taking into account his/her common-law status. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Marital status.

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Footnote 7

Total number of census families in private households

Census family - Refers to a married couple (with or without children), a common-law couple (with or without children) or a lone parent family. For more information, refer to the Census Dictionary: Census family.

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Footnote 8

Total number of census families in private households

Census family structure - Refers to the classification of census families into married couples (with or without children of either and/or both spouses), common-law couples (with or without children of either and/or both partners), and lone-parent families by sex of parent. A couple may be of opposite or same sex. A couple with children may be further classified as either an intact family or stepfamily, and stepfamilies may, in turn, be classified as simple or complex. Children in a census family include grandchildren living with their grandparent(s) but with no parents present.

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Footnote 9

Living with relatives

Non-relatives may be present.

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Footnote 10

Total number of private households by household type

Refers to the basic division of private households into family and non-family households. Family household refers to a household that contains at least one census family, that is, a married couple with or without children, or a couple living common-law with or without children, or a lone parent living with one or more children (lone-parent family). One-family household refers to a single census family (with or without other persons) that occupies a private dwelling. Multiple-family household refers to a household in which two or more census families (with or without additional persons) occupy the same private dwelling. Family households may also be divided based on the presence of persons not in a census family.

Non-family household refers to either one person living alone in a private dwelling or to a group of two or more people who share a private dwelling, but who do not constitute a census family.

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Footnote 11

One-family-only households

Refers to households that consist solely of one census family without additional persons.

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Footnote 12

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 13

Other family households

Refers to one-census family households with additional persons and to multiple-census family households, with or without additional persons.

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Footnote 14

Couple-family households

Refers to households with opposite-sex or same-sex couples.

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Footnote 15

Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling

Structural type of dwelling - Characteristics that define a dwelling's structure, for example, the characteristics of a single-detached house, a semi-detached house, a row house, or an apartment or flat in a duplex. Refers to the structural characteristics and/or dwelling configuration, that is, whether the dwelling is a single-detached house, an apartment in a high-rise building, a row house, a mobile home, etc.

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Footnote 16

Movable dwelling

Includes mobile homes and other movable dwellings such as houseboats and railroad cars.

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Footnote 17

Other dwelling

The category 'Other dwelling' is a subtotal of the following categories: semi-detached house, row house, apartment or flat in a duplex, apartment in a building that has fewer than five storeys and other single-attached house.

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Footnote 18

Total number of private households by household size

Household, private - Person or group of persons occupying the same dwelling. Refers to a person or a group of persons (other than foreign residents) who occupy a private dwelling and do not have a usual place of residence elsewhere in Canada.

Household size - Number of persons occupying a private dwelling. Refers to the number of usual residents in a private household.

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Footnote 19

Total population excluding institutional residents

The population excluding institutional residents includes Canadian citizens (by birth or by naturalization) and landed immigrants (permanent residents) excluding those who live in institutions (institutional collective dwellings). Canadian citizens and landed immigrants either: (1) have a usual place of residence in Canada; (2) are abroad either on a military base or attached to a diplomatic mission; or (3) are at sea or in port aboard merchant vessels under Canadian registry or Canadian government vessels. Since 1991, the target population also includes persons with a usual place of residence in Canada who are claiming refugee status, who hold study permits, or who hold work permits, as well as family members living with them; for census purposes, this group is referred to as non-permanent residents. The population universe does not include foreign residents.

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Footnote 20

Selected Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the Aboriginal mother tongues most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 21

Selected non-Aboriginal languages

The languages shown were selected based on the non-Aboriginal mother tongues (other than English or French) most often reported as single responses in Canada in the 2011 Census of Population.

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Footnote 22

Other languages

This is a subtotal of all languages collected by the census that are not displayed separately here. For a full list of languages collected in the census, please refer to Appendix D in the 2011 Census Dictionary.

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Footnote 23

Official language minority

English is the first official language spoken by Quebec's official language minority, which consists of all individuals with English as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French. French is the first official language spoken by the official language minority in the country overall and in every province and territory outside Quebec, which consists of all individuals with French as a first official language spoken and half of those with both English and French.

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Source: Statistics Canada, 2011 Census of Population.

How to cite: Statistics Canada. 2012. Edmonton, Alberta (Code 0252) and British Columbia (Code 59) (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 June 19, 2024).

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Population centres	IVT (4,511 KB)	XML (6,566 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and economic regions	IVT (887 KB)	XML (776 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories, census divisions, census subdivisions and dissemination areas	IVT (233,928 KB)	XML (384,573 KB)
Dissolved census subdivisions	IVT (536 KB)	XML (1,140 KB)
Forward sortation areas^©	IVT (9,962 KB)	XML (11,873 KB)
Canada, provinces, territories and health regions (December 2013)	IVT (1,330 KB)	..
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Map: Edmonton (Population Centre), Alberta

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Map: Edmonton, Population Centre (shaded in green), Alberta

Map: British Columbia

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Map of Canada: British Columbia (shaded in green)

Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Edmonton (Population centre)

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

Geographic hierarchy: British Columbia (Province)

Canada
- British Columbia (Province)

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

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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.

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

Topic-based tabulations, British Columbia
Highlight tables, Canada, provinces and territories
Focus on Geography, British Columbia
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Visual Census, British Columbia

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

NHS Profile, British Columbia, 2011
NHS Data Tables, British Columbia
NHS Focus on Geography Series, British Columbia

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2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

Related data: British Columbia

2011 Census

2011 National Household Survey (NHS)

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