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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	Montréal Quebec (Population centre)			New Brunswick (Province)
	Change geography 1			Change geography 2
	Total	Male	Female	Total	Male	Female
Population and dwelling counts
Population in 2011^{Census data footnote 1}	3,407,963	...Data not available	...Data not available	751,171	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population in 2006^{Census data footnote 1}	3,260,508^A	...Data not available	...Data not available	729,997	...Data not available	...Data not available
2006 to 2011 population change (%)	4.5	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total private dwellings^{Census data footnote 2}	1,524,857	...Data not available	...Data not available	348,465	...Data not available	...Data not available
Private dwellings occupied by usual residents^{Census data footnote 3}	1,448,612	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,007	...Data not available	...Data not available
Population density per square kilometre	2,205.4	...Data not available	...Data not available	10.5	...Data not available	...Data not available
Land area (square km)	1,545.30	...Data not available	...Data not available	71,377.18	...Data not available	...Data not available
Age characteristics
Total population by age groups^{Census data footnote 4}	3,407,960	1,654,965	1,753,000	751,170	366,440	384,730
0 to 4 years	196,500	100,320	96,175	36,525	18,575	17,955
5 to 9 years	177,785	90,145	87,640	36,660	18,600	18,060
10 to 14 years	183,050	93,415	89,640	40,390	20,780	19,610
15 to 19 years	212,955	107,750	105,205	45,845	23,585	22,265
15 years	40,590	20,670	19,920	8,705	4,485	4,220
16 years	41,340	20,890	20,450	9,030	4,660	4,365
17 years	42,055	21,530	20,525	9,270	4,730	4,540
18 years	43,450	21,905	21,550	9,450	4,900	4,550
19 years	45,510	22,750	22,760	9,395	4,815	4,585
20 to 24 years	227,225	113,055	114,170	44,585	22,735	21,850
25 to 29 years	233,825	115,275	118,550	41,725	20,535	21,190
30 to 34 years	249,150	122,350	126,790	43,700	21,160	22,540
35 to 39 years	238,830	118,815	120,010	48,120	23,380	24,740
40 to 44 years	243,545	122,085	121,460	51,275	25,010	26,265
45 to 49 years	266,580	133,705	132,870	61,905	30,250	31,650
50 to 54 years	260,505	128,400	132,105	62,795	30,675	32,115
55 to 59 years	221,725	107,090	114,635	59,340	28,940	30,400
60 to 64 years	192,530	91,245	101,285	54,665	26,940	27,725
65 to 69 years	151,020	70,010	81,005	39,110	19,410	19,695
70 to 74 years	116,005	51,790	64,215	29,255	14,060	15,190
75 to 79 years	96,600	41,345	55,255	22,480	10,020	12,460
80 to 84 years	74,685	28,770	45,915	16,335	6,535	9,795
85 years and over	65,460	19,395	46,070	16,465	5,240	11,225
Median age of the population^{Census data footnote 5}	39.7	38.6	40.7	43.7	42.8	44.6
% of the population aged 15 and over	83.6	82.8	84.4	84.9	84.2	85.5
Marital status
Total population 15 years and over by marital status^{Census data footnote 6}	2,850,620	1,371,085	1,479,540	637,590	308,485	329,110
Married or living with a common-law partner	1,518,895	761,840	757,055	382,310	191,050	191,260
Married (and not separated)	1,053,300	527,105	526,195	310,310	155,115	155,195
Living common law	465,595	234,740	230,860	72,000	35,935	36,070
Not married and not living with a common-law partner	1,331,730	609,240	722,485	255,285	117,440	137,850
Single (never legally married)	913,410	481,340	432,070	159,760	86,220	73,545
Separated	53,010	21,955	31,055	21,035	9,180	11,855
Divorced	206,885	76,335	130,550	32,930	14,060	18,870
Widowed	158,425	29,610	128,815	41,560	7,985	33,575
Family characteristics
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 7}	912,560	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 2 persons	444,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	125,615	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 3 persons	208,445	...Data not available	...Data not available	49,255	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 4 persons	184,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	37,365	...Data not available	...Data not available
Size of census family: 5 or more persons	75,190	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,360	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of census families in private households^{Census data footnote 8}	912,565	...Data not available	...Data not available	224,590	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total couple families by family structure and number of children	741,690	...Data not available	...Data not available	188,400	...Data not available	...Data not available
Married couples	509,135	...Data not available	...Data not available	152,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	218,990	...Data not available	...Data not available	82,075	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	290,145	...Data not available	...Data not available	70,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	109,455	...Data not available	...Data not available	31,060	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	124,435	...Data not available	...Data not available	29,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	56,250	...Data not available	...Data not available	9,860	...Data not available	...Data not available
Common-law couples	232,555	...Data not available	...Data not available	35,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children at home	119,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	20,155	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children at home	113,090	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,790	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	50,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,430	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	47,885	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	15,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,905	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total lone-parent families by sex of parent and number of children	170,870	...Data not available	...Data not available	36,185	...Data not available	...Data not available
Female parent	135,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,735	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	82,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	18,065	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	39,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	8,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	13,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	2,640	...Data not available	...Data not available
Male parent	35,715	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,450	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 child	23,605	...Data not available	...Data not available	5,320	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 children	9,660	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,725	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 or more children	2,450	...Data not available	...Data not available	410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total children in census families in private households	999,380	...Data not available	...Data not available	200,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Under six years of age	232,465	...Data not available	...Data not available	43,455	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 to 14 years	321,320	...Data not available	...Data not available	69,295	...Data not available	...Data not available
15 to 17 years	120,865	...Data not available	...Data not available	26,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
18 to 24 years	210,580	...Data not available	...Data not available	38,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
25 years and over	114,150	...Data not available	...Data not available	22,950	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of children at home per census family	1.1	...Data not available	...Data not available	0.9	...Data not available	...Data not available
Household and dwelling characteristics
Total number of persons in private households	3,343,655	1,630,880	1,712,775	735,715	359,500	376,215
Number of persons not in census families	690,020	325,700	364,320	122,025	56,500	65,525
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	74,435	31,400	43,035	13,885	5,930	7,955
Living with non-relatives only	130,330	74,220	56,110	26,435	14,440	11,995
Living alone	485,260	220,085	265,175	81,705	36,135	45,570
Number of census family persons	2,653,630	1,305,180	1,348,450	613,695	303,000	310,690
Average number of persons per census family	2.9	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.7	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of persons aged 65 years and over in private households	455,070	197,535	257,530	114,255	52,430	61,830
Number of persons not in census families aged 65 years and over	176,390	48,695	127,695	37,740	11,275	26,460
Living with relatives^{Census data footnote 9}	22,230	4,940	17,290	4,920	1,330	3,590
Living with non-relatives only	10,335	4,975	5,360	2,545	1,205	1,340
Living alone	143,820	38,775	105,045	30,270	8,745	21,530
Number of census family persons aged 65 years and over	278,680	148,840	129,840	76,515	41,150	35,365
Total number of private households by household type^{Census data footnote 10}	1,448,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Census-family households	896,840	...Data not available	...Data not available	220,100	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family-only households^{Census data footnote 11}	834,070	...Data not available	...Data not available	204,380	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 12}	690,030	...Data not available	...Data not available	175,630	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	315,040	...Data not available	...Data not available	95,030	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	374,985	...Data not available	...Data not available	80,600	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	144,045	...Data not available	...Data not available	28,745	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other family households^{Census data footnote 13}	62,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	15,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-family households with persons not in a census family	47,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	11,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
Couple-family households^{Census data footnote 14}	30,760	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,120	...Data not available	...Data not available
Without children	12,005	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,555	...Data not available	...Data not available
With children	18,755	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,565	...Data not available	...Data not available
Lone-parent-family households	16,855	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,190	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-family households	15,155	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,410	...Data not available	...Data not available
Non-census-family households	551,770	...Data not available	...Data not available	93,910	...Data not available	...Data not available
One-person households	485,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
Two-or-more-person households	66,510	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,205	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of occupied private dwellings by structural type of dwelling^{Census data footnote 15}	1,448,610	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
Single-detached house	416,310	...Data not available	...Data not available	220,180	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has five or more storeys	134,665	...Data not available	...Data not available	3,990	...Data not available	...Data not available
Movable dwelling^{Census data footnote 16}	2,600	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,000	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other dwelling^{Census data footnote 17}	895,035	...Data not available	...Data not available	75,845	...Data not available	...Data not available
Semi-detached house	72,995	...Data not available	...Data not available	10,815	...Data not available	...Data not available
Row house	50,160	...Data not available	...Data not available	7,835	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, duplex	133,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	14,110	...Data not available	...Data not available
Apartment, building that has fewer than five storeys	632,915	...Data not available	...Data not available	42,040	...Data not available	...Data not available
Other single-attached house	5,015	...Data not available	...Data not available	1,050	...Data not available	...Data not available
Total number of private households by household size^{Census data footnote 18}	1,448,615	...Data not available	...Data not available	314,005	...Data not available	...Data not available
1 person	485,260	...Data not available	...Data not available	81,700	...Data not available	...Data not available
2 persons	458,860	...Data not available	...Data not available	123,375	...Data not available	...Data not available
3 persons	218,470	...Data not available	...Data not available	51,805	...Data not available	...Data not available
4 persons	189,955	...Data not available	...Data not available	40,245	...Data not available	...Data not available
5 persons	66,785	...Data not available	...Data not available	12,310	...Data not available	...Data not available
6 or more persons	29,285	...Data not available	...Data not available	4,570	...Data not available	...Data not available
Number of persons in private households	3,343,655	...Data not available	...Data not available	735,720	...Data not available	...Data not available
Average number of persons in private households	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available	2.3	...Data not available	...Data not available
Detailed mother tongue
Detailed mother tongue - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,940	1,640,835	1,732,110	739,900	361,415	378,480
Single responses	3,260,000	1,584,520	1,675,480	731,855	357,560	374,295
English	406,795	201,720	205,070	479,930	234,735	245,195
French	2,034,755	982,635	1,052,115	233,530	113,495	120,035
Non-official languages	818,455	400,170	418,290	18,395	9,330	9,065
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	525	175	345	2,135	1,030	1,110
Atikamekw	25	5	20	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	200	90	115	10	5	5
Dene	0	5	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	50	15	35	0	0	0
Inuktitut	215	55	160	5	0	5
Mi'kmaq	20	5	15	2,115	1,020	1,095
Ojibway	5	5	0	0	5	5
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	5
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	810,280	396,055	414,225	15,520	7,920	7,595
African languages, n.i.e.	710	405	305	30	20	10
Afrikaans	70	40	30	70	30	35
Akan (Twi)	1,105	540	565	15	10	5
Albanian	2,025	1,045	980	15	10	10
Amharic	605	295	310	45	20	25
Arabic	125,925	66,985	58,935	1,325	830	495
Armenian	14,735	7,175	7,555	15	10	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	1,230	640	590	60	30	30
Bengali	10,145	5,170	4,975	180	95	80
Berber languages (Kabyle)	5,185	2,820	2,365	10	5	5
Bisayan languages	860	270	590	65	20	45
Bosnian	385	190	200	40	20	20
Bulgarian	5,880	2,860	3,015	20	5	10
Burmese	50	20	25	10	5	5
Cantonese	10,440	4,930	5,515	225	120	105
Chinese, n.o.s.	38,785	18,370	20,415	1,190	605	585
Creoles	47,240	20,905	26,335	70	40	35
Croatian	1,805	920	885	75	35	40
Czech	1,265	590	680	45	25	20
Danish	225	110	115	145	50	95
Dutch	1,905	935	970	925	500	425
Estonian	165	60	100	20	10	10
Finnish	310	110	200	50	25	25
Flemish	295	110	180	30	10	20
Fukien	65	30	45	0	0	5
German	9,355	4,180	5,175	1,805	860	945
Greek	38,430	19,255	19,180	140	85	55
Gujarati	5,870	2,880	3,000	45	25	20
Hakka	105	40	60	5	5	0
Hebrew	3,865	2,045	1,820	25	20	10
Hindi	2,620	1,375	1,250	250	130	115
Hungarian	5,780	2,750	3,035	155	75	80
Ilocano	1,670	605	1,065	15	10	10
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	450	265	180	30	15	15
Italian	108,435	53,295	55,135	440	240	205
Japanese	1,790	560	1,225	115	30	85
Khmer (Cambodian)	7,605	3,565	4,040	5	5	5
Korean	3,830	1,690	2,145	1,810	915	890
Kurdish	660	360	295	15	5	5
Lao	3,510	1,700	1,805	5	0	0
Latvian	265	95	170	20	10	10
Lingala	1,715	805	910	15	5	5
Lithuanian	550	230	320	15	5	5
Macedonian	170	85	85	15	10	5
Malay	545	230	320	45	25	20
Malayalam	290	155	140	40	20	20
Maltese	15	5	10	5	0	0
Mandarin	10,075	4,620	5,455	405	190	215
Marathi	145	90	55	35	15	15
Nepali	205	95	110	100	50	50
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	3,685	1,955	1,730	135	85	55
Norwegian	210	105	100	45	25	15
Oromo	6,325	3,455	2,870	30	15	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	10,970	5,890	5,085	95	55	45
Pashto	955	525	430	5	5	5
Persian (Farsi)	17,745	9,245	8,500	450	245	205
Polish	12,935	5,630	7,305	255	125	130
Portuguese	28,490	13,670	14,815	220	110	115
Romanian	28,440	13,715	14,725	420	225	200
Rundi (Kirundi)	1,250	605	640	40	20	20
Russian	21,845	9,795	12,060	355	175	180
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	1,245	550	695	35	20	15
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	120	60	60	5	0	0
Serbian	1,690	830	860	120	60	55
Serbo-Croatian	655	325	330	45	15	25
Shanghainese	85	40	45	5	5	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	265	145	125	95	55	40
Sindhi	295	140	150	10	5	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	555	290	265	20	10	10
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	60	35	20	25	15	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	260	140	125	5	5	0
Slovak	980	420	560	20	10	15
Slovenian	745	330	420	10	5	5
Somali	635	325	315	5	5	0
Spanish	107,765	52,715	55,050	1,135	545	585
Swahili	940	475	465	140	80	55
Swedish	415	200	215	45	20	30
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	13,180	4,530	8,655	585	205	380
Taiwanese	390	185	205	5	0	0
Tamil	13,130	6,585	6,540	90	55	35
Telugu	350	200	155	45	25	20
Thai	510	140	375	65	15	55
Tibetan languages	95	55	45	0	0	0
Tigrigna	305	140	170	10	10	5
Turkish	6,275	3,230	3,040	65	40	25
Ukrainian	4,225	1,830	2,400	135	65	70
Urdu	9,565	4,975	4,590	205	105	95
Vietnamese	24,430	11,640	12,790	285	145	140
Yiddish	8,900	4,445	4,460	25	20	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	7,650	3,940	3,715	740	385	360
Multiple responses	112,940	56,315	56,625	8,040	3,860	4,185
English and French	36,535	18,285	18,250	6,580	3,140	3,445
English and non-official language	21,080	10,295	10,785	1,120	540	575
French and non-official language	43,835	21,725	22,115	250	125	125
English, French and non-official language	11,485	6,005	5,475	95	50	40
Knowledge of official languages
Knowledge of official languages - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,940	1,640,835	1,732,110	739,900	361,420	378,480
English only	269,225	132,310	136,910	426,675	212,750	213,925
French only	1,181,170	523,205	657,960	66,375	31,205	35,170
English and French	1,858,750	960,320	898,435	245,890	117,020	128,870
Neither English nor French	63,800	25,000	38,805	960	445	515
First official language spoken
First official language spoken - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,940	1,640,835	1,732,110	739,900	361,420	378,480
English	701,100	348,325	352,775	502,040	245,760	256,285
French	2,397,520	1,156,620	1,240,900	234,410	114,040	120,370
English and French	212,620	111,890	100,730	2,575	1,225	1,350
Neither English nor French	61,700	23,990	37,705	865	395	475
Official language minority (number)^{Census data footnote 23}	807,415	404,275	403,140	235,700	114,655	121,040
Official language minority (percentage)^{Census data footnote 23}	23.9	24.6	23.3	31.9	31.7	32.0
Detailed language spoken most often at home
Detailed language spoken most often at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,945	1,640,835	1,732,110	739,895	361,420	378,475
Single responses	3,175,180	1,543,205	1,631,980	731,310	357,340	373,970
English	570,510	281,400	289,105	512,110	250,355	261,760
French	2,138,090	1,037,225	1,100,870	209,885	102,240	107,650
Non-official languages	466,580	224,575	242,005	9,310	4,750	4,565
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	195	75	120	1,025	515	515
Atikamekw	5	0	5	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	85	35	50	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	25	10	15	0	0	0
Inuktitut	70	25	45	5	0	0
Mi'kmaq	0	0	0	1,025	515	510
Ojibway	0	0	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	463,585	223,110	240,475	8,000	4,085	3,915
African languages, n.i.e.	185	90	100	10	5	5
Afrikaans	20	10	10	50	25	30
Akan (Twi)	560	255	305	5	0	5
Albanian	1,260	640	625	5	0	5
Amharic	320	150	175	15	5	10
Arabic	66,585	34,075	32,515	730	430	295
Armenian	10,850	5,135	5,710	0	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	225	105	120	20	5	10
Bengali	8,080	4,025	4,065	105	55	45
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,765	925	835	0	0	0
Bisayan languages	225	95	135	20	10	5
Bosnian	255	130	120	15	10	10
Bulgarian	4,540	2,230	2,305	10	5	5
Burmese	25	15	15	5	5	0
Cantonese	8,090	3,860	4,225	130	70	65
Chinese, n.o.s.	31,700	15,175	16,520	845	445	400
Creoles	18,875	8,050	10,825	35	15	15
Croatian	760	360	400	25	10	15
Czech	400	190	215	10	5	5
Danish	30	15	15	10	10	5
Dutch	300	145	155	180	90	95
Estonian	25	10	20	0	0	0
Finnish	55	25	35	15	10	5
Flemish	50	15	30	5	5	0
Fukien	15	10	10	10	0	0
German	1,730	790	945	490	235	250
Greek	19,635	9,465	10,170	35	15	20
Gujarati	3,925	1,885	2,030	25	10	15
Hakka	20	10	15	0	0	0
Hebrew	1,700	870	825	20	15	5
Hindi	1,400	700	700	125	65	65
Hungarian	2,190	970	1,215	25	10	15
Ilocano	585	225	355	5	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	225	120	105	15	5	5
Italian	38,610	17,460	21,150	90	40	50
Japanese	755	325	425	35	10	25
Khmer (Cambodian)	4,800	2,220	2,580	0	0	0
Korean	2,800	1,290	1,510	1,580	805	770
Kurdish	300	155	150	5	5	5
Lao	2,085	1,005	1,085	0	0	0
Latvian	85	35	50	5	0	0
Lingala	440	205	235	5	0	0
Lithuanian	140	55	85	5	0	5
Macedonian	105	55	55	0	0	0
Malay	215	105	105	25	15	10
Malayalam	70	35	35	10	5	5
Maltese	5	0	0	0	0	0
Mandarin	8,455	4,055	4,405	325	160	165
Marathi	65	40	25	10	0	5
Nepali	140	70	70	85	45	45
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	850	410	445	10	5	5
Norwegian	40	20	15	5	5	0
Oromo	1,925	1,020	905	5	0	5
Panjabi (Punjabi)	8,230	4,350	3,875	40	20	25
Pashto	775	410	365	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	12,895	6,380	6,520	320	170	145
Polish	6,115	2,765	3,355	65	30	35
Portuguese	13,685	6,480	7,205	75	30	40
Romanian	21,010	10,285	10,730	265	135	130
Rundi (Kirundi)	355	160	195	20	5	15
Russian	17,040	8,055	8,985	220	110	105
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	290	140	150	10	0	5
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	55	30	20	0	0	0
Serbian	1,005	485	520	90	50	45
Serbo-Croatian	305	145	160	15	5	10
Shanghainese	30	10	20	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	480	300	175	165	100	60
Sindhi	160	80	85	0	0	0
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	310	155	155	10	5	5
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	35	15	20	25	10	15
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	125	55	65	0	0	0
Slovak	215	95	120	5	0	5
Slovenian	280	115	160	0	0	0
Somali	395	190	205	0	0	0
Spanish	72,735	35,215	37,520	595	280	315
Swahili	260	120	135	70	35	30
Swedish	90	45	45	5	0	5
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	7,195	2,765	4,425	280	130	150
Taiwanese	220	120	100	0	0	5
Tamil	11,220	5,555	5,665	35	20	15
Telugu	215	110	95	20	10	10
Thai	155	70	90	15	0	10
Tibetan languages	70	40	30	0	0	0
Tigrigna	155	65	90	0	0	0
Turkish	4,600	2,285	2,315	30	15	15
Ukrainian	1,770	760	1,010	35	15	20
Urdu	7,005	3,535	3,470	120	55	65
Vietnamese	19,470	9,240	10,230	235	125	110
Yiddish	6,145	3,160	2,985	20	15	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	2,795	1,385	1,410	280	150	125
Multiple responses	197,760	97,635	100,130	8,585	4,075	4,510
English and French	44,895	22,685	22,210	6,235	2,910	3,325
English and non-official language	40,495	19,690	20,805	2,020	995	1,025
French and non-official language	85,775	41,545	44,230	175	90	90
English, French and non-official language	26,590	13,715	12,875	160	85	75
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home
Detailed other language spoken regularly at home - Total population excluding institutional residents^{Census data footnote 19}	3,372,940	1,640,835	1,732,110	739,895	361,420	378,480
None	2,583,315	1,249,895	1,333,420	656,325	321,935	334,390
Single responses	722,315	357,115	365,210	82,780	39,115	43,665
English	253,515	127,760	125,750	47,560	22,885	24,670
French	220,130	108,460	111,670	28,410	12,880	15,535
Non-official languages	248,675	120,890	127,790	6,810	3,350	3,465
Selected Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 20}	225	85	140	845	375	465
Atikamekw	10	0	10	0	0	0
Cree, n.o.s.	80	40	45	0	0	0
Dene	0	0	0	0	0	0
Innu/Montagnais	20	15	10	5	0	0
Inuktitut	85	20	70	15	5	10
Mi'kmaq	20	10	15	825	370	455
Ojibway	5	0	0	0	0	0
Oji-Cree	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stoney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Selected non-Aboriginal languages^{Census data footnote 21}	244,245	118,680	125,565	5,280	2,665	2,610
African languages, n.i.e.	465	250	215	25	15	5
Afrikaans	40	25	15	20	10	5
Akan (Twi)	460	230	225	15	10	5
Albanian	330	160	170	10	5	5
Amharic	165	80	90	10	10	5
Arabic	44,315	23,565	20,750	450	275	180
Armenian	2,430	1,205	1,220	5	5	0
Bantu languages, n.i.e.	730	365	360	50	30	20
Bengali	1,105	620	490	50	25	25
Berber languages (Kabyle)	1,810	950	860	5	5	5
Bisayan languages	230	80	150	15	5	10
Bosnian	75	30	45	15	5	10
Bulgarian	705	320	385	10	5	5
Burmese	15	5	10	5	0	5
Cantonese	1,730	850	875	70	35	35
Chinese, n.o.s.	5,020	2,305	2,715	245	120	125
Creoles	32,930	14,765	18,165	70	30	35
Croatian	470	215	260	25	10	15
Czech	335	150	185	20	10	10
Danish	100	45	60	55	20	35
Dutch	565	260	310	310	165	145
Estonian	50	20	30	5	5	5
Finnish	90	40	55	30	10	15
Flemish	55	20	35	5	0	5
Fukien	25	10	15	0	0	0
German	3,825	1,730	2,095	680	330	345
Greek	13,970	7,020	6,950	65	45	20
Gujarati	1,165	590	575	15	10	5
Hakka	50	20	30	0	0	0
Hebrew	2,920	1,445	1,480	35	20	10
Hindi	1,785	940	845	130	65	60
Hungarian	1,365	605	755	50	25	25
Ilocano	505	180	325	0	0	0
Indo-Iranian languages, n.i.e.	185	105	85	10	0	5
Italian	36,900	18,100	18,800	190	95	95
Japanese	825	345	480	110	50	55
Khmer (Cambodian)	1,965	910	1,060	0	0	0
Korean	595	260	335	150	80	70
Kurdish	205	105	100	0	5	0
Lao	910	445	465	0	0	0
Latvian	70	25	45	5	0	5
Lingala	2,220	1,075	1,145	30	15	15
Lithuanian	150	50	105	5	0	0
Macedonian	35	15	20	5	0	5
Malay	190	85	105	15	10	5
Malayalam	130	65	65	15	10	5
Maltese	5	5	0	5	5	5
Mandarin	1,655	705	945	95	40	55
Marathi	55	30	25	15	5	10
Nepali	25	10	10	5	0	0
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.	2,165	1,065	1,100	95	55	40
Norwegian	85	45	40	20	10	10
Oromo	2,185	1,135	1,055	20	10	10
Panjabi (Punjabi)	1,710	935	775	40	25	15
Pashto	75	45	30	0	0	0
Persian (Farsi)	2,600	1,425	1,170	95	45	45
Polish	2,875	1,165	1,715	75	40	45
Portuguese	8,120	3,885	4,235	75	40	35
Romanian	3,950	1,810	2,135	100	60	40
Rundi (Kirundi)	630	300	330	5	0	5
Russian	4,000	1,835	2,165	105	60	50
Rwanda (Kinyarwanda)	560	235	320	25	20	10
Semitic languages, n.i.e.	45	20	25	0	0	0
Serbian	360	180	180	15	5	5
Serbo-Croatian	125	60	65	15	10	10
Shanghainese	50	20	25	0	0	0
Sign languages, n.i.e.	190	85	105	115	50	65
Sindhi	110	55	60	0	0	5
Sinhala (Sinhalese)	170	95	75	10	5	0
Sino-Tibetan languages, n.i.e.	20	15	10	0	0	0
Slavic languages, n.i.e.	70	35	35	0	0	0
Slovak	270	120	155	5	0	5
Slovenian	195	80	115	10	5	5
Somali	190	100	90	10	0	0
Spanish	29,850	14,625	15,230	705	335	365
Swahili	685	310	375	80	35	45
Swedish	255	130	125	30	10	20
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)	4,645	1,485	3,160	220	65	155
Taiwanese	135	65	70	5	0	5
Tamil	1,490	780	710	45	25	20
Telugu	75	45	25	25	15	10
Thai	225	75	155	35	10	25
Tibetan languages	25	15	10	0	0	0
Tigrigna	75	40	35	5	0	0
Turkish	1,110	580	530	20	10	10
Ukrainian	1,070	455	620	35	20	15
Urdu	2,120	1,150	975	60	35	25
Vietnamese	4,100	1,990	2,110	50	25	25
Yiddish	1,680	760	915	10	0	5
Other languages^{Census data footnote 22}	4,210	2,125	2,085	695	310	385
Multiple responses	67,310	33,830	33,480	790	370	420
English and French	27,610	14,190	13,420	130	60	65
English and non-official language	18,980	9,470	9,515	250	130	120
French and non-official language	19,840	9,720	10,120	400	175	230
English, French and non-official language	875	445	425	10	5	5

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. Montréal, Quebec (Code 0547) and New Brunswick (Code 13) (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 27, 2024).

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Geographic hierarchy

Geographic hierarchy: Montréal (Population centre)

Canada
- Quebec (Province)
  - Montréal (Census metropolitan area)
    - Montréal (Population Centre)

Geographic hierarchy: New Brunswick (Province)

Canada
- New Brunswick (Province)

Note

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Related data

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2011 Census

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